Hilltop News
Hilltop Farm is excited to offer a new Working Student position with our Assistant Trainer Jessica Fay. Ideal candidate will have a strong interest in learning about starting and developing young dressage horses. Duties include full horse care such as helping with stalls, feeding, grooming, tacking, blanketing, clipping, etc. Some travel to shows. Applicants need to be responsible, reliable, attentive to detail, and enjoy working in a team environment. Candidate must be able to bring their own horse with them. Housing, board for horse, lessons, and a small stipend is included. Minimum of a 6-month commitment. Please send resumes to jess@hilltopfarminc.com
Stallion News
Hilltop Archives
Ten weeks following a surgery that was intended to prolong and sustain the quality of life for the 19-year old Holsteiner stallion, Hilltop Farm lost their founding sire Cabaret on October 28, 1999. An arthrocentesis was performed on the right front fetlock of the stallion in order to" fuse" the fetlock and create relief for a failing suspensory apparatus.
What a way to end the year! The 2012 North American Stallion Test just finished this weekend and we couldn't be more pleased with the results for Qredit when he finished as the Dressage Champion & Overall Champion at the the 2012 70-Day North American Stallion Test!
Hilltop Articles & Interviews
Kristi Nunnink's default expression is a smile. It doesn't matter how hard she's working, what level she's riding or how the horse under her is performing -- her mouth curls faintly upward, unforced. It may just be a coincidence of facial structure, or it may be a product of years of habit. But either way, the expression fits her, because Nunnink may very well be the happiest rider at Rolex Kentucky. At 48, she's heading to her first CCI**** with her horse of a lifetime.
A Sport Horse Handler, whether at a show, inspection or exhibition, constantly strives for that 'magical moment' as he guides a horse in hand around the arena, often negotiating a large triangle formed from flower pots and jump poles. Together the two lift off and eat up the ground, matching stride for stride -- the horse seeming to float, to collect and extend on his own, all in perfect rhythm. The handler is as discreet as possible so that all attention focuses on the horse looking his best.
