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East Woodstock Farm
by Sally L. Feuerberg Stargazer Farm In a Quiet Corner
It’s easy to forget where you are when you visit Stargazer Farm in East Woodstock, Connecticut. You can quickly lose yourself in this little piece of paradise with its fields and hillsides that seem to go on forever. Some of those rolling hills fade into the horizon like a pastoral watercolor painting. Stretches of old stone walls accent some of these fields and look as if Nature itself placed them there. Wildlife abounds in these sur-
roundings with turkey, deer, fox, and the occasional chipmunk that calls the stone walls home. A pristine brook and lush woodland are part of this wonderland as well. What makes this place even more perfect? Horses, and yes, Stargazer Farm has those too.
Virginia McMahon and her husband, Chris, have owned, managed, and lovingly cultivated Stargazer Farm since 2004. The meticulous care of the horses and property is evident everywhere you look, from a magnificent assortment of colorful and fragrant flowers to the grassy and wooded riding trails that meander through the farm’s 42 acres.
Not too far from the McMahon’s house is Stargazer Farm’s main barn. “We wanted it located close enough to be able to look out our windows to see it,” Virginia says. This impressive structure also looks like it was meant to be there, fitting seamlessly into this idyllic setting. So much thought and consideration were given to every detail of what Virginia and Chris wanted for their dream stable and homestead. Virginia shared some of the particulars about the farm and its origins, the barn, her love for horses and teaching, and how it all came together.
CH: Could you tell us a little about this magnificent barn?
Virginia: We wanted a classically designed barn with an attached indoor arena. It’s a Morton building that was finished in December of 2020. We were very pleased with the Morton building people. They helped us with all the important layout details, including the choice of a shedrow style for the stalls and the placement of the aisles. They assisted us with all of our decision processes throughout the entire build.
The barn has eighteen 10' x 12' stalls with rubber mats and we’ve installed individual fans above each stall. But in the summer, there’s almost always a gentle breeze blowing through the building, and in the winter, it’s been comfortably warm.
There are indoor grooming stalls and wash stalls with hot and cold water, plus outdoor wash stalls are available as well. We have a private boarder tack room along with an office viewing area that looks into our 170' x 80' indoor arena. The building also has a fire alarm and an entry alarm system.
CH: Can you describe some of your outdoor features?
Virginia: We have a 175' x 100' outdoor ring, a 60' round pen, and a grass riding field. There are 15 grass paddocks with new flex fencing, with the majority of paddocks located on the south side of the farm. That allows the sun to warm the horses during the colder weather.
In addition, we have four large pastures with acres of turnout. We’ve cut scenic bridle paths in the woods and alongside pastures that take you down to Muddy Brook.
CH: What is Chris’s role on the farm?
Virginia: Chris is an integral part of Stargazer Farm and without him, I would not be able to do what I do. From the mundane tasks of mowing and dragging the ring to helping me with night check and keeping the books, he is without a doubt a key figure in the workings of Stargazer Farm. Chris is the farm’s number one fan! The tasks that he does are immeasurable. His moral support makes it all possible. I’m very lucky. CH: Virginia, could you tell us how you and your husband found this little piece of heaven?
Virginia: Chris and I searched up and down the East Coast looking for a place that was beautiful and not too far from major cities. We fell in love with Woodstock because of its beautiful farms and its reputation as being “the quiet corner” of Connecticut.
CH: You mentioned that you grew up in Queens, New York, near Belmont Racetrack. Can you tell us how your passion for horses all started?
Virginia: I started riding when I was about six years old at a barn in Southold, New
York. I spent many years there slowly improving my hunter/jumper skills and showing in numerous horse shows. I also enjoyed foxhunting with the Smithtown Hunt. I continued riding and competing during the four years I attended Goucher College. During summers home from college, I began teaching riding in Southold.
CH: You were an elementary school teacher for 24 years before you retired, but you’re continuing to teach riding. How long have you taught riding?
Virginia: When I began my career as an elementary school teacher, I continued to teach riding on weekends and in the summers. My daughter joined my enthusiasm for riding and competing and I enjoyed
our time together during lessons and horse shows.
