Facility
- 175 acres of rolling farm land
- 21 windowed 12’x12’ stalls
- 72’ x 204’ indoor arena
- 150’ x 300’ outdoor arena
- crumb rubber & sand footing in working rings
- fire suppression system
- round-the-clock staff
- lighted grooming bays
- vinyl-lined wash rack with heated floor
- turn-out paddocks
- heated lounge with viewing area
- just 40 minutes from the Rochester airport and 5 minutes from NY Interstate 90
- 6 foaling stalls 16’x16’ with attached turnouts
| |
| Sugar Hill Farm has now been in existence for several years and has
enjoyed everything that one could ask for in a new venture. Its growth,
since the days when it was simply a vision, has been felt not only in
the number of horses, clients, friends made or the ribbons won, but in
a growing, shared philosophy that puts the horses first and the idea of
learning as a never- ending practice. The Farm frequently hosts Chamber
of Commerce functions and special interest group tours, continually
seeking to introduce more people to the world of Arabian horses.
“I LOVE being in the barn every day. What the horses give back
to me on a constant basis is echoed by the fact that they have helped
me to clarify my goals - goals that at one point of my life I was too
afraid to make, from fear of failing. The horses that I was so afraid
to ride years ago are now my ever-patient lesson companions. They have
me riding five days a week and wanting to learn even more.
"As for the future of Sugar Hill Farm...with the thoughtful
care and grooming of each individual tree, the forest will continue to
grow. The understanding of the constant need for flexibility and
evolution in the facility, training, and breeding programs allows us to
look forward to a future of new goals and excitement that provides
daily enjoyment.
“I am not trying to reinvent the wheel, yet trying to learn
from those who have been in this industry a long time and trying to
help those who would love to get in and enjoy it as much as I do.”
~ Owner, Betsy Kubiak
|
Farm Background
The quality Arabian horses add to our lives is timeless. They take us
on a never- ending journey of lessons to be learned and they bring so
much to the lives they touch. Over the years we have seen people get
“in” and “out” of Arabian horses for reasons individual and unique to
each. Happily, every day there are people getting “in” to Arabian
horses and finding themselves bitten by the life changing “bug” that
those of us who eat, sleep and breathe this breed can understand. One
of these people is Betsy Kubiak of Victor, New York. Betsy is the owner
of a budding show horse facility, Sugar Hill Farm, located in the
Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. Betsy began this endeavor in
2001 with the planning and development of the 200-acre, 27-stall
facility at 6505 Gillis Road in Victor, New York.
Earlier in Betsy's life, she had minimal exposure to horses,
but always a great fascination with them. “My Dad and Uncle Ray always
had horses back in the day, but frankly I had a few incidents that made
me scared to death of them,” says Kubiak. “I would hear about my cousin
Linda riding and what fun she was having, but I was always scared. It
wasn’t until later in life, when my 21-year-old step-daughter went on a
riding excursion during one of our family vacations, that the familiar
‘itch’ to conquer this fear returned to me. At that time a friend of
mine and I answered a local newspaper ad and very slowly got
reintroduced to these fabulous animals.
Like any big endeavor, one day I would say ‘I can do this!’,
then other days I was thoroughly humbled by how much I had to learn.
Fortunately, the courage won out, and although I am humbled daily by
everything I realize I still need to learn, I jumped in with two feet.
My husband and I have always done things in a well thought out manner,
and in this case starting with the proper foundation was of great
importance to me.
My husband Tom and I had just finished building our new home
and it was time to begin the building process again—this time for the
horses’ comfort. The design and 're-design' of the facility was
certainly a learning process in its own right, and developed strictly
with the horses’ comfort and the future growth of the farm in mind."
|
The Staff
Tom Zaborowski- Farm Maintenance
Chad Basile - Dressage Schoolmaster
Megan Bilotta - Lesson Instructor
|
| Dressage at Sugar Hill – Chad Basile
Chad Basile discovered his love for horses in his early teenage years. He started riding hunter jumpers at a local lesson barn where he soon found a love for training horses and being in the show ring. He has been there ever since.
After many years of instruction from top jumping instructors locally Chad discovered Dressage. He felt Dressage was the ultimate challenge in horse training- a challenge that he was willing to tackle head on! Chad still incorporates all that he learned from his days as a jumper rider into his Dressage training, but has found satisfaction in Dressage that he was not able to find in the other disciplines of horse sport.
Chad utilizes Classical training methods in all his work with horses. He firmly believes in proper seat position as well as utilizing the Training Pyramid as a guide for training horses properly. Chad works carefully to help horses build properly balanced bodies and minds, always putting the needs of the horses first and foremost.
Chad takes his education in Dressage very seriously. He attends clinics as a rider and as an auditor quite frequently. Most recently Chad attended a clinic at Maplewood Warmbloods with Monica Theodorescu and Michael Klimke to learn classical Dressage from the children of the Masters in the field! Chad has ridden in many clinics all over the country with clinicians from all over the world. Last fall Chad organized and rode in a 3 day clinic with David DeWispelaere that was a great success. He takes horses he trains to shows in order to gauge their training progress in the eyes of the judges and other trainers.
Chad has clients in and around Rochester and Buffalo. He gives clinics on weekends while establishing a home base at Sugar Hill Farm in beautiful Victor NY.
|
Sugar Hill Arabians Betsy Kubiak New York Arabian horses for sale lessons pure arabian horses show horses facility english pleasure western riding mares stud
geldings embryo sales champions scottsdale aha Barbary Jullyen El Jamaal program discovery farm
<center><a
href="http://www.submitexpress.com/"><img
SRC="http://www.submitexpress.com/submitexpress.gif" BORDER=0 height=31
width=88></a>
<br><a href="http://www.submitexpress.com/">Search Engine Optimization and SEO Tools</a></center>
|
|
