Sites of Interest
- CANTER: Thoroughbred Adoption
View ex-racehorses ready for adoption through CANTER ~ Communication Alliance to Network Thoroughbred Ex-Racehorse. Feel like donating to a great cause? Consider it good Kharma toward the darker side of the horse industry. Sponsor or adopt an exrace horse looking for a new job. - Green Mountain Horse Association
Take a look at one of Vermonts best Horse Organizations. Support a great facility and become a member! - Andy Ware Farrier Extraordinaire
Andy Ware has been my farrier for about seven years. He started his journey toward being a farrier by apprenticing at age 19. His formal training followed at Tuscon School of Horseshoeing in 1995. After moving back to the east coast, Andy continued his education with the Garden State Farriers Association. Then he began shoeing full time for the United States Driving Team farrier. From Maine to Florida, Andy shod some of the highest level driving horses in the world. In 2000 Andy and his wife Rachel moved to Vermont. He now covers Southern Vermont, New Hampshire and Mass. If you are in need of a great farrier for your performance horse you can call Andy at (802) 463-2018
- Top of the Hill Farm
All you need to know about the Baskir Curly breed. Even if you aren't curious about the breed, the web site is full of great pictures and interesting information about horses and farm life in Vermont. - Everything Horses
A friendly web site that has classifieds for horses and all the essentials that go with them. - National Public Radio
I'll admit it, I am a npr junkie. - My Local Veterinarian
Roger D Osinchuk D.V.M is the local horse and bovine vet for the Springfield and Chester area. He specializes in horse reproduction and has a breeding facility to handle mares and stallions. Go to this link for directions and more about Cross Border Equine. - I am not one to adjust to change easily.
I have always felt that people treat hoof care simular to our political views, either very right wing, "we've been doing the shoe thing for hundreds of years with no problem, let it be",
Or, very left wing, "horses run naked, let them be" . I have always felt I found myself in the middle and now I found my commom ground. The easy care company not only gives my horse a great traction alternative, but is also not nessesarily permantent, but is worth all the rigorous tests. - Equine Now - Horses for Sale
Equine Now Horses for Sale - Welcome to Briar Hill Farm
Marcy Briar is one of the few breeders of the Dale Pony. If you are not familar with the breed, then go to her site. A versatile, large pony with a great work ethic is what you get. These ponies not only succeed in driving, but also make for a comfortable ride. - The Cleveland Bay Horse Society of North America - Home Page
Popularity is growing for this versatile yet still endangered breed. Find out more. - Cleveland Bay Breeder, Still Valley Farm
Only 200 CLeveland Bay purebreds are in the US. Amazingly, two breeders are almost within a stones throw of each other and my farm. Donald Lyons in South Londonderry Vermont at Still Valley Farm and John Hammond in Cornish, New Hampshire. - Saratoga Driving Association
Local"ish" Link to news and education regarding driving in the not to far distance. - Animal Aid, Inc.
Gerda Silver is the back bone of Animal Aid, Inc. Go to her web site to see animals for adoption, find out how you can make a difference.
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One-Line Bio
I am a horse trainer and farmer with a B.S. in Environmental Biology.
Biography
I am not exactly sure how, but I am doing exactly what I want to do. My life has many inherent, seasonal suprises. Every spring is flooded with life and new beginnings. Every winter is a closure of the season before. For now, horse training and farming are my glory.
I grew up on a farm simular to my own but in western New York on Lake Ontario. Our family all rode and drove our horses and ponies. At 15 my mother introduced me one of my biggest influences. He endowed me with the knowledge to train horses patiently. I worked for this hobby Thoroughbred breeder for a couple years. He taught me how to start the horses for saddle, and when they came back from the track, we taught them to be jumpers or trail horses. I still have a soft spot for Thoroughbreds.
Through college I continued to help people with their horses to work off board for Noodle and Zenon, my high-school horses I still have today.
Each horse I work with has taught me so many things. Some of my "hardest" horses to get through to, end up being the most rewarding ones to work with. As I mature I have also learned to understand people better too. All in all, my job is very rewarding.
Interests
i am facinated by ecology. every action we take will be felt by everything on this planet.
