A tour of Sinead Halpin’s training facility in beautiful New Jersey
Monday July 5, 2010
Last week, we visited US event rider Sinead Halpin’s training facility in Lebanon, NJ, a stone’s throw from Gladstone, New Jersey, home of United States Equestrian Team. When you think about New Jersey… you don’t necessarily think of horses and a beautiful countryside, but this part of New Jersey is lovely.
Sinead, who rides in Ecogold Saddle pads and Horse Boots, runs Sinead Halpin Eventing, a training and sales business based at Hart Farm in NJ and spends the winter months competing in Aiken, SC. She is the secretary and one of the original board members of PRO (Professional Riders Organization), which utilizes the country’s top professional event riders to connect with fans and raise awareness of the sport.
Sinead’s top horse Manior De Carneville (aka Tate) was injured this winter and was unable to compete at Rolex Kentucky CCI****, but after months of TLC and rehabilitation – including training in a pool (see video - click here!), he should start competing in August.
Here's a tour of her facility, which used to be a vineyard and has a lot of character and history.
Sinead's dog Zeppo showing us the paddocks in front of the barn |
Sinead ready to get on Rocket, using "historic" stone wall (it looked old) as mounting block |
Sinead and Rocket, ready to rock! |
Indoor Arena |
Outdoor Arena |
Red House next to the barn |
Yes, ma'am. |
Tate (aka Manior De Carneville, aka Michael Phelps) |
Sinead's tack trunk, with the USA flag, her helmet and Ecogold Horse Boots. |
Zeppo running around. |
Zeppo eats in style. (Yep! that's a dog bowl here.) |
Bring on the ribbons! |
Tack room with first PRO poster |
Sinead's Secret Weapon: Ecogold Saddle pads! |
"Sinead Halpin Eventing" Trailer |
Side view |
Fabulous Sponsors! |
Pretty New Jersey flowers. :) |
Learn more about Sinead Halpin - click here for her profile in our Hall of Champions>>
"The most important thing to me is that my horses are comfortable, happy and well protected. From Ecogold's Secure saddle pads to their fantastic new cross country boots, I can say Ecogold products help me achieve that goal every day!"