Click here to download a flyer made by Jackie Phillips for a small competition we held. Jackie won "most improved rider." Congratulations Jackie!

Working student Marsha Zebley grooming UN at Rolex CCI**** 2008.

Working student Jackie Phillips warming up Parkmore for the jumper class at Fox Crossing 3/16/08

Student Henrietta Bright warming up for her novice horse trails with Kelly

Working Student Program

We have a good working student program with daily one on one instruction with Jane. You experience all phases of working in an active event yard. We have many horses to ride, train, and compete. And we have some foals and brood mares to handle! Bring your own horse and ride some of ours so you receive an all around education.

We offer full time and part time positions with winter and summer sessions. Some students attend college nearby! And we are taking
applications for next summer, 2009.

Please contact Jane and tell me about your goals and your experience! The qualified candidate can earn their daily lessons, room, board, and
even a stipend! Training level experience is helpful for the winter session with all levels encouraged for the summer session. Let me know how I can be of help to move you up those levels safely and successfully! Come join us now for the fall, train and compete in Aiken, SC for part
of the winter! You'll learn and improve beaucous! And we'll be ready for the spring CCI's 2009!!

To The Students of Summer 2007

Good luck to Ashley Steele with her graduation from my working student program to her new stable management job! And it was sad to say good bye to Marsha Zebley as she goes to UVM to finish her college this year! And another four leaf clover sent to Eliza Farrell and Maker's Mark! Good luck with the competitions in Chicago this fall and pass that C-3 Pony Club test!

We welcome Henrietta Bright back for another fall working student session and we hope to see Anna Crosby for some lessons this fall! And Jacob Horah could not get enough of us this summer and he's working Saturdays! How good!

What a great summer we had! Thank you everyone! Onward to Fairhill International! Come say hello!

Working student Marsha Zebley competing Maca this summer at MHT in MD. Marsha has been working for me for five summers! Good luck to her at UVM this year!

Past student, Elizabeth Shulman showing her new business of Corgi
Power! Good luck to Liz with all of her adorable puppies and dogs!

Ashley Steele with her BIG BAD DIRTY truck during the muddy spring of 2007.

Willow shows off her excellent braid work done by Ashley Steele .

Student Natalya Vtorygina and Carpe Diem doing her first dressage schooling show!

Student Marsha Zebley on Pachelbel's Canon.
Photo by Kyle Beeb

Student Julia Gloviczki from Rochester, MN and her horse Surefire, competing at the Stuart HT in Stuart NY, July 2006.

Your goals can range from completing your first Three-Day to learning how to feed and condition an event horse. Each student meets with me to write up a contract and schedule designed meet the student's needs. My program is quite flexible - some go to school in the evening, have outside jobs, work with the local Pony Clubs, or work part-time for me.

Student Henrietta Bright also rows on a team.

The basic contract is work  in exchange for lessons. While here, students experience all the work related to maintaining a competition stable. Most students bring their own horses but it is possible to come without one! You will get your riding in considering we ride at least three horses a day and lunge on one. I try for a 5 day work week, starting at 7 am each morning and ending between 4 or 5:00 pm. The work is hard and fast-paced, but also fun and very rewarding. You will reach your goals promptly and with success. If you'd like, I have former working students to email and speak with about my program here.

For accommodation, I have rooms available in my house which is one mile from the barn. And there are some nearby apartments and local pony club families to stay with. In the summer, we have 5-6 students and over the winter we can accept 2- 3. The students have full use of my house and are responsible for their own meals. This is a good program for the individual who likes one on one attention, can make friends easily, and is ambitious with their riding goals. I keep in touch with most of my students and watch them continue and grow in their riding and life careers.

For the record, I've had five Pony Clubbers achieve their A rating,numerous B & C ratings, qualify and ride at Nationals, and have had two make their Area YR Teams! And I am not forgetting my student who completed her first rated novice event this summer at Radnor Horse Trials or my adult amateur who won her Elementary Division at the FHEE at Plantation Fields! We all have goals to reach!!

For more info you can inquire online,  email,  or call +1-610-857-2514. I would love to hear from you and see if I can help you achieve your goals! Working students are very important people!!

- Jane Sleeper

Past Summer Students

To view photos and notes of past students click here.

Jane, Julia Glovickzki and Marsha Zebley
at the Stuart Ht in Summer 2004.