Legacy Vanners
Your Subtitle text
About us...
Our Trainer & Barn Manager
We are a small farm located in the beautiful state of Virginia. We will only breed a few foals per year to be sold, and we only breed the best of the best. We want to continue to make sure we breed for the excellent quality of the Gypsy Vanner breed. The wonderful docile temperment, the long, thick flowing mane and tail, and the tons of feathers that are so coveted in the breed.
The temperment of the Gypsy Vanner is a trait we love about the breed and make certain that our foals produce this quality as well. We make certain that our foals are purely Gypsy Vanners.
All of our horses are registered with the GVHS.
We absolutely love this breed of horse and want to make certain that we do all we can to continue to bring you the best quality Gypsy Vanner, all of our foals are handled from birth and the teaching process begins immediately. All of our foals are taught wonderful ground manners as well as being able to stand tied quietly, stand for vet and farrier, clip, bathe, groom, load and haul quietly, and crosstie. Our foals continue the learning process under saddle when old enough. Our trainers are only the best of the best. (See our Trainer info below)
The customer is very important to us and we want to make sure that we find you the right match for you and your needs. If we don't have specifically have what you are looking for, let us know and we perhaps we can find what you are looking for to suit your needs.
The temperment of the Gypsy Vanner is a trait we love about the breed and make certain that our foals produce this quality as well. We make certain that our foals are purely Gypsy Vanners.
All of our horses are registered with the GVHS.
We absolutely love this breed of horse and want to make certain that we do all we can to continue to bring you the best quality Gypsy Vanner, all of our foals are handled from birth and the teaching process begins immediately. All of our foals are taught wonderful ground manners as well as being able to stand tied quietly, stand for vet and farrier, clip, bathe, groom, load and haul quietly, and crosstie. Our foals continue the learning process under saddle when old enough. Our trainers are only the best of the best. (See our Trainer info below)
The customer is very important to us and we want to make sure that we find you the right match for you and your needs. If we don't have specifically have what you are looking for, let us know and we perhaps we can find what you are looking for to suit your needs.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trainer Bio: Elizabeth Grisell-Short
Elizabeth Grisell-Short grew up showing hunters and jumpers on the competitive "A" circuits. While living on a horse farm raising and training sport horses for showing and fox hunting, she learned the importance of proper management and conditioning. By the age of twelve she was breaking horses raised on the family's farm. She started breaking horses for other people by the time she was thirteen. She gained many experiences training horses and competing on a national level. Showing hunters on the "A" circuit gave her the great asset of attaining an equitation-based seat. By the age of sixteen she began breaking and training horses as a profession. Two years later she was gaining the experience of working Thoroughbreds on the track.
Over the next few years she trained horses, taught at camps, and studied dressage. During this time Elizabeth studied nutrition at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. She spent time training horses in Australia for the racetrack, and retraining horses off teh track for the sport of Combined Training (Eventing). Upon returning to the United States she began competing her own horses in Combined Training and aquired many students in the sport. She was surprised to see so many horses unfit at competitions, especially up through the Preliminary level. Many of her students did not know how to condition their horses on a daily basis to prepare them for the differing levels of this challenging sport. Other students needed help with horses due to improper conditioning, causing soreness through their body and legs. Elizabeth saw a need for the knowledge of proper conditioning and management techniques in this sport.
Elizabeth Grisell-Short now raises, trains, and competes sport horses at Fox Fire Farms. Fox Fire Farms is an Event training complex in North Carolina, complete with a stadium jumping ring, regulation dressage ring, cross-country course, half-mile track, and indoor arena.
Beth's Philosphy:
We are an event training facility; specializing in training and conditioning the event horse. We believe in building the event horse as an athlete, slowly, and thoroughly. We allow our horses to develop mentally and physically for the demanding sport of eventing through the use of cross-training and proper exercise techniques. We know the importance of allowing time and conditioning to build the horse's bones, ligaments, tendons, muscles, and respiratory system. We keep horss sound by allowing them to grow before placing physical demands on them as well as not over training or drilling them in their work. We are mindful of their precious joints and minds, allowing both to grow stronger in training without tearing them down.
Our techniques and training philosophies are available in our detailed conditioning guide, Care and Management of the Event Horse. The book is currently in the publishing phase and will soon be available for sale on this website as well as www.mysporthorse.com.
Elizabeth Grisell-Short grew up showing hunters and jumpers on the competitive "A" circuits. While living on a horse farm raising and training sport horses for showing and fox hunting, she learned the importance of proper management and conditioning. By the age of twelve she was breaking horses raised on the family's farm. She started breaking horses for other people by the time she was thirteen. She gained many experiences training horses and competing on a national level. Showing hunters on the "A" circuit gave her the great asset of attaining an equitation-based seat. By the age of sixteen she began breaking and training horses as a profession. Two years later she was gaining the experience of working Thoroughbreds on the track.
Over the next few years she trained horses, taught at camps, and studied dressage. During this time Elizabeth studied nutrition at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. She spent time training horses in Australia for the racetrack, and retraining horses off teh track for the sport of Combined Training (Eventing). Upon returning to the United States she began competing her own horses in Combined Training and aquired many students in the sport. She was surprised to see so many horses unfit at competitions, especially up through the Preliminary level. Many of her students did not know how to condition their horses on a daily basis to prepare them for the differing levels of this challenging sport. Other students needed help with horses due to improper conditioning, causing soreness through their body and legs. Elizabeth saw a need for the knowledge of proper conditioning and management techniques in this sport.
Elizabeth Grisell-Short now raises, trains, and competes sport horses at Fox Fire Farms. Fox Fire Farms is an Event training complex in North Carolina, complete with a stadium jumping ring, regulation dressage ring, cross-country course, half-mile track, and indoor arena.
Beth's Philosphy:
We are an event training facility; specializing in training and conditioning the event horse. We believe in building the event horse as an athlete, slowly, and thoroughly. We allow our horses to develop mentally and physically for the demanding sport of eventing through the use of cross-training and proper exercise techniques. We know the importance of allowing time and conditioning to build the horse's bones, ligaments, tendons, muscles, and respiratory system. We keep horss sound by allowing them to grow before placing physical demands on them as well as not over training or drilling them in their work. We are mindful of their precious joints and minds, allowing both to grow stronger in training without tearing them down.
Our techniques and training philosophies are available in our detailed conditioning guide, Care and Management of the Event Horse. The book is currently in the publishing phase and will soon be available for sale on this website as well as www.mysporthorse.com.
