Matlock Farm
Making Dreams Become a Reality
About the Lesson Program
Click here to meet the horses of Matlock Farm.
Matlock Farm is geared towards giving students the results they aspire to, whether trail riding, riding for fun, or competitive showing. No matter what your goal is we can help you achieve it in a fun, friendly and relaxed environment. Riders start out by learning the basics of balance and coordination by doing numerous exercises and fun games. We then move you on to more challenging workouts to really challenge the mind and body to get the confidence you need. All disciplines of riding are based on balance-seat riding.
Pairing horse with rider is a huge part of growing as a team. We make sure the horses you ride are suitable for your needs and hope you develop an everlasting relationship. The horses available for lessons range from predictable school horses to challenging project horses for more experienced riders. We also have seasoned show horses who have shown at all the levels from open fun shows to the National level.
*Please fill out the appropriate forms at the bottom of the page before your first riding lesson*
About the Instructors
Sarah Flint is a licensed horseback riding instructor who has just recently started her dream of operating a lesson, training and show barn. She grew up on her family farm and started riding at age seven. Over the years she has shown at local 4-H shows up through the National level. She has been associated with Arabians and National Show Horses since 1990 and has been showing on the circuits ever since.
She has had the privilege of working with such trainers as Paula Paglia, Frake Van der Meer, Adam Lastowka, Richard Thell, Marie Louise Barrett and Olympians Shannon Dueck and Greg Best, all of whom are well known in their respective disciplines. With the help and knowledge of these individuals Sarah has been taught and shown in such disciplines as Dressage, Hunter Pleasure, Jumping, Saddleseat, Western, Driving, Halter and Equitation. She would like to pass her experience and knowledge onto her students and help them pursue their dreams.
From time to time you will see some of the following people at Matlock Farm. They help keep Matlock Farm running with their continued support!
Jules Norcross grew up on her grandmother's stable and was a member of both Pony Club and 4H as a child. For the last 10 years, she has been teaching lesson to both adults and kids. She has shown in eventing through the advanced level, and even had the opportunity to spend a few years competing internationally at CCI three day events. She has also shown sucessfully on the A hunter/jumper circuit in equitation and medal classes. Jules has her own business that offers custom horsewear (browbands, halters, stock pins, saddle pads, etc.) and also offers Yoga on Horseback clinics. You can learn more on her website www.Prestige-Equestrian.com. She is the proud owner of 3 horses: Pheonix is a OTTB gelding, Lucky is a Fjord and RB is an Arabian/Morgan, also known as a Morab.
Laura Wiper has been active in the horse community for over 25 years as an owner, rider and trainer. Her involvement with horses has included a diverse assortment of breeds: from Icelandics, Haflingers and Fjords to Quarter Horses, Thoroughbreds, Warmbloods, Arabians and Draft Crosses. Laura has competition experience in a variety of disciplines. As a hunter/jumper rider she qualified for numerous regional equitation finals as a junior and competed in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association regional and zone finals as an adult. She is currently competing in open local dressage schooling shows and on the New England carriage driving and arena driving trials circuits. She is also teaching Mac how to drive! Please visit Laura's website www.wholehorsebodyworks.com to learn more about Equine Massage and Reiki.
Laura Hipp is a licenced massage therapist with years of horses in her backround. She has her own horse named Tanna, who lives up the road from her in Andover. Laura recently gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named Alexandra!
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Lora Collman is a student at The University of New Hampshire with a major in Equine Business Management. She will be joining the Matlock Farm show team in 2009! Look for her on her own horse, Ali Stavros, in Sport Horse and Hunter Pleasure. Also keep a lookout for her in the Half Arabian Hunter division....
Katie Speer is a student at The University of Connecticut. She has known Sarah since their days with Paula Paglia. She joined the Matlock Farm show team in 2008 and will continue in 2009! Look for her in the Sport Horse and Dressage rings on some of the Matlock horses. Her Arabian gelding, Mister Do Da, will take most of the 2009 show season off, due to an injury. But, if you end up at any Morgan shows, look for her on Elmhurst Quinlee in Hunter Pleasure Amateur.
