Staff

Our staff centers around our farm family


  

TAWN, our daughter, is also an ARIA certified instructor and a B level graduate of the United States Pony Club. Tawn has ridden competitively since pre-school days and teaches during the school year at her riding school near Atlanta, Georgia.

Contact us:  Willow Hill Farm, Gerald & Julie Edwards

75 Cassidy Road, Keeseville, N.Y. 12944

Phone 518-834-9746   Fax 518-834-4670       julie@willowhillfarm.com

GERALD EDWARDS is a retired Air Force pilot who flew fighters and cargos during World War II and the Vietnam wars. He is a father of 8, grandfather, and uncle of many years experience. He completed graduate school at the University of Pittsburgh.

JULIE EDWARDS graduated from the University of Delaware and is a certified instructor with the American Riding Instructors Association (ARIA). She is also a National Examiner for the United States Pony Club.

KEN, our son, has competed in Grand Prix jumper events and trains

jumper riders and horses. He has placed among the top riders in the United States, and is a B level graduate of the United States Pony Club.

TARA, our daughter, is a graduate of Dartmouth, has ridden competitively for over 18 years in combined training events. In 1993, Tara placed in four events at the Advanced level in prestigious international competitions: Lexington, Kentucky Rolex 3-Day; Checkmate Canadian National Open Championship near Toronto; Morven Park, VA.; and Millbrook, NY. Tara is a certified instructor with ARIA and a B level graduate of the United States Pony Club.

FRAN, Tara's husband, is a native Adirondacker, as well as Property Manager and Assistant Director at Willow Hill Farm. He brings many talents, and performs many tasks of daily farm life. Fran is a NYS licensed guide with an extensive background in wilderness medicine. Sharing outdoor experiences with the kids is a favorite part of his work.