Welcome to Long Meadow Farm

We pride ourselves in being a low energy family run natural horsemanship facility that brings smiles to the faces of young and old.  What better way to relax and unwind than to come visit, pet, share secrets, give treats, and learn the language of the horse. I came back to Long Meadow about 12 years ago to help my folks with the farm.  At the time I had lost my job at Lucent Technologies, figured I'd hang for a bit and unpack, spend time with my daughter, who at the time was 9.  We had someone else running the barn, but as time went on, that just wasn't working any more so my dad told the folks it was time to leave and I took over starting the business of Long Meadow Farm. I had two other instructors here as I went on to work at a local doctor's office in town as I ran my business.  As time went on, the instructor's left and I found myself wanting to work full time from home and run my business.  I decided that the road I wanted to take with the horses was a more natural one, one without chains over the horses nose for control, one where you learn to 'communicate' with your horse through body language.  I started to study and ride under one clinician, then went on and learned from another.  I still have much to learn, but love to pass on these teachings to my students ages ranging from 4-100 (I say 100 although I have not had anyone over 60 I believe.). I also have gotten involved in trimming my own horses feet in an effort to save myself many dollars.  I've also begun to trim some of my boarder's horses and travel to trim as well. Barefoot trimming is also a way for me to get more connected to my horses, to know what a balanced foot means in conjunction to how they move. Well, that is it for now.  I will do my best to keep up with my posts, and if you have anything to ask or share, I'd love to hear from you.