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Sweet Dreams Farm is owned by Sheri
Evers-Rock and Charlie Rock. Charlie assists with the daily care of the horses
and handles the upkeep and improvements to the property. Sheri is the trainer
and instructor. Her experience includes:
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Almost 3 decades of
riding horses |
| Retraining her first
horse from a racehorse to a jumper, competing through
the Open Jumper level |
| Work as a vet. tech.
in a small animal hospital, assistant in an equine lay-up
barn, and "foaling out" at a breeding farm |
| Courses at UF including Animal Nutrition
and Horse Enterprise
Management, culminating
in a BS degree in Chemistry |
| Continuing education, e.g. at USDF
Symposiums and Equitana |
| Successfully competing in dressage,
jumpers, and CT at both recognized
and schooling shows |
| Use of classical dressage methodology
combined with round pen
reasoning to work with a variety of breeds and disciplines |
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Experience with training from imprinting
through "backing" through showing,
along with re-trains of "problem"
horses |
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Trainer of the Year in the
Canterbury Dressage Schooling Show Series in
2001, 2004, and 2005 |
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Won or placed
each year-end in the
Canterbury Dressage Schooling Show
Series 1999-2005,
from Intro to 4th level |
| Successful
showing in recognized Dressage Shows, under-saddle up to 3rd level, and DSHB
in-hand with our youngsters |
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Earning a
reputation as a trainer with special expertise in starting young horses
correctly |
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Received her USDF Bronze Medal in
November, 2004 |
| Has taken
lessons with top instructors, including Anne Gribbons, Sharon & Michael
Poulin, and Walter Zeittl |
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Has been training predominantly
with Tom Noone since 2003 |
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Sweet Dreams Farm is a
complete care and training facility, dedicated to providing quality services at
a reasonable price. Our facilities
include:
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40 acres located in Trenton,
Florida, just west of Gainesville; convenient to Canterbury,
Ocala, Jacksonville,
Clarcona, and Tampa |
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18 acres of irrigated pasture, with
annual grasses planted to insure year-round forage |
| Horse-safe web fencing
around pastures, perimeter wire fencing |
| Main concrete barn with 14'x14' stalls,
fans, indoor wash rack with hot water, tack room with A/C, bathroom with shower, and
washer/dryer |
| Foaling barn with its own paddock |
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Large (1-2+ acre) turn-outs & limited number of individual turn-outs |
| 60' round pen,
lighted board-fenced arena,
regulation-sized dressage ring with improved footing, and grass jumping field |
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Full bank of mirrors for the
dressage ring (on short side) |
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We would be happy to
give you a tour ~just give us a call to arrange a visit!
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