AREA BARNS AND TRAINERS:
STEPHANIE BAER
CHASE FARM
170 Wheeler Avenue
Orange, MA. 01364
(978) 544-9700
chasefarm@verizon.net
www.stephiebaer.com
Instruction Offered: Eventing: Novice - advanced. Dressage: Training - 2nd
level. USPC: to A.
Lessons: At farm/will travel. Clinics: At farm/will
travel. Coaching: At events.
Students Accepted: Working students, Adults, Juniors. Available for lectures.
Horses Trained: All levels
Facilities: Large indoor and outdoor
arena. Accommodations for students: On premises.
Experience: Competing in eventing for 30 years, novice thru advanced. Instruction at
various levels novice thru advanced for 25 years.
Major Achievements: Competed at Rolex Kentucky and Burghley four-stars and many three-stars. Short listed for World
Championships 1998.
Trained with: Mark Phillips, Bruce Davidson, Lauren Stevens, Tuny Full, Kathy Connelley, Rick Sullivan
Clinics: Jack Le Goff, Jimmy Wofford, Anne Kursinski, Joey Darby, Jane Savoie, Sandy Pfleuger-Phillips
FLATLANDS EQUESTRIAN CENTER
154 Agricultural Ave
Rehoboth, MA
508-222-5856
flatlands3@aol.com
www.flatlands-equestrian.com
Specialty: Flatlands Equestrian Center is a combined training facility, located in southeastern
Massachusetts, 45 minutes south of Boston and 15 minutes east of Providence. Our
facilities include a 144'x70' indoor arena, a 100'x200' outdoor sand ring and a
cross-country schooling area, all located on our 100-acre farm.
From the introductory level to preparing for your first CCI*, Flatlands offers event
training for both the horse and the rider. Ship your horse in for weekly lessons or join
us for an intensive training week. We offer boarding as a service to our students.
Coaching is offered at many Area I events. USEA ICP Level II certified instructor Tom
Davis is also available for clinics.
RICHARD WOOD
BERKSHIRE EQUESTRIAN CENTER
40 Perry's Peak Rd.
Richmond, MA
978-502-7664
richpwood@netscape.com
berkshireequestriancenter.com
Experience: ICP Level II Certified Instructor. 30 Plus years riding and teaching. Dressage to
Intermediate I Eventing to Intermediate and CCI*. Eventing Students to Intermediate. Dressage
Students to Third Level, USEA ICP Participant. USDF Bronze Medal
Training: Daily schooling to showing at competitions. Consistent approach with dressage emphasis
for control, soundness and as it relates to jumping.
Lessons: Available for lessons and clinics on premises, will travel and coaching at events
Facility: Located at the Inn at Richmond www.innatrichmond.com. Recently completed new heated
indoor arena which measures 80 x 200 to provide
year-round lessons, host clinics and shows and serve as a refuge for boarders to ride during the
cold New England winters. There is also 150 x 250 sq. ft. lighted outdoor arena is equipped with
eurofelt footing and a variety of jumps. Truck Ins welcome
ALYCE MCNEIL
VERRILL FARM

Concord, MA
978-369-1069
alycelmcneil@aol.com
BETH MURPHY-KEANE
MASTHILL B&T
17 Silvermine Rd
W. Boxford, MA
978 352 6576, cell 603 231 8455
beth@masthill.com
www.masthillfarm.com
Specialty: Serious yet patient trainer. Instruction available from BN - Advanced and through 4th level dressage. Establishes educationally demanding program as well as a fun atmosphere.
Large network in place to find the perfect horse no matter the level. Will prepare the best program to facilitate sale of your horse, too.
Eventing: Advanced/FEI 3*** trainer competing in Eastern USA and Canada; planning on competing at Rolex on a self-developed horse
Facility: Located 30 minutes north of Boston, local to Rte 93 and Rte 95. New 20 stall barn with attached 70 X 170 Indoor arena. 100 X 200 outdoor sand ring.
Standard size grass dressage arena. Stalls are 12 X 12 matted. All day individual turnout, custom feeding program with free choice hay.
KATIE ROCCO
DRAGONFLY FARM
22 Rood Hill Road
Sandisfield, MA 01255
413-258-4459
srds@bcn.net
Specializing in inspirational techniques in Dressage & Eventing:
Instruction/Training:
Eventing: 2004 USEA Certified ICP level II Instructor(Through Preliminary CIC*).
Dressage: Training-FEI, Fourth level Schoolmaster available for qualified students.
Massachusetts Licensed Instructor.
Judging: 1993 USDF "L" Graduate with distinction.
Coaching: For Events and Dressage Shows.
Clinics: Call for availability and pricing.
Sales: Shannon Equine Imports, Importation and sales of quality Irish and American Sport Horses
KAREN LORENZO
ORCHARD HILL EQUESTRIAN CENTER

Berlin, MA
978-807-6799
frostedmug@comcast.net
Specialty: Currently teaching and training at Orchard Hill in Berlin, MA, outstanding
facility including heated indoor, truck-in's welcome, school horses
available, also will travel. Experience eventing through Intermediate.
Many years of coaching adults and children, with a patient and positive
approach, strong background in dressage. References available.
JOY COLLINS
MOUNT HOLOYOKE COLLEGE EQUESTRIAN CENTER

South Hadley, MA
(413) 538-2493
jcollins@mtholyoke.edu
Specialty: Is your show jumping a train wreck? Have you been accused of dropping your horse at the jumps? Do you often get left behind or jump
ahead? Has your horse become a stopper because of this? I can help! I am a long time eventer and graduate Pony Clubber who
switched over to the hunter/jumper world for over ten years. Come learn how to see a distance and let me show you how to get
that flowing, smooth and confident trip! Two indoor arenas, huge outdoor arena with great footing. 30 school
horses. Ship-ins welcome.
CHERYL CHRISTOPHER

