Were you or your child born with the
horse gene, an unexplained passion and need to be with horses? Jan Brubacher, owner, leader and instructor, realized this in early childhood and pleaded for riding lessons. 30 years later, Jan still takes lessons and has developed a great scope of horsemanship: equitation, training, care and management that you will appreciate. With Jan, you will improve by riding her schoolmaster horses. You will ride and feel better immediately.
Jan’s interests in riding cover the spectrum from English ,hunt seat, Western, balanced seat, dressage, eventing, hunter/jumper to trail and beach rides. If galloping along the surf, relaxing through scenic forest, or the thrill of horse shows is your dream, you've come to the best place!
Jan restored North Road Farm into a private riding academy for dedicated children, adults and people with disabilities. Jan is proud of the majority of students returning year after year to learn the safe and proper approach to handling and riding horses. North Road Farm is not a busy, hectic show barn with too many horses, people and not enough space or attention. North Road Farm is not a sale or boarding barn. You will feel no pressure to buy or lease a horse unless this is your choice. You will not be paired with a teenager or immature adult. You will have Jan’s undivided focus!
Jan owns and trains the six horses at North Road Farm. She has worked with a variety of breeds: Quarter Horse, Morgan, Arabian, Appaloosa, Thoroughbred, Welsh Cob, Belgian and Clydesdale crosses. Although she favors crossbred draft geldings as solid mounts with their steady, easy temperaments and gaits, you will find your favorite horse that suits you best.
Jan is actively involved in the horse community.
She is the Founder and Leader of the Peppermint Ponies 4-H Club,
4hpeppermintponies.org, a thriving club of horse-crazy youngsters age 5-18. You are welcome to attend a meeting as a guest. Jan is a current member and past secretary of the Rockingham County 4-H Horse Leaders Association,
extension.unh.edu/Counties/Rockingham/4hYthDev.htm
She is a current member with the United States Eventing Association (USEA),
useventing.com, and New Hampshire Hunter/Jumper
Association,
nhhja.com/trainers.html.
For additional recreation, Jan takes student to fox hunts (where no foxes are killed!). She is Jump Committee Chairperson and current subscriber with
Wentworth Hunt, former Field Master with
Old North Bridge Hounds , and subscriber with
Myopia Hunt.
In the show ring, Jan’s accomplishments include 2009 USEA Training Champion Area I with Chancellor; 2009 USEA Adult Team Champion Area I with Chancellor; 2009 New England Hunter Trials Team Champion with Graham Cracker; 2008 Hilltop Equestrian Center Beginner Novice Champion with Graham Cracker; 2007 USEA Training Championship, ranked 18th nationally with Chancellor; 2007 Reserve Adult Team Champion with Chancellor; 2005 Silver Heels Riding Club Jumping Champion with JaFar; 2000 Special Olympics Equestrian Games coach for Equestrian Games Champion, Alice Stawasz with Boxer; 1998 USEA AREA I Novice Adult Year-End Champion with Boxer, plus numerous other awards and placing.
