Valley View Farm 1355 Rt. A small cross country course is planned. The farm s trails interconnect with those of neighboring farms, creating several miles of trails for boarders to ride on. Rafferty breeds Arabians and half-Arabians for show and sport horse disciplines. Both Rafferty and her son, Justin McManus, instruct and train at the farm.
Lessons are available in western, saddle seat, and hunt seat riding.
Training is a combination of natural horsemanship using the horse s instinct of self-preservation and heading to develop a trusting relationship between human and horse. The result is a horse with a quiet demeanor and a willingness to learn. Riders learn to build on their relationship with the horse one step at a time, using confidence building exercises. Rafferty has studied with Ray Hunt, John Lyons, Buck Brannaman, Pat Parelli and other natural horsemen over the years, as has McManus. They have taken what they learned and applied it to making happy, competitive show horses for themselves and their clients.