The nice thing about working with people in equestrian real estate is seeing what folks do with the properties that they purchased. I recently sold White Owl Farm to a young lady, Marci Rodriguez, from New Jersey. Marci is an equestrian trainer and has developed White Owl into a RIDING CLUB. Therefore: I want to introduce you to Marci Rodriguez of White Owl Equestrian Riding Club in Fort Pierce, Florida
Hello! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Marci Rodriguez and I am the new owner of White Owl Farm.
I am an animal husbandry major and a riding instructor of all disciplines- hunter/jumper, dressage, western and balanced seat riding. Although I enjoy working with higher level riders, My forte is teaching children and beginners. I believe through understanding the nature of horses and learning to respect them, you build better safer working relationships.
A little about me:
- graduated SUNY Cobleskill with an associates degree in animal sciences/horse husbandry.
-graduated Meredith Manor School of Horsemanship majoring in teaching, breeding, dressage and western.
- taught English/western at Dukes 4Quarter Ranch in Suffern NY
-taught English/jumper at Watchung Stables in Watchung NJ
- held ARICP dressage 1 certification
- taught, trained and showed in the Dominican Republic for 14 years
-taught balanced seat/western at Freespirit Farm in Freehold NJ.
- Ran Harmony Hills Farm boarding and lesson facility in Bedminster NJ
The horse industry has taken a beating in our current recession. People can no longer afford to keep their own horses . What we all know though, is you can give up the horse but you never give up your passion. Those who still want to be successful in the horse industry have to come up with innovative ideas for their clients.
White Owl Farm and Riding Club will be the first of its kind. We will be a member-only facility where once you become a member, you don't lease just one horse as was standard, you lease the whole herd of horses so there's always a horse available for you to ride.
You become a member of the "riding club". you have a 6 week trial period where you take lessons on all the horses that are suitable to your riding ability. once you pass the trial period, you become a full member. You can log onto the website, go to the scheduling page, pick your horse and block out your time slot on that day. you can then go to the bulletin page and tell other members when you want to go out and if anyone wants to ride with you they can also schedule. On that day, the horse is conveniently waiting in the barn for the riders. the riders come, they tack up and ride, then put the horse back in the field when finished. Memberships will differ as to how many days members wish to ride and their riding level.
The beauty of this is there is one low monthly cost. We have horses suited to all levels of ability and discipline. White Owl covers all horse expenses- farrier, feed,vet bills etc. There are other people to ride with. Members can schedule, bulletin and make payments through the website. Discount lessons are always available. We offer a 100x200 sand arena, round pen and fields to ride in as well as off site trail riding. Future plans also include building an outdoor hunt course, natural horsemanship obstacle course ,lights and roofing arena, and trailering so Platinum members can take horses off site to the beach or other close by national park systems.
