North Windsor Farm      LLC

Owner/Trainer

Chrissy started riding Hunter/Jumper as a young child. She learned from many different instructors and horse trainers through her child and teen years who gave her a solid foundation in hunt seat riding. When she was old enough to work, along with her sister she cared for a large collection of about 40 horses and ponies. She would ride from sunup to sundown learning from the horses. A lot of the horses were green broke and inexperienced and she would teach them the basics and to jump.  She also rode with the University of Delaware Equestrian Team for 4 years. During her early riding career, she began training boarder's horses and sale horses, a collection of very green horses, ponies, OTTBs-you name it, a group that quickly developed into nearly 2 dozen. During this time, she spent many years with young, inexperienced horses, learning and perfecting ways to teach them to be more balanced and responsive to natural aids. From riding green broke horses for a great deal of her life, and training them on the flat and over fences, she developed into a very soft yet confident rider who not only understands the way horses behave in theory but also in practice. Afterward, she further branched out to learn from more professionals in the industry, gaining several teaching and training jobs in Hunterdon County. With her passion for training, she worked often with green and sale horses. She has had many successes with horses she retrained or trained herself. She has also worked with troubled horses at barns, both business and private.  At age 24 she rescued her first horse from auction, a 9 year old super intelligent, one- of-a-kind fast Saddlebred x Morgan with spooking/bolting issue. She bought him after meeting him & watching him go for 5 minutes. She rides him to this day and taught him to jump and ride completely tackless with nothing (no saddle, no bridle, no halter, no neckrope). Her experiences range from drill teams and therapeutic to teaching many riders and horses and helping them to reach their potential. She considers her style based on trust, positive reinforcement, and patience. She has always gravitated towards working with troubled horses and spent several years as Assistant trainer at a farm that specialized in retraining the unfixables.  She has taught and trained at many different farms throughout NJ, from upper level show barns to backyard farms. As an instructor and now in her 30s, she is known for being attentive, patient, and encouraging and listening to students. Too often you see instructors on their phones, not paying attention, holding students back, or pressuring them to do things they are not comfortable doing. She is all about safety and as a teacher and instructor, she emphasizes understanding between horse & rider, as well as how to ride with your seat and correctly use your position and natural aids to be more effective.