In the 2000s I leased a small farm in Cutchogue, New York, and offered riding lessons and summer pony camp. In 2020, my husband and I built our barn on our farm in East Woodstock and, after retirement, I began offering riding lessons and boarding. A particular joy is my threeyear-old granddaughter who has now joined her mother and me in loving horses and riding on our farm.
CH: How did you come up with the Stargazer Farm name?
Virginia: Stargazer Farm got its name because my husband is a retired Master Mariner (graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point) who spent many years at sea. He also lived on his sailboat Stargazer and the farm is named in honor of his boat.
CH: Does Stargazer have lesson horses?
Virginia: Currently I own a number of school horses and I share all our horses with my students — children to adults. We have both horses and ponies and are acquiring more as the program grows.We recently acquired two Miniature horses, Penelope and Winston, that the children work with as well.
CH: What is the age range of the people you teach?
Virginia: I have students as young as four years old, and I have school-aged children as well as adults. I also teach the riding club from Nichols College.
CH: You have a summer pony camp. Tell us some more about this!
Virginia: My pony camp is a half-day program. I limit the number of students to four or five so I can give them individualized attention. We’ve been very fortunate to work with the Woodstock Town Recreation Department. The pony camp is designed for beginner-level riders with little or no experience. Campers ride once a day along with grooming, feeding, barn chores, and other horsey activities.
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CH: You’ve held some very informative clinics at Stargazer Farm. Will you be having additional clinics?
Virginia: We’ve had two clinics this year: Building Confidence in Your Equine Relationship, with Danielle Rigby in February, and Confidence through Horsemanship, a two-day clinic with Luke Reinbold in May. Both were sponsored by the Pomfret Horse and Trail Association (PHTA) and were well received and enjoyed by all who attended. We look forward to having more clinics and working with the PHTA.
We have room for boarders who will have full access to our facilities.
WITH THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION given to horses and humans, Stargazer Farm offers so much in a setting like few others, I couldn’t help but think of one of my favorite movie scenes and lines from Field of Dreams. John Kinsella looks in awe at the surreal baseball field with the cornfields in the distance and asks his son, “Is this heaven?” Ray Kinsella replies, “It’s Iowa.”
Well, in this case, no, it’s not heaven, it’s Stargazer Farm, and that’s as close as it gets.y
Sally L. Feuerberg is the president of the Middlebury Bridle Land Association and a longtime resident of Newtown. Trail riding and continuing her lesson programs are her passions, along with the care of her family, horses, and farm.
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by Alessandra Corbett Cedarwood Farm
There’s something mesmerizing about watching horses interact in a herd. Whether they are harmoniously grazing on fresh pasture, moseying along single file down to the water trough, or galloping and romping through the field, it’s incredibly satisfying to see horses existing together in their natural state.
Stroll along the split-rail fence lines and fields of Cedarwood Farm in Ipswich,
Massachusetts, and you will witness all these vignettes of equine interaction. To Dr. Corine Barone, keeping horses outside in herds is the epitome of natural horsemanship. When Corine and her husband, Dr. Michael Cognata, purchased the 23-acre farm in 2016, she saw an opportunity to create an environment that offered horse owners the space and freedom to keep horses in a more natural setting. Since then, Cedarwood Farm has become a boarding facility centered on the art of natural horsemanship, offering all-day turnout in herds, a breadth of learning opportunities, and a community of horsepeople interested in a range of disciplines and breeds who all agree on one thing: allowing horses to just be horses.
CH: Tell us a little about yourself; how have horses been a part of your life?
Corine: I’ve always been a horse-crazy girl; I really can’t remember a time when I didn’t love horses. I grew up in rural Long Island and would bring a different animal back to the house every week. I
started riding horses when I was in fourth grade, and never stopped. I moved to Massachusetts in 1979, and at the time I was mostly riding hunter jumpers, but I’ve always tried to expose myself to all different forms of horsemanship. I’ve been very lucky to have opportunities to ride internationally, always looking for chances to get in the saddle during my travels. I experienced the tolt riding Icelandic horses, rode dressage on Lusitanos in Portugal, embarked on unforgettable trail rides in South Africa, and rode across the moors in Scotland and England. It’s always been very important to me to experience different breeds,
disciplines, and training philosophies, and it’s all helped shape the way I keep horses today.
CH: How did you start Cedarwood Farm?
