Top Bar Farm

08/28/2024

Now hiring: stall cleaner, 2 to 3 days a week. Paid per job! Make your own schedule! Perfect for a young teenager, looking to make a little bit of extra cash.

Send me a PM if you’re interested. 

08/24/2024

For all my previous campers, you probably recognize this face! Help me wish our counselor, Ryleigh Flickinger, good luck today at 4H districts! She’s representing our county in hopes of advancing to 4H states.

We’re rooting for you, girlfriend! ❤️ 

08/23/2024

$5 Friday!! 🎉🐾

It’s $5 Friday and boy could we use your guys help! We have A LOT going on right now!! If you have been following our posts lately you can see how busy Kara has been! But she is only one person and can’t do it all by herself.

** Our PayPal link it a CHARITY DONATION ACCOUNT you do NOT have to have PayPal there is a credit card option and it will send you a receipt to use on your taxes - all Donations are tax deductible! ❤️

So we ask again, please consider donating on this beautiful day to help us keep doing what we do best!! Your donations make it so we can continue to help more animals. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=FK4GTF4Q7U8UG

08/16/2024

It’s five dollar Friday! Donate to this local rescue that’s close to our heart 🐾❤️

It’s five dollar Friday! Last time was so successful we are going to try again! Consider sacrificing that fancy coffee today and help some animals at a local rescue 🥹!
Now some of you may know, we are working with the state police on some things so we can’t discuss much right now, but it’s a lot going on… we are a nonprofit rescue so we run off of donations to make this all possible ❤️

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=FK4GTF4Q7U8UG
- This is a PayPal link but it’s our donate account so you do not have to have PayPal to donate there is a card option! ❤️

So please consider donating $5 today to help us out with all we have going on! Lots of vet bills for sure. And a little really goes a long way!!!

If you can’t donate, share our post pretty please ❤️

08/10/2024

Our Advanved Camp kids have been working hard on creating presentations on different aspects of first aid.

They chose wound cleaning and colic! 🩺

08/09/2024

$5 Friday! That’s less than one Starbucks cup of coffee! I have almost 1500 followers, if each of us donated, imagine what we could do for the animals this small local rescue takes care of.

Happy rainy Friday everyone! We are doing a $5 Friday donation day to help us with our most recent vet bill of over $1000 😥

Please consider sacrificing that fancy coffee today to donate $5 to our rescue to help with the vet bills that are coming in. We have a lot we are working on right now so your help is always appreciated ❤️

We are a non profit rescue and have a charity PayPal account (so if you don’t have to have a PayPal account to donate, you can use a credit card!)

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=FK4GTF4Q7U8UG

We also have Venmo too ❤️

Thank you for you continued support and stay dry all 🐾

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08/07/2024

We will have boarding & training spots coming available in the near future! Get on the waitlist now if you’re interested.

(Retirement board, lay overs & track let downs available as well.)

* Customized care plans to fit your horses needs. (Full care, pasture, partial, self care options)
* 130x80 outdoor arena
* Viewing area
* Covered 80 x 40 round pen/arena with lighting
* Jump standards, poles, barrels, obstacles available to use
* Bridle paths & enclosed fields to hack with logs and water crossings
* Wash & grooming bay
* 14x14 & 16x14 oversized stalls or birthing stalls available with private turnout option
* Newly updated run in sheds & lots of natural shelter in large fields
* Multiple rotational fields & paddocks
* Private tack room for boarders
* Owner on site
* Instructor & trainer on site
* Events, camps and fun shows held throughout the year
* 3.5 miles from the trails at Colonel Denning State Park

* “Swimming hole” coming in 2025!
* As the farm continues undergoing updates more will come as well!

Newville, Pa
717-701-2428

08/04/2024

Make Them Carry Their Saddle

A father of a darling girl and I were talking last week and he said that he wanted his daughter to ride more and not have to do the work part of the catching, grooming, and saddling. I smiled as I explained.

Riding horses is a combination of strength, timing, and balance. Kids in this country are physically weak (unless they are actively involved with weight training and physical conditioning 4+ times a week.)

When you walk out to the field, you are clearing your stress from being under fluorescent lights all day; feeling the sun soak into your bones. As your body moves on uneven surfaces, it strengthens your legs and core.

When you groom your horse (especially currying), you are toning your arms and stabilizing your core.

When you carry your saddle, your arms, chest, and back are doing isolated strengthening work.

Being near horses, calms and makes you tune into the splendor of these empathetic animals.

When you ride at a posting trot, it’s equivalent to a slow jog calorie burn wise.

After a lesson, the riders are physically tired and mentally quiet and balanced.

Horses feel your heart beat and mirror your emotions back.

Riding large and somewhat unpredictable animals makes you resilient and pushes your expectations.

Working with horses is so much more than learning how to ride.

So parents, make your children carry their saddles. Don’t do the hard parts for them, as long term it actually hurts them. To advance with their riding, they must get stronger. You can help by doing the high parts.

I love having you all at the farm, and am so grateful to get to share these fascinating animals with you.

Hannah Campbell Zapletal

08/03/2024

Love this

Build the relationship. 🐴

08/01/2024

✨ Riding Lesson Availability ✨

With summer season coming to an end I will have some time opening up in our books for new clients! Our books stay jampacked from spring to fall and it’s often hard to claim a spot in our program. So this is your chance! 

