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.
2022 Events
Join us for clinics, weekend workshops, and more! View our farm schedule to learn more.
Saturday, April 9th – Sunday, April 10th
Building the Showjumper Clinic
With Dr. Angelo Telatin
The Science of Learning and Behavior meets Classical Training in this polework and jumping clinic
Find a secure jumping position and feel confident over fences (even if you have never jumped before!). In this course with Equine Behavior PhD, Show Jumping and Dressage coach, Angelo Telatin, you and your horse will be set up for jumping success with progressive grid exercises.
These exercises will teach you the right balance for approaching a jump, how to allow your horse to jump freely (without getting in the way), how to recover easily from a bad jump, and how to prevent refusals or runouts (as well as retrain a horse who has these habits).
Even if you are not a jumper, Angelo’s exercises are adaptable to every level. He is known for teaching to each individual student and their learning style, helping you overcome old habits and truly feel the best position of your body and the true balance of the horse.
Saturday, April 30th – Sunday, May 1st
The Effortless Rider Clinic
With Wendy Murdoch
Get hands on help in your riding to finally feel at ease and in sync with your horse.
In the Effortless Rider clinic, work with Anatomy and Biomechanics expert and Feldenkrais instructor Wendy Murdoch. With Wendy’s hands on exercises, you will feel the small shifts that will completely change your riding.
Discover your own patterns on her famous “balance trail”, and through riding Joker, the spring horse.
Then take these into your riding sessions to feel how to sit in balance with no effort, exactly how your leg needs to hang for easy leg cues, and how to correctly move with the motion of walk, trot, and canter.
Wendy will give you unique, personal exercises to overcome any injuries, limitations, and to change your habits (even ones you have had for years!)
Saturday, June 4th and Sunday June 5th
Animal Reiki 1 and 2
With Rose O’Connor
Learn how to connect with your animals in a completely new way.
Begin this beautiful journey by learning to enhance your own life’s energy and that of others with Reiki, (pronounced ray-key). Reiki energy attunes us to its pure loving light that flows infinitely to us and through us, guiding our lives towards greater joy and connection.
The next powerful step becomes when we learn to share Reiki with our animals. In sharing this beautiful energy of pure love, we form a bond that moves beyond the human-animal connection to become heart to heart, soul to soul. It becomes a deeply healing experience for the student between them and the animal kingdom. Learn to connect with your animals in a completely new way.
Join Rose O'Connor, Reiki Master teacher, as she guides you along this beautiful journey with your animals.
9am-6pm each day.
Note you do need to have taken Reiki Level One and Two (prerequisite to Animal Reiki) Please contact Rose with questions.
March 5 and 6, 2022
Friday, July 15th – Sunday July 17th
Body, Mind, Equine: A Personal Journey to Self-discovery through yoga and horses
With Cathy Woods
Experience what it means to apply the essence of yoga to horsemanship from ground to saddle and become a mindful equestrian.
Join long-time yoga retreat leader, horsewoman, national presenter, creator of Body, Mind, Equine and author of best selling yoga and horsemanship book, Cathy Woods, for a unique weekend, exploring the parallels of yoga and horsemanship. Improve your horsemanship through the use of yoga postures and principles while deepening your connection with yourself and your equine partner. You’ll leave this heart-centered experience renewed and with new horse, yoga and life-skills.
Saturday, August 13th – Sunday, August 14th
Developing Balance In Hand Clinic
With Patrick King
Learn Classical In Hand work as it applies to different types of horses, to release tension and unlock your horse’s potential.
Understand the connections between the horse’s mind, body, and performance, and how the In Hand exercises can benefit every horse by increasing balance, strength, coordination, and responsiveness.
In this event, you will get one on one support with Patrick King to discover the small changes in how you are using your body, the reins, and the stick to lead your horse through the In Hand exercises.
Discover how to feel exactly where a horse is holding tension and help them release. Experience working with several different horses to feel how each horse is different and understand which exercises will help specific problems.
September 16, 17 and 18, 2022
Animal Reiki Master Training
With Rose O’Connor
Take your animal reiki training even deeper and learn how to teach others in this Master teacher training.
Once you've completed the Animal Reiki 1 and 2 courses, the invitation is to dive deeper into this work through the Master teacher training. Access deep healing experiences for yourself as you learn new techniques to use in animal and human sessions. Walk hand in hoof/paw with the animal kingdom as you recognize each other as One. Receive all the tools and accompanying energy to teach this beautiful method to others. Carry this vibration of higher consciousness with you in your every day.
