Laura S

Review of Brigadoon Farm

Great facility with tons of amenities, some super ...

Great facility with tons of amenities, some super nices horses, and knowledgeable farm owners.

I interned here for a couple months while i was in college in 2011. My major was Equine Business Managment, but I wanted to get some life experience and try my hand at training. I had never been away from home like this before, so it was a huge deal to me.

It was nothing like I expected. It was so much more.

I thought I would be thrown on finished reiners and get to do all the fun stuff like sliding stops, spins, ect. (Dont get me wrong, once we proved our merrit, we did get on a finished horse every now and again)

Instead, I learned the art of Positive Reinforcement Training and how to apply it to problem solve issues and every day training; I learned how to properly start a 2yr old; I learned what it takes to ride 6+ horses a day; I learned how to come up with a lesson plan; I learned how to coordinate an event; I learned what it takes to run a barn of 20+ horses; I learned that my opinion mattered, but its not the only way; I learned how to make life long friends.

What I took away from Brigadoon was so much more than riding reining horses. I came away with a unique training skill, some seriouse riding experience and best of all, life long friends.