⭐️Lesson options include:⭐️

• Modified Mini Lessons - (ages 2-6) This is a great learning opportunity for the future equestrians! These lessons are a 30 minute lesson that goes over horsemanship skills, horse safety and the basics of riding in one small package. We often play games on horseback to work on fine motor skills and balance as well. Most little kids cannot do a full hour lesson so this option suits them well!

• Beginner Private lessons - (ages 5+) These Lessons are an hour of education including learning the basics of caring for your horse, horsemanship skills, horse safety and barn safety, riding both in the arena and on the trails, developing feel and connection with your horse and so much more! Our program builds the foundation of your childs riding career whether it’s pleasure riding or riding competitively.

• Sibling Lessons - (All ages) This lesson option has been a huge hit this season! In this package we customize it around the families needs. They get to help each other groom and tack their horse and then split whatever time is left over in the saddle. It’s a wonderful way to get outside and spend time as a family!

• Adult beginner Lessons - (All ages) These lessons are for adult riders whether they have ridden in the past and want to get back into it or they are new to the sport! Lessons include groundwork and saddle work and will give you the confidence to hit the trails or the show arena, whatever you choose!

• Groundwork & Horsemanship - (All ages) feel like you need to brush up on your groundwork skills? Or maybe there’s a hole in your training and you’d like to learn more on groundwork? We offer 30 minute and one hour long sessions working on groundwork and horsemanship. Some adults prefer just to work from the ground with their horses and we have developed a lesson specifically for them!

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Our lesson program puts horsemanship first. All of our clients are taught from the ground up and learn to always put the horse first! Your lesson time includes learning to catch, halter, lead, groom and tack your horse. Once you are able to do these things on your own you are more than welcome to arrive 15 minutes early to get your horse ready for your lesson to give yourself more ride time.

We also offer other great opportunities for our clients! The kids are able to come out Thursday’s, for FREE, for our Barn Rat Program! The kids are able to complete basic barn chores in exchange for barn dollars that can be used towards lessons, practice rides, camps, clinics, and our own horse shows! We also occasionally host fun nights for our families, also free of charge. For our teenage clients, internships are available as well. Please reach out to us for more information.

To be added to our instructors Lesson schedule, please reach out to us directly here on the business page and we can get you in our books.

08/01/2024

I want to send a huge shout out to Kerr’s Tree Service,LLC , Narrow Path Property Maintenance LLC and all the other volunteers for donating their time over the weekend by coming out and helping with some projects around the farm! We appreciate you and all the hard work!

07/31/2024

Saturday night roping lessons with Wyatt Dresch this Saturday August 3rd.
(Time TBD after final headcount’s established)

$65/person for 90 minute session

This is for all levels of experience! Come out and learn to throw a rope! To RSVP please message our page.

07/28/2024

07/27/2024

07/20/2024

One more fan favorite contest! ✨

We’re coming to Facebook again for your help! Please cast your vote for which sand art horse you like best. To vote simply like the picture! The winning team will receive five team points tomorrow by the end of the day of camp.

As always, feel free to share with family and friends!
Thanks for the support.

07/19/2024

07/19/2024

Alright friends we need your help! ✨
Per tradition, we painted the horses today at camp and are coming to Facebook to see which painted pony is your favorite!

To vote simply like the picture you think is the most creative. It’s that simple! And don’t forget to share so your family and friends can also vote!

(Our campers are divided into teams at the beginning of camp and accrue points through various activities during the duration of camp. Sunday at the commencement ceremony we announce our winning team. Your vote will help us decide on our Fan Favorite for extra bonus points!)

07/15/2024

✨ I’m feeling excited and generous this Monday! ✨

If you know me, you know I like a full camp and even numbers for our team events! I still have a couple spots open for our final summer camp of the 2024 season. And with that I’d love to have some new faces show up!

For the next 24 hours I’m offering 50% off the camp cost to the first two nonmembers who claim this, which makes the total only $200! ($400 value!)

Feel free to tag, like, share and send to anybody you know who might have a horse crazy child. Who knows maybe I’ll do a drawing for an additional discount…

*As stated, spots are limited and offer is only usable on nonmember camp packages.

07/15/2024

Just a reminder, we have camp this Thursday thru Sunday. So all daytime lessons will be canceled and rescheduled for make ups. If you need to schedule a make up for your lesson time, please send us your availability through messenger! Camp runs from 8 in the morning till 3 in the afternoon.

As always,
Thanks for being flexible!

07/13/2024

😂😂

07/10/2024

Loved being a part of this last year! Do I have any little English lead liners that want to go this year? 😁

07/04/2024

Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸

No lessons today! Enjoy the day with your families and celebrating this country we love.

06/29/2024

Deadline is almost here! Submit your orders asap by messaging us today!

🎉 We have apparel available! 🎉

T shirts, hoodies, polos, hats, car decals!

Diana is handling all orders, please either message the page or contact her directly. 

‼️ Orders must be placed and paid for by June 30th‼️

06/29/2024

Last minute decision to head to Virtue Stables for a Friday Night Fun Show! Had a couple kids and horses itching to get off the farm and school somewhere else and this was perfect!

Proud of this crew! They brought home a bunch of ribbons, learned some new lessons and overcame some fears. ❤️

** Sorry I didn’t get many pictures, if anyone has some to add feel free to comment below and I will add them to this post!