Welcome to
Honey Brook Stables
Honey Brook Stables LLC
Farm Campus of HorseClass - located in Chester County, Pa
The facilities at Honey Brook Stables include:
- 165' x 85' indoor arena with viewing area
- 180' x 75' outdoor sand arena with fold in round pen
- Full course of stadium fences
- Four stall barn with rubber flooring
- Six stall bank barn with rubber flooring
- Numerous turnout fields with run-in sheds
- Dry lots if needed
- Rural location with field lanes and close proximity to local trails
At Honey Brook Stables:
- We provide great facilities and a management system that puts the horse’s health and happiness first.
- We welcome all disciplines and offer a unique training approach, specializing in young and problem horses, and rider training.
Boarding
Board where your horse’s health and happiness come first!
At Honey Brook Stables, we emphasize giving our horses plenty of turnout in large fields that are not overgrazed.
Our stalls are large and roomy, and kept clean and dry with pine shavings. We advise safe feeding practices, with a basis in lots of forage, and work with our owners to be sure that each horse has his individual needs met.
We have two boarding options available
for your horse:
Boarding
Board where your horse’s health and happiness come first!
At Honey Brook Stables, we emphasize giving our horses plenty of turnout in large fields that are not overgrazed.
Our stalls are large and roomy, and kept clean and dry with pine shavings. We advise safe feeding practices, with a basis in lots of forage, and work with our owners to be sure that each horse has his individual needs met.
We have two boarding options available for your horse
Training
Honey Brook Stables offers a unique training program that combines the kind techniques of positive reinforcement with the principles and fundamentals of classical riding.
At Honey Brook Stables, we specialize in starting young horses the right way and working through behavior issues with “problem horses.”
The Honey Brook Stables training program is unique because we offer several training packages, to fit the needs of you and your horse. Packages include bonuses such as creating a weekly update video of your horse so you can watch their progress and follow along with training, as well as a weekly lesson so you and your horse can work together and continue to progress.
Riding School
Private Intensives
Private Intensives at Honey Brook Stables are a two day, one on one, fully customized learning experience to reach your riding goals.
During your Private Intensive, you will be working with our local instructor, Kaitlyn McGarvey, and our stellar group of school horses, with each horse carefully chosen to help solve a specific problem you’ve been having or teach the skill you need for the next level of riding.
Individual Lessons
Lessons available for all riders, from those who are just discovering horses, to the experienced equestrian who just needs some new ideas and a fresh perspective.
Kaitlyn McGarvey is our local instructor and loves to create partnership between horse and rider, whether that is working with a person and their own horse or with their school horse in each lesson. Kailtyn offers private and group lessons each week.
If you are a first time student, please Click Here for more information.
MEET THE INSTRUCTOR
Kaitlyn is the Barn Manager and Lead Instructor at Honey Brook Stables, the farm campus for HorseClass.
She has worked in many disciplines from eventing to liberty performance and has a unique gift in solving relationship problems between horse and rider.
Kaitlyn’s friendly, thoughtful, and kind approach to riders and horses alike make her lessons enjoyable and effective. She has the lovely ability to bring together the rider’s goals and aspirations, the horse’s ability and readiness, and identifying how to help them move towards their goals and dreams.
Kaitlyn helps riders of all levels and ability, whether they are just starting out and looking for correct basics, preparing for competition, or looking to rebuild balance and confidence.
Click here to read testimonials for Kaitlyn.
Meet the School Masters
Grey Molly
Grey Molly has been a character since she came into our lives as a yearling. She is known for always finding the dirtiest spots to roll, and showing off that dirt on her grey coat.
Grey Molly is a favorite of students for learning canter and is a big solid TB/ Percheron cross who carries all riders.
Ellie
Ellie was a homebred surprise of Callie’s Uncle. He bought Ellie’s dam at an auction and a few months later – surprise! Ellie arrived.
Ellie learned to carry a rider, pull a cart, and jump courses before coming to Honey Brook Stables to join our lesson program. She has a wonderful temperament and has been compared to riding a couch!
Ace
Ace is a special guy. He has been part of our family for 20 years. Ace is a Kentucky Mountain Horse, a gaited breed, although he trots, gaits, paces, canters, and jumps with lesson students.
He may have the smoothest canter in the barn and is a little guy, so carries our small adults and child riders.
Henry
Henry was a star in the fox hunting fields before becoming one of our school horses.
He is a Thoroughbred off the track who excelled despite numerous physical limitations throughout his life. Now, at 21, he mostly does walk/trot lessons.
Catfish
Catfish came to us after many years as a camp horse. Catfish is a solid little Quarter Horse who walks, trots, canters, jumps crossrails, and trail rides. He is level headed but likes to go!
He loves to connect and just hang out in the field too.
Sergeant
Sergeant helps our students with practicing bending, lateral work, and the ability to keep a horse a frame.
He loves riders who don’t mind going slow and giving him time to get comfortable, but will try very hard to do whatever he is asked.
Bella
Bella is a stocky mare who works hard, and is steady and kind.
She challenges her rider to help her keep a steady frame and really teaches her riders to feel the subtle difference that good balance and self carriage make in movement!
Rocky
Rocky may be the smallest of our group, but he has one of the biggest personalities.
Always on the move and aware of everything, Rocky teaches our child riders to stay focused and patient in the saddle, and is a favorite of adult students for groundwork and liberty lessons.
Ruger
Ruger is one of our most talented jumpers, as well as a beautiful mover.
A flashy red roan, he is always a favorite and works hard no matter what he is asked.
Rumba
Rumba used to be a cow pony before joining the herd here.
She is quiet with easy, smooth gaits and loves a nap in the center of the arena.
Event schedule
Join us for clinics, weekend workshops, and more! View our farm schedule to learn more.
May
13-14 Effortless Rider Course Clinic
Get hands-on help for your riding with Wendy Murdoch, international clinician and Feldenkrais practitioner.
This clinic is currently available only to members of Wendy’s Online Course, The Effortless Rider. Learn more here or if you are already a member, send us a message below for more information and clinic pricing.
15-16 Natural Lifemanship Fundamentals
Natural Lifemanship teaches a unique model of Equine Assisted Therapy. To learn more about their principles and to register for this event, Click Here
October
22-24 Patrick King In Hand Clinic
In this clinic you will work with Patrick through the In Hand exercises, going through exercises with different horses to increase your ability to feel changes and understand what each specific horse needs.
This clinic is currently available only to members of Patrick King’s Online Course, Developing Balance In Hand. Learn more here or if you are already a member, send us a message below for more information and clinic pricing.
*Update: Due to COVID19, we are not currently scheduling new clinics, please contact us using the form below and we can let you when we have events available.
Contact
- 80 King Rd, Honey Brook, Pa 19344
- [email protected]
- 717-587-2763