Staff Member: Kerri Vuolo Department: Marketing Horse: Riker, 20-year old Appendix Quarter Horse Discipline: Trail Riding I started riding at the age of 10, and by the time I turned 11 I convinced my parents to purchase my first horse,…
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Barn of the Month – Paint Creek Farm
Barn: Paint Creek Farm Located in: Lipan, TX Barn Owner: Claudia Knudsen Horses on SmartPaks: 33 Paint Creek Farm was founded by Claudia Knudsen 15 years ago as a rehabilitation farm for hunter/jumper show horses. “Over the years, many horses…
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Barn of the Month – Patchwork Farm
Barn: Patchwork Farm, Canton, GA SmartPaks: 22 Trainer: Janet Salem Rider/Trainer: Lauren Hulen Kissel Patchwork Farm sits on 60 acres in Cherokee County, Georgia, and offers kind, classical, and correct training for both horse and rider. Focusing on hunter/jumpers, trainers…
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Barn of the Month – Fairbanks Stable
Barn: Fairbanks Stable Located in: Richmondville, NY Trainers: Faye Benedict Horses on SmartPaks: 23 Fairbanks Stable, started in September of 2005, is owned and managed by trainer Faye Benedict. “I grew up in the horse world down in the Millbrook,…
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Barn of the Month – K&E Stables
K&E Stables was started November of 2007. It is located on 100 acres in Fredon NJ. It is run by Emily Bond, who says it has always been her dream to run a horse farm. K&E stables caters to all…
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October Barn of the Month – Wilms Training Center
Barn: Wilms Training Center Located in: Scottsdale AZ Trainers: Jeffrey and Amy Wilms Horses on SmartPaks: 15 Jeffrey Wilms Training & Management, Inc. is owned and operated by nationally-recognized horse trainers Amy and Jeffrey Wilms. Their horse training facility is…
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Poplar Place Stables and Eventing
Poplar Place Stables and Eventing – Briones, CA Equine SmartPaks: 16 Canine SmartPaks: 1 Poplar Place Stables and eventing is a full service boarding and training facility, specializing in the discipline of Three Day Eventing. Owned and operated by Chris…
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Ethel Walker School Riding Program
Simsbury, CT SmartPaks: 12 during the summer, 20+ when students’ horses return in the fall Director of Riding: Kathleen Bernard Trainers: Hillary Rheinheimer and Randi Booth Barn Manager: Sarah Rogers Riding has been an important part of life at Walker’s…
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Barn of the Month – Royal Oaks Equestrian Center
Royal Oaks Equestrian Center Foristell, MO Owner & Head Trainer: Pamela Davies SmartPaks: 21 Royal Oaks Equestrian Center is an equine facility that specializes in dressage and provides boarding, lessons and training. The stable is owned and operated by Pamela…
Barn of the Month – JL Dixon Stable
“JL Dixon Stable has been at the Menlo Circus Club in Atherton CA since 1996. Specializing in Amateur and Juvenile riders, Dixon Stable has guided many horses to World and National titles both at the Kentucky State Fair and the…
Barn of the Month – Maple Valley Stables
“Maple Valley Stables began in 2006 a family owned and operated business for over eighty years. We transitioned from a dairy facility to an equine facility and have taken the family farm into the 21st century. Our main focus is the health and safety for the horse’s boarded here at our mixed discipline facility…”
Barn of the Month – DaVinci Farms Equestrian Center
“DaVinci Farms Equestrian Center is a 20-stall boarding and training facility located in the Buckingham Rural Preserve area of Fort Myers, Florida. Owner/operator Sandy Bieri, of Sanibel, Florida has spent nearly 30 years with horses and over 8 years as a boarding stables owner/operator…”
Barn of the Month – New Albany Granville Equestrian Center
“Built in 1999, the New Albany Granville Equestrian Center is a 36-stall boarding and training facility located in Johnstown, Ohio. Situated on 80 beautiful rolling acres, this multi discipline facility was designed to meet the needs of demanding equine sports, such as eventing and reining, but it still welcomes the weekend pleasure riders…”
Barn of the Month – Roberson Equestrian Facility
“With over 50 horses on the property, we rely on SmartPak to keep our feeding program organized and to help keep the horses going at their absolute best. SmartPaks have streamlined the feeding process and save us time and money. Once we started using SmartPaks, everything became much more consistent…”
