Half Halt Farm

09/01/2023

Our very own Sandy Holden and Munchkin flying high at the 2023 Eventing National Championship in Kentucky. They came in 6th place overall. Congratulations, Sandy!😍😍

10/29/2022

Beautiful fall day at Half Halt Farm

05/24/2022

Gymkhana at Half Horse Farm. *Egg and Spoon Race-trot with egg on spoon to end of arena and back.

05/24/2022

May 2022 * Gymkhana at Half Halt Farm * Musical Stalls

05/24/2022

01/20/2022

Happy Birthday to our owner and barn manager, Sandra Holden!! A true adventurer and horse lover, we hope she is having a great birthday down in Aiken, SC, where she will be competing in Dressage and Eventing competitions throughout the winter.

12/16/2021

Nancy and Dom Juan in the holiday spirit.

11/28/2021

Bravo to our Sandra Holden, Shannon Maureen & their trainer Lisa Postleb Kaptein for qualifying six horses for the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) National Finals in Kentucky! 🐎🎉🐎🎉❤️

09/12/2021

Half Halt Farm is excited to host Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel, Dressage Training for a three-day dressage clinic, October 1st - 3rd!

The clinic will be open to horses/riders of all levels. Costs are $250/day to participate and $25/day to audit.

Felicitas strengths lie in:
*“making the horse more beautiful, and allowing them to express themselves;” and
*teaching the horse to stretch into a soft hand, lift his back and carry his own neck “as if peering over the edge of a cliff.’
*Each horse/rider team is trained according to their individual needs following classical dressage principles.

We look forward to an informative, educational and fun weekend for all participants. Riders and auditors will benefit immensely from the creative and effective strategies Felicitas shares with them. She also will give lessons in ground work/horsemanship.

If interested, you may reach out to Shannon Maureen at 937-776-2850 or [email protected]

Clinic North Salem, NY
October 1-3
Half Halt Farm
Contact Shannon Duerring
937-776-2850
[email protected]

09/05/2021

Sandra Holden volunteering to assess trail conditions for the 2021 Bedford Fall Pace after Ida. Trails were ready, signs were up . . . until the storm came.. Record rainfall caused treacherous river crossings, washed out trails and foot deep mud and silt. Munchkin and Cristales were rock stars; they braved the strong current; water up to their bellies, and they persevered.

02/27/2021

Hailing from HHF, Shannon with her young horse, Fellowship (Fella) in Aiken, SC. Fella had his first dressage showing at Training Level, at Bruce's Field! Shannon and Fella are both looking gorgeous, and "Fella" made everyone proud with his sunny disposition. Congratulations!!

All at HHF wish you both continued success in your endeavors!!

02/20/2021

Kudos to HHF's Nikki Negrea and her TBX partner, April, competing at the WEC in Ocala, FLA this week. It was a "Double-Clear" for this 1.15m Class!

All of us of at HHF are wishing Nikki and April continued great success in their competitions.

01/30/2021

We will sorely and truly miss our Rosie. She oozed warmth and serenity, and was a cherished presence in the barn. All of our love goes out to Nancy.

12/31/2020

Nightscape at Half Halt Farm. A view of the full moon from outside Dragon's stall. Thank you, Debra Rosen! 🥰

12/31/2020

12/17/2020

Getting ready to hunker down for the Big Storm, long time paddock mates steal a quick hello.

12/12/2020

Marlene Coccaro and the fabulous Mocha! Mocha is the official greeter when you walk into our barn! ❤️

12/12/2020

Michelle Singer Enjoying her beautiful Cara.

12/09/2020

Just a small sample of our wonderful trainer Lisa of LPK Dressage.

12/09/2020

Riding runs in the family....

12/09/2020

Sergio Torres and Redin Coto best grooms on the planet, we are truly lucky to have them!

12/09/2020

A Little spook busting ROTH style.

12/09/2020

Princess Rosie taking her afternoon snooze.

09/18/2020

Two years ago, Cadillac came to the US as a budding jumper. His trainer, Lisa Postleb Kaptein (rider in video), and owner/eventer, Sandra Holden, have combined their formidable talents to expand his skill set to include Dressage and is now showing him at 3rd level (training for Prix St. Georges). Cadillac is also eventing, which combines the disciplines of Show Jumping, Cross Country Jumping and Dressage. Way to go, Cadillac!!

09/17/2020

The author of, "Horse Crazy" captured Cadillac’s trans Atlantic journey, in 2018; photo of Cadillac inside a roughly 15-foot by 20-foot shipping container for the KLM flight.

09/17/2020

Cadillac boy, Sandra Holden's 8-year old Rheinländer had a chapter dedicated to him by “Horse Crazy” author Sarah Maslin Nir. Cadillac expresses his seal of approval with a quick nuzzle on the first edition, published August 2020 https://www.amazon.com/Horse-Crazy-Story-Woman-Animal/dp/1501196235

03/02/2020

Debra Rosen captured this beautiful sunset reflection at Half Halt Farm.

10/08/2019

10/07/2019

This event was musical stalls. When the music stops, the first horse/rider team in the stall wins!!