Willow Hill Farm

High School Horsemanship Program
View Photos of this year's students! Willow Hill Farm is located in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. Uniquely situated in the beautiful AuSable River Valley on 400 acres; a panorama of beauty greets viewers from the porch, stableyard or the indoor arena. High School students have the opportunity to live on a working horse farm, seeing first hand the joys and realities of working and living with horses. Willow Hill Farm is a complete equestrian facility offering boarding, training, lessons, sales and breeding. Foal watch, training young horses and going to competitions are some of the favorite activities. Chores each morning start the day before attending local high school which is situated 2 miles from the farm. Students ride 5 or more times each week and may participate in many other activities of our active equestrian center such as Polocrosse, Drill Team, Dressage and Jumping clinics.
	Students learn to live and work together while increasing their riding skills. They share responsibilities in the household and in the stable. Our program gives students the knowledge to choose their own area of specialty within the world of horses. An integral part of our family life is having meals together twice each day. The importance of completing high school well is stressed. All of our students have enjoyed AuSable Valley Central School of approximately 700 students in grades 7 through 12.

Horsemanship skills are taught from the very basics to the skills needed to own a horse or get a job in the horse industry. Some of our most relaxed riding has been vaulting lessons, trail riding and games. Assisting with the training of foals, yearlings and other young horses has been a popular activity. For those who want to teach riding at a riding school, there are opportunities to observe and assist in teaching. Those who want to ride competitively as a dressage or event rider receive help in their specialty.
Willow Hill Farm specializes in Dressage and Combined Training. We are members of the United States Dressage Federation and The United States Combined Training Association. Gerald & Julie Edwards own and operate Willow Hill Farm and Willow Hill Farm Camp along with daughter Tara & husband Fran Bola. The combined family specialties in equine sports and farm management work together to create a well rounded educational experience for our students. Julie competes at the Prix St Georges level in Dressage and is the New York State Representative for the American Riding Instructors Association. Tara events at the Advanced Level. Her cross country clinics draw students from all over New England.
Willow Hill Farm is home to sixty-five horses (this number shrinks and swells as horses are born, bought and sold), a flock of geese, a roost of chickens, several mouse-chasing cats, three farm dogs and Ajax the burro. If you're dreaming about horses, please send us an email. We would like to hear from you. Or you could call us at 518-834-9746, or write to us at Willow Hill Farm, 75 Cassidy Road, Keeseville NY 12944 View Photos of this year's students!