Spend three days with Rose O'Connor, Reiki Master teacher, and an intimate group of fellow students sharing this experience with the aide and teachings of Reiki and the magnificent horse
9:00-6:00 each day (all three days required)
Saturday, October 1st – Sunday, October 2nd
The Effortless Rider Clinic
With Wendy Murdoch
Get hands on help in your riding to finally feel at ease and in sync with your horse.
In the Effortless Rider clinic, work with Anatomy and Biomechanics expert and Feldenkrais instructor Wendy Murdoch. With Wendy’s hands on exercises, you will feel the small shifts that will completely change your riding.
Discover your own patterns on her famous “balance trail”, and through riding Joker, the spring horse.
Then take these into your riding sessions to feel how to sit in balance with no effort, exactly how your leg needs to hang for easy leg cues, and how to correctly move with the motion of walk, trot, and canter.
Wendy will give you unique, personal exercises to overcome any injuries, limitations, and to change your habits (even ones you have had for years!)
9th & 10th
Building the Showjumper Clinic With Dr. Angelo Telatin
The Science of Learning and Behavior meets Classical Training in this polework and jumping clinic.
Animal Reiki 1 and 2 With Rose O’Connor
Begin this beautiful journey by learning to enhance your own life’s energy and that of others with Reiki, (pronounced ray-key). Reiki energy attunes us to its pure loving light that flows infinitely to us and through us, guiding our lives towards greater joy and connection.
The next powerful step becomes when we learn to share Reiki with our animals. In sharing this beautiful energy of pure love, we form a bond that moves beyond the human-animal connection to become heart to heart, soul to soul. It becomes a deeply healing experience for the student between them and the animal kingdom. Learn to connect with your animals in a completely new way.
Join Rose O'Connor, Reiki Master teacher, as she guides you along this beautiful journey with your animals.
9am-6pm each day.
Note you do need to have taken Reiki Level One and Two (prerequisite to Animal Reiki) Please contact Rose with questions.
January 22 and 23, 2022 OR March 5 and 6, 2022
9th & 10th
Building the Showjumper Clinic With Dr. Angelo Telatin
The Science of Learning and Behavior meets Classical Training in this polework and jumping clinic.
Animal Reiki 1 and 2 With Rose O’Connor
Begin this beautiful journey by learning to enhance your own life’s energy and that of others with Reiki, (pronounced ray-key). Reiki energy attunes us to its pure loving light that flows infinitely to us and through us, guiding our lives towards greater joy and connection.
The next powerful step becomes when we learn to share Reiki with our animals. In sharing this beautiful energy of pure love, we form a bond that moves beyond the human-animal connection to become heart to heart, soul to soul. It becomes a deeply healing experience for the student between them and the animal kingdom. Learn to connect with your animals in a completely new way.
Join Rose O'Connor, Reiki Master teacher, as she guides you along this beautiful journey with your animals.
9am-6pm each day.
Note you do need to have taken Reiki Level One and Two (prerequisite to Animal Reiki) Please contact Rose with questions.
January 22 and 23, 2022 OR March 5 and 6, 2022
9th & 10th
Building the Showjumper Clinic With Dr. Angelo Telatin
The Science of Learning and Behavior meets Classical Training in this polework and jumping clinic.
Animal Reiki 1 and 2 With Rose O’Connor
Begin this beautiful journey by learning to enhance your own life’s energy and that of others with Reiki, (pronounced ray-key). Reiki energy attunes us to its pure loving light that flows infinitely to us and through us, guiding our lives towards greater joy and connection.
The next powerful step becomes when we learn to share Reiki with our animals. In sharing this beautiful energy of pure love, we form a bond that moves beyond the human-animal connection to become heart to heart, soul to soul. It becomes a deeply healing experience for the student between them and the animal kingdom. Learn to connect with your animals in a completely new way.
Join Rose O'Connor, Reiki Master teacher, as she guides you along this beautiful journey with your animals.
9am-6pm each day.
Note you do need to have taken Reiki Level One and Two (prerequisite to Animal Reiki) Please contact Rose with questions.
January 22 and 23, 2022 OR March 5 and 6, 2022
9th & 10th
Building the Showjumper Clinic With Dr. Angelo Telatin
The Science of Learning and Behavior meets Classical Training in this polework and jumping clinic.
1st
Day 2 of The Effortless Rider Clinic With Wendy Murdoch
Get hands on help in your riding to finally feel at ease and in sync with your horse.
