Wyndover Farm

Wyndover Farm lies on 8 acres in Ferndale, Whatcom County, Washington.

Our facilities include:

A new 90’x190′ arena with custom footing suited for driving and dressage
A 60’x60′ arena with lights and year round footing
A 60′ round pen with dirt/grass footing (currently closed during the rainy season, but is slated for new fencing and footing)
A 1.25 mile driving marathon course
2 ponds designed for training horses
7 stall Main Barn, 16’x10′ Stalls each with attached outdoor paddock
2 stall Small Barn (aka The Pony Palace)
A large tack room with a couch, TV, and fireplace
Several, seasonal grass pastures planted and maintained with Equine Forage mix
Multi-fruit Orchard

My Work

Training Horses

Over 40 years of experience training horses to ride and 16 years of training horses to drive. I specialize in troubleshooting behavioral issues and retraining to correct holes in training or following traumatic events. We train from the ground up for carriage driving. We offer clean slate training, for horses and ponies with little to no prior training. Horses trained here leave with excellent ground manners and work ethic, and exposure to lots of experiences.

Coaching People

I offer 60 and 90 minute lessons for new cart drivers, which includes ground work, focusing on safe practices. I also offer coaching for those wanting to develop their own training skills. I include horsemanship and equine care as part of a 90-minute lesson. I strongly believe that if you cannot handle the horse on the ground, you shouldn’t expect that you can under-saddle or in harness. A lesson pony is in development. At present, beginning driving lessons are offered on client horses only.

Interns learning how to cart-train a mini

Internship

Training the trainer. There are plenty of places to take riding lessons, but few that teach “the rest of the horse stuff”. This is an unpaid Internship that offers education in driving, handling, nutrition & health, care & ownership, training horses, and general horsemanship. The internship offers you hands-on experience with handling, training, riding, and driving lessons. Potential interns must be at least 18 years old with prior horse handling experience, have their own transportation, and plan to spend approximately 4-6 hours per day for 1-3 days per week.