Our third stop was River House Hanoverians in Piermont, NH, owned by Verne Batchelder and Jeanie Hahn. We were first treated to a scrumptious lunch, arranged by April and Ruchel, with assistance from Verne and Jeanie:
Verne and Jeanie raise, import, sell and train German Hanoverian dressage horses—the type of horse in the Olympics. There are stalls for 30 horses, but most of the horses were away at a show. Here Verne explains the operation:
And Jeanie displays one of the horses who stayed behind:
The facility includes an indoor riding arena with rubber footing made from shredded tires:
Thank you, Verne and Jeanie, for taking time away from the horse show to give us a tour of your farm.