Corine: My own horses inspired me to create a farm where the horse’s needs were met first. My first horse was a chestnut Thoroughbred named Cedar, and I enjoyed many years of hunter jumper riding with him. When he passed away and it was time to find my next horse, I knew it would be a Friesian, as that breed truly takes my breath away. So, my husband and I traveled to Amsterdam where I met my new equine partner, a three-year-old gelding. I brought him home, which at the time was the farm adjacent to the current Cedarwood Farm property in Ipswich. I really wanted to be able to keep
him the way I saw fit, and when the big farm next store went up for sale in 2016, I saw an opportunity to do just that. We purchased the facility and were excited to create a place where my horse could be outside in a herd environment, just as he was meant to be.
Creating a farm focused on natural horsemanship came out of my experience training my Friesian. I didn’t want him to be led with a chain over his nose. I desired a more holistic relationship with the horse based on love, language, and leadership rather than ownership and a servant. I wanted to create a place where that approach was encouraged and celebrated. CH: Tell us a little about the facility and the opportunities it offers horse owners.
Corine: Cedarwood Farm is a boarding facility, and we have 23 horses living here. We embrace all breeds and disciplines, but we encourage the art of natural horsemanship as the foundation of all training. We offer spacious all-day turnout in groups or individually, have an indoor riding arena as well as outdoor riding rings, two boarding barns, and a tack room. This isn’t a show barn — quite the opposite in fact — but we respect and try to emulate the appearance and safety of a show barn. We’re proud to have such beautifully maintained facilities thanks to our barn manager, Paige Thibert.
When my husband and I purchased the facility, we spent the first three years making renovations and updates. During the fourth year, we were selected by HGTV to be featured on their program Farmhouse Fixer with Jonathan Knight, and they worked with us on renovating our old farmhouse. The episode aired in the spring of 2021, and we now have a gorgeous farmhouse that sleeps 10; it can be rented out and offers the perfect accommodations for on-farm equestrian activities as well as weddings, VRBO, Airbnb, fundraisers, and other nonprofit events.
We’ve also built a wonderful community here at Cedarwood, and this aspect of the place has been very rewarding. We have 17 women boarding their horses with us, each involved in horsemanship in her own unique way. We have western riders, English riders, dressage riders, trail riders, and many working on liberty skills with their horses. There are rescue horses, a Mustang, a Miniature horse, and even a donkey. We are open to all different ways of working with horses, and we all learn from one another.
CH: How do you incorporate natural horsemanship into your programs?
Corine: We believe that the art of natural horsemanship serves as an excellent foundation in each horse’s training, and we
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There are many approaches to natural horsemanship. Personally, I discovered Parelli Natural Horsemanship when I was training my Friesian and it really changed my outlook on how we can communicate with our horses. After many years of watching people use harsh methods for control, I thought there must be a better way, and I found that in Parelli. After taking this approach with my own horse, in 2016 I was able to ride him in the Marblehead Christmas Parade in nothing more than a halter, even with fire trucks, crowds, and marching bands all around!
We want to provide opportunities like this to our boarders and to the larger equine community. We regularly offer all kinds of clinics in natural horsemanship, bringing many different experts, perspectives, approaches, and techniques here to the farm.
Perhaps the biggest way we encourage natural horsemanship, however, is in in the way we keep our horses. We believe horses should be outside as much as possible, grazing in a herd environment. Most of our horses go out together in a herd, and we really don’t have much trouble. There may be some excitement the first time a new horse is introduced, but we find if the routine stays consistent and everyone has plenty of space, our horses benefit greatly from living in a herd.
CH: What is unique about your farm?
Corine: There aren’t many farms in this area focusing on natural horsemanship. It’s an approach that’s becoming more widely understood now. I’m glad we can offer a space where natural horsemanship is encouraged and supported, offering consistency as each horse is handled and cared for day to day.
At the same time, we think it’s important to remain flexible. We encourage a solid foundation in natural horsemanship but remain open to all kinds of approaches and disciplines. We let each boarder
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I would also really like to share what we are doing here with the greater community more often. The public would enjoy seeing demonstrations of liberty training; it’s a wonderful display of the partnerships that are possible between horses and humans, and many people haven’t experienced horses in that way before.
CH: What has brought you the most joy in running Cedarwood Farm?