Freetown, MA and Andover, MA
508 971 2668
Rohan1722@aol.com
Specialty: Introducing riders to eventing through Novice level. We have a large indoor and
jumping field available for lessons or I am willing travel to your farm.
FERIAL JOHNSON
OAKWOOD EQUINE MANAGEMENT
Hamilton, MA
978 468 0559 barn, 978 807 3221 cell
FERIALCO@aol.com
www.ledyardfarm.com
Specialty: Training eventing from beginners through Intermediate level. Lessons at Ledyard
Farm, coaching at competitions. Working students, Young riders/Juniors and Adults accepted as students.
Horses also trained and competed. Facilities include large out door ring, wonderful cross-country
course, and state-of-the-art indoor arena with heated observation room. Have competed in eventing for
30 yrs. Competed extensively in England at all levels.
ASHLEY MACVAUGH
SPRAGUE FARM
93 Bridge St.
P.O. Box 2144
Hamilton, MA
978 468 2424
ashley@ashleymacvaugh.com
www.ashleymacvaugh.com
Specialty: Teaching and training from Novice to Advanced. A dedication to the complete preparation of horse and
rider for each level. 20 years eventing, including international and 4-star experience. Also producing
quality event horses for sale.
MEREDITH SCARLET / DENISE GOYEA
SCARLET HILL FARM
245 Lowell Road
Groton, MA
978 448 6100
mbeeuwkes@aol.com
www.scarlethillfarm.com
Located on 130 acres. Offering lessons and training to boarders as well as ship in students. XC
course open for schooling and hills are available for conditioning and gallops. Hosting clinics and
schooling events as well as eventing camps and pony club activities.
ERIKA HAWKES
COURSE BROOK FARM
39 Brush Hill Rd
Sherborn, MA
508-954-1278
erihwk@yahoo.com
www.coursebrookfarm.com
Facilities: 60 acre event/dressage training/boarding facility. Full cross-country course through Training level with some Prelim. Stadium course on grass, large outdoor sand arena, small dressage arena, indoor arena. Farm offers a variety of adult camps and clinics monthly. Schooling horse trials offered in the fall.
Cross-country course is available for schooling.
Instruction: Erika is a MA licensed instructor with over 20 years of teaching/training experience. She is a graduate Pony Clubber who has competed through Intermediate level eventing and successfully completed several CCI*'s including an 8th Place at Radnor Hunt. She has started and trained several ex-race horses to be successful eventers. She is currently competing Bright Spark at the Preliminary Level.
Program: Working primarily with adult amateurs to provide safe, quality instruction for the lower levels of dressage and eventing with emphasis on proper balance and comfort of horse and rider. Some school horses are available. Beginners are welcome.
Coaching: Available at local shows and Area I horse trials.
MARK WEISSBECKER
BIRCH HILL FARM, WINTER BOOK FARM
39 Brush Hill Rd
Sherborn, MA
508-954-1278
mark@markweissbecker.com
www.birchhillfarmeventing.com
Facilities: Two locations - Birch Hill Farm, located in the Berkshire Mountains of Western
Massachusetts, is a complete training facility specializing in the development of young
Thoroughbreds into Event horses. Situated on 400 acres, the facility includes a 15 stall barn,
complete with amenities. Winter Book Farm is located in Southern Pines, North Carolina. 14 stalls,
separate guest wing with its own wash stall, feed and tack rooms. The facility includes a regulation
size dressage arena, show jumping field, turf track and a complete cross country schooling course
suitable for the training of horses at all levels. Winter Book is adjacent to the more than four
thousand acre Walthour-Moss Foundation which has many miles of hacking and conditioning roads and
trails.
Instruction: Mark placed third at the Rolex Kentucky CCI****, eighth at the Burghley CCI****
and won the USET Fall 3-Day Championships at Fair Hill in 1994 and again in 1998. Mark has
represented the U.S. in the Open European Championships in England as a member the USET/USEF Team
and was short-listed for the U.S. Olympic Team for Atlanta in 1996. He is a licensed USEF Dressage
and Eventing judge; he has had his “r” Dressage rating for 25 years and his “r” CT (eventing) for
approximately 10 years. Mark has also been appointed a USEF Eventing Selector, a position he has
held for about 6 years. In the course of his career, Mark has had the privilege of training under
the likes of Jack LeGoff and Capt. Mark Phillips thanks to his involvement with the USET and USEF
teams.
JEANIE CLARKE
GREENWOOD FARM

Sherborn, MA
203 482 2141
jeanieclarke2141@gmail.com
Specialty: Offering instruction, training, coaching and horse sales in MetroWest.
Beautiful, quiet facility with perfect footing and wonderful care. Positive but serious teaching
and training with a focus on dressage as the basis for better riding and happier horses. I can
also drive to you for lessons, riding, and coaching at competitions.
LOCAL CTAs:
Blackstone Valley Dressage & Combined Training Association (BVDCTA)
For information contact: Danielle Cyr info@bvdcta.com
Web site: www.bvdcta.com
The BVDCTA's mission is to educate and inspire riders of all disciplines and all levels
about dressage and combined training by providing the Blackstone Valley and Central
Massachusetts community with affordable and fun shows and clinics. We are an active
volunteer-based club that hopes to provide something of interest for all members of the equine
community.
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