4th - 5th
Animal Reiki 1 and 2 With Rose O’Connor
Learn how to connect with your animals in a completely new way.
Building the Showjumper Clinic With Dr. Angelo Telatin
Find a secure jumping position and feel confident over fences (even if you have never jumped before!). In this course with Equine Behavior PhD, Show Jumping and Dressage coach, Angelo Telatin, you and your horse will be set up for jumping success with progressive grid exercises.
These exercises will teach you the right balance for approaching a jump, how to allow your horse to jump freely (without getting in the way), how to recover easily from a bad jump, and how to prevent refusals or runouts (as well as retrain a horse who has these habits).
Even if you are not a jumper, Angelo’s exercises are adaptable to every level. He is known for teaching to each individual student and their learning style, helping you overcome old habits and truly feel the best position of your body and the true balance of the horse.
The Effortless Rider Clinic With Wendy Murdoch
In the Effortless Rider clinic, work with Anatomy and Biomechanics expert and Feldenkrais instructor Wendy Murdoch. With Wendy’s hands on exercises, you will feel the small shifts that will completely change your riding.
Discover your own patterns on her famous “balance trail”, and through riding Joker, the spring horse.
Then take these into your riding sessions to feel how to sit in balance with no effort, exactly how your leg needs to hang for easy leg cues, and how to correctly move with the motion of walk, trot, and canter.
Wendy will give you unique, personal exercises to overcome any injuries, limitations, and to change your habits (even ones you have had for years!)
Animal Reiki 1 and 2 With Rose O’Connor
Begin this beautiful journey by learning to enhance your own life’s energy and that of others with Reiki, (pronounced ray-key). Reiki energy attunes us to its pure loving light that flows infinitely to us and through us, guiding our lives towards greater joy and connection.
The next powerful step becomes when we learn to share Reiki with our animals. In sharing this beautiful energy of pure love, we form a bond that moves beyond the human-animal connection to become heart to heart, soul to soul. It becomes a deeply healing experience for the student between them and the animal kingdom. Learn to connect with your animals in a completely new way.
Join Rose O'Connor, Reiki Master teacher, as she guides you along this beautiful journey with your animals.
9am-6pm each day.
Note you do need to have taken Reiki Level One and Two (prerequisite to Animal Reiki) Please contact Rose with questions.
March 5 and 6, 2022
30th
Day 1 of The Effortless Rider Clinic With Wendy Murdoch
Get hands on help in your riding to finally feel at ease and in sync with your horse.
11th & 12th
The Heart of Horsemanship With Colton Woods
Join this 2 Day Experience to go deep within your own horsemanship journey, examining and understanding what has created your current philosophies, values and goals and creating a plan to move forward to your goals.
The Effortless Rider Clinic With Wendy Murdoch
In the Effortless Rider clinic, work with Anatomy and Biomechanics expert and Feldenkrais instructor Wendy Murdoch. With Wendy’s hands on exercises, you will feel the small shifts that will completely change your riding.
Discover your own patterns on her famous “balance trail”, and through riding Joker, the spring horse.
Then take these into your riding sessions to feel how to sit in balance with no effort, exactly how your leg needs to hang for easy leg cues, and how to correctly move with the motion of walk, trot, and canter.
Wendy will give you unique, personal exercises to overcome any injuries, limitations, and to change your habits (even ones you have had for years!)
The Heart of Horsemanship Experience With Colton Woods
Horsemanship is not just a way to train a horse, it is everything we do with our horses and in our own lives. The question is, are YOU ready to become the best horseman you can be for your horse? Are YOU ready to take on the challenge of improving your communication skills and truly understand the principles and process to becoming the best horseman you can be?
The Heart of Horsemanship Experience is a 2-Day fully Immersive experience where you will the learn the skills needed to dive deep into your partnership, performance and purpose with your horse. You will go deep within your own journey, examining and understanding what has created your current philosophies, values and goals. You will let go of those that no longer serve you and your horse and create a plan to move towards the partnership, performance and life you’ve always wanted with your horse. As a participant in this clinic, you will be able to bring your own horse or you will be paired with one of the 16 Master School Horses available through HorseClass.
15th - 17th
Body, Mind, Equine With Cathy Woods
Experience what it means to apply the essence of yoga to horsemanship from ground to saddle and become a mindful equestrian.
13th & 14th
Developing Balance In Hand Clinic With Patrick King
Learn Classical In Hand work as it applies to different types of horses, to release tension and unlock your horse’s potential.