Corine: The horses keep me going. I lost my Friesian recently, and I’m still searching for my next equine partner. People wonder why I keep doing this if I don’t have a horse of my own, but it brings me so much happiness to see all these horses living in an environment where they can just go outside and be horses, while still having meaningful relationships with their human partners. I’m looking forward to my next partnership, and in the meantime I’m so glad to be able to share the benefits of natural horsemanship with our community. y
Alessandra Corbett is a freelance writer and designer in Wilbraham. She enjoys spending time with the horses on her family’s farm, especially riding her Quarter Horse, JoJo. To see more of her work, visit thehomegrownstudio.com.
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by Jennafer Maselli
Faith Hill Farm A Care Community
Growing up in the East Greenwich, Rhode Island, equestrian community fixed Pam Maloof’s heart on a career where she could share her childhood wonder and love of horses with others. Even with her extensive career as a bronze and silver United States Dressage Federation (USDF) medalist, and having proudly coached nationally awarded students and horses alike in the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) North American Youth
Championships (previously the North American Junior and Young Rider Championships) Region 8 teams, Pam has never outgrown her appetite for learning. One of her most recent educational endeavors with the Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA) has helped her connect with more of the Rhode Island community in the way she has always desired.
Pam began her riding career in her hometown where she loved trail riding and competing in local shows. A natural competitor, Pam excelled in dressage and jumping. She attended the Balimo (Balance in Motion) course program, and later the German Riding School.
Balimo promotes form that follows function and is based on the teachings of Eckart Meyners. Each rider is a unique individual in body and mind. Balimo bodywork teaches riders how to develop strong, balanced muscles using exercises that enable the rider to move in harmony with their horse by unlocking points of resistance.
Before starting her own farm, Pam held the head coach position for the University
of Rhode Island’s Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) team for 14 years and was influential in producing their Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA).
CH: Many equestrians debate whether to become a professional or remain an amateur. How did you know being a professional was the right decision for you?
Pam: There was never a doubt in my mind that what I wanted to do was own and run my own farm. Growing up here in Rhode Island was such an enriching experience; you could trail ride all over through the woods and end up at a spot to get ice cream, not to mention the
horse shows at East Greenwich Riders Club. The club held events with potluck meals, and I made life-long friends from all of it. Honestly, I couldn’t have asked for a better childhood with horses, so I wanted to be able to produce and offer similar experiences to other students, kids and adults alike.
CH: What were some of the most important lessons from the German Riding School that have stayed with you throughout your riding and coaching career?
Pam: I came to the German Riding School through Eckart Meyners’ and Jill Hassler-Scoop’s Balimo program,and graduated from it as a Core Riding Instructor. Going through the Balimo
program and working with Jill changed my life. At the end of every ride, Jill made me focus on the positive things before looking at what could be improved upon. It changed my mental approach to riding entirely. Before that, I was so hard on myself and went straight to what wasn’t good enough.
The German Riding School and the riding experience was out of this world. The whole thing was unparalleled. A fascinating point that they made was, “always keep your sense of humor with horses,” because if you don’t then it’s a really long life with horses. And with that, “sometimes no reaction is the best reaction,” and we need to give the horse another chance to make a better decision. I remind myself and my students of that sentiment often.
CH: How did you come to open Faith Hill Farm?
Pam: It’s a funny story. Growing up, my parents owned the farm adjacent to Faith Hill Farm but we never lived there; it was a gentleman’s farm with orchards. My mother thought it was too rural a place to raise her family, so we lived in the next town over, but I always enjoyed the time that we spent at the farm. My parents still own their farm to this day. I’ve been in love with my parents’ property my whole life. Then in 1991, I purchased the adjacent property and started the farm I had
always dreamed of — a place where I could offer my riders the same horse experience that I loved so much growing up.
CH: How large is Faith Hill Farm’s community?
Pam: We have two hundred students of all ages that ride at Faith Hill Farm, across all our programs. Those students include the twelve or so clients that we receive in partnership from Saint Mary’s Home for Children and Families, as well as from our HopeHealth hospice groups that are involved with our EAGALA therapy program. Our community stretches beyond our lesson students and boarders to
organizations and individuals throughout the surrounding area.
CH: The Faith Hill Farm Athletic Equestrian League (AEL) team has been incredibly successful so far, earning National Reserve Champion in 2017. What drew you to that league and format for your riders?
