New Horse Boarding and Training Facilty Opens

Woodbrook Farm, a new facility run by nationally recognized area rider and trainer Courtney Somers, is now open for boarding and lessons in Jarrettsville, Maryland (www.woodbrookfarm.net / www.facebook.com/woodbrookfarm / 443-326-9606). Woodbrook Farm offers full care boarding, individual, group and ship in lessons, leasing, training and coaching at horse shows.

 Courtney Somers has been a dominant force on the local and rated horse show scene for years, winning multiple awards and competing throughout the East Coast from Pennsylvania to Florida. She is a two time HHSA Medal winner, four time BCHSA Medal winner, MHSA Medal winner on a horse and pony and also won the VHSA Medal on a pony. She has been the A/O Hunter Champion in Zone 3 for both USHJA and USEF, the Zone Final Champion 18-35 Adult in 2011 and has multiple Circuit Championships from HITS in Culpepper and Ocala. In addition Courtney has taken a number of her horses and ponies to major titles, including National Champion Large Green Pony and in 2012 taking her homebred Magic Slipper to 4th place National Small Hunter in the USEF. For over a decade she trained as an amateur with Pam Baker of Virginia, who was given a Lifetime Achievement Award from the USHJA in 2012. In addition to Woodbrook Farm, Courtney trains horses and students at Featherdown Farm where she is currently the coach for the Towson University IHSA team and the Greenway IEA team.

 Woodbrook Farm features:

- 85'x200' indoor arena

- 140'x200' outdoor arena with lights

- 12'x12' stalls with automatic waterers

- Tack room

- Wash stalls with hot and cold water

- Heated observation lounge (coming soon)

  Services include:

- Full care and training boarding

- Lessons: show hunter, individual and group, ship-in lessons available

- Quality lesson horses available

- Lease opportunities for quality show horses

- Training of green horses for the show ring

- Competitions and coaching: rated, local, and thoroughbred shows

- Prospect evaluation and sales consultations

  Lesson groups are forming now and limited stalls are available.  A complete price list is available on the web site at www.woodbrookfarm.net or by calling 443-326-9606.