15th, 16th & 17th
Animal Reiki Master Training With Rose O’Connor
Take your animal reiki training even deeper and learn how to teach others in this Master teacher training.
Body, Mind, Equine: A Personal Journey to Self-discovery through yoga and horses With Cathy Woods
Join long-time yoga retreat leader, horsewoman, national presenter, creator of Body, Mind, Equine and author of best selling yoga and horsemanship book, Cathy Woods, for a unique weekend, exploring the parallels of yoga and horsemanship. Improve your horsemanship through the use of yoga postures and principles while deepening your connection with yourself and your equine partner.
You’ll leave this heart-centered retreat renewed and with new horse, yoga and life-skills.
Developing Balance In Hand Clinic With Patrick King
- Understand the connections between the horse’s mind, body, and performance, and how the In Hand exercises can benefit every horse by increasing balance, strength, coordination, and responsiveness.
In this event, you will get one on one support with Patrick King to discover the small changes in how you are using your body, the reins, and the stick to lead your horse through the In Hand exercises.
Discover how to feel exactly where a horse is holding tension and help them release. Experience working with several different horses to feel how each horse is different and understand which exercises will help specific problems.
Animal Reiki Master Training With Rose O’Connor
Once you've completed the Animal Reiki 1 and 2 courses, the invitation is to dive deeper into this work through the Master teacher training. Access deep healing experiences for yourself as you learn new techniques to use in animal and human sessions. Walk hand in hoof/paw with the animal kingdom as you recognize each other as One. Receive all the tools and accompanying energy to teach this beautiful method to others. Carry this vibration of higher consciousness with you in your every day.
Spend three days with Rose O'Connor, Reiki Master teacher, and an intimate group of fellow students sharing this experience with the aide and teachings of Reiki and the magnificent horse
9:00-6:00 each day (all three days required)
1st & 2nd
The Effortless Rider Clinic With Wendy Murdoch
Get hands on help in your riding to finally feel at ease and in sync with your horse.
The Effortless Rider Clinic With Wendy Murdoch
In the Effortless Rider clinic, work with Anatomy and Biomechanics expert and Feldenkrais instructor Wendy Murdoch. With Wendy’s hands on exercises, you will feel the small shifts that will completely change your riding.
Discover your own patterns on her famous “balance trail”, and through riding Joker, the spring horse.
Then take these into your riding sessions to feel how to sit in balance with no effort, exactly how your leg needs to hang for easy leg cues, and how to correctly move with the motion of walk, trot, and canter.
Wendy will give you unique, personal exercises to overcome any injuries, limitations, and to change your habits (even ones you have had for years!)
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 INSTRUCTORS
Click the link below to meet our instructors at Honey Brook Stables
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.
2022 Schedule
April
Saturday, April 9th – Sunday, April 10th
Building the Showjumper Clinic
With Dr. Angelo Telatin
The Science of Learning and Behavior meets Classical Training in this polework and jumping clinic
Saturday, April 30th – Sunday, May 1st
The Effortless Rider Clinic
With Wendy Murdoch
Get hands on help in your riding to finally feel at ease and in sync with your horse.
June
Saturday, June 4th and Sunday June 5th
Animal Reiki 1 and 2
With Rose O’Connor
Learn how to connect with your animals in a completely new way.
July
Friday, July 15th – Sunday July 17th
Body, Mind, Equine: A Personal Journey to Self-discovery through yoga and horses
With Cathy Woods
Experience what it means to apply the essence of yoga to horsemanship from ground to saddle and become a mindful equestrian.
August
Saturday, August 13th – Sunday, August 14th
Developing Balance In Hand Clinic
With Patrick King
Learn Classical In Hand work as it applies to different types of horses, to release tension and unlock your horse’s potential.
September
September 16, 17 and 18, 2022
Animal Reiki Master Training
With Rose O’Connor
Take your animal reiki training even deeper and learn how to teach others in this Master teacher training.
October
Saturday, October 1st – Sunday, October 2nd
The Effortless Rider Clinic
With Wendy Murdoch
Get hands on help in your riding to finally feel at ease and in sync with your horse.
30-31: International Center for Reiki Training
Animal Reiki 1 and 2
When we learn to share Reiki with our animals, we form a bond that moves beyond the human-animal connection to become heart to heart, soul to soul – able to tap into the deep well of love they share where all things are possible.
*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.
For Questions Contact Us
- 80 King Rd, Honey Brook, Pa 19344
- [email protected]
- 717-587-2763
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- 80 King Rd, Honey Brook, Pa 19344
- [email protected]
- 717-587-2763