Pam: I knew AEL founder, Sally Batton, from my 14 years of coaching the IHSA and IDA programs at the University of Rhode Island, and I read some information online about the AEL program. The score sheets and point deduction scoring guidelines made a lot of sense to me. For example, blowing a lead doesn’t mean you’re off the card completely, so students get a lot from the experience. I appreciate the combination of riding with the educational component of the practicum. It’s a user-friendly program that helps students work on their skills in a similar way to what we focus on at Faith Hill Farm.
CH: How did you become involved with EAGALA? What sparked you to pursue that program at Faith Hill Farm?
Pam: EAGALA stands alone as a treatment option where mental health professionals practice Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP). After reading about the program, I found myself easily drawn to it. I love to learn and increase my skill set. There’s a lecture portion with videos to prepare everyone before the five-day intensive training program to become certified.
It mixes you up and confuses you a little bit until you can start to process and put it together after several days. I knew those feelings from my experience with the Balimo program so I found the process familiar.
It’s important to address mental wellbeing, and horses are a great way of doing that. At Faith Hill Farm, we hosted one of the EAGALA training intensives in 2019 and we have another coming up this fall, as well as some group events using EquineAssisted Learning (EAL) on topics such as grief, complicated bereavement, and trauma. EAGALA allows us to give back to a greater community outside the equestrian world to the whole of Rhode Island as well.
CH: How many equines are currently involved in your EAGALA program, and what does a typical session look like?
Pam: Almost every horse here can be used for our therapy program. Our number of horses is always changing, but averages around thirty to thirty-five. Included in that number are our three Miniature horses used for our therapy work. A therapist friend of mine keeps her mini donkeys here as well, which she uses for her own program, but sometimes we include them in our sessions too.
Each session is one-hour long and each one looks different. It’s all unmounted interactions and is entirely driven by what the client wants and needs. EAGALA is metaphor-based (e.g., language to discuss props or tools — what does the halter mean to the horse and what is your halter in life?). Sometimes clients want to work in the portion of the ring we have sectioned off, associating the experience with props and words in the sectioned-off area — words like humility, empathy, anger, and neglect that help individuals express and understand how they’re feeling. Other clients prefer to walk around the farm and interact with many different horses and animals or stay in one paddock area with the minis or the donkeys.
We’re able to accommodate groups of up to 20 people, either for schools sending student groups or corporate groups from the school district or local businesses. We can use three to five horses or minis and split people into groups to work on tasks and goals outlined by the participating organization’s leaders — usually cohesiveness in the workplace or mental well-being and anxiety.
CH: How has creating the Faith Hill Farm Foundation in 2017 benefited the farm’s EAGALA program?
Pam: The foundation has allowed us to become much more involved in the com-
munity and offer the farm experience to a wider range of people. Both my parents’ farm and Faith Hill Farm have become chamber of commerce members and have been able to make exciting connections through that. Having our work with EAL and EAP be known has the greatest impact overall because that outreach helps us and our horses heal more people.
CH: What is your involvement with the Red Sky Foundation and how does it entwine with EAGALA and the Faith Hill Farm Foundation?
Pam: The Red Sky Foundation is my friend Dr. Vicki Wiseman’s program. She sold her farm in Connecticut and moved here to Rhode Island. She’s been able to continue her animal-assisted therapy work through the Red Sky Foundation by operating out of Faith Hill Farm with her herd of five Miniature donkeys. The two foundations collaborate on projects like our ten-week program, and it’s special to be able to work with other amazing therapists in the field.
CH: What aspect or quality of your programs at Faith Hill Farm would you like to highlight?
Pam: I would never be able to do any of this if there wasn’t a community behind me supporting me, and honestly, I don’t do any of it by myself. Everyone always says, “It takes a village,” but I’ve always wanted to change the saying to, “It takes a community,” because that’s truly how it is here at Faith Hill Farm. We hope to continue expanding that community to include more organizations and people throughout our area. y
Jennafer Maselli, a freelance editor and writer, lives in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. As a horse owner and rider, Jennafer enjoys everything from trail riding to reining to playing polo, and is an active USEF competitor with her Irish Sport Horse and Thoroughbred-cross geldings.
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