CONFIDENCE • TRUST • HORSEMANSHIP

Sandhaven Farm

Sandhaven Farm has been in business for 16 years, now located at the Portola Valley Training Center in  Menlo Park, Northern California.

Horsemanship

Here at Sandhaven, the horses’ well-being and care are our top priorities, as is creating an environment where our students/clients begin to become horsemen. 

Teamwork

We have a great team around us, from our top vets and farriers to our competent group of grooms at home and on the road. 

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Jeff and Rachel value the fact that their clients know their horses and are truly self-sufficient horse people. 

As a team, we like working on putting the puzzle pieces together for each horse and rider figuring out what works for each rider and each horse, and developing longevity partnerships. A competitive show barn is what you’ll find at Sandhaven farm. It’s all about the boutique barn feeling. One-on-one attention for our riders and horses

Rachel and Jeff do all of the training themselves and have a group of quality riders aiding them with the horses’ work. When they are on the road, other top professionals teach lessons. 

As a team, we like working on putting the puzzle pieces together for each horse and rider figuring out what works for each rider and each horse, and developing longevity partnerships. A competitive show barn is what you’ll find at sandhaven farm. It’s all about the boutique barn feeling. One-on-one attention for our riders and horses

Rachel and Jeff do all of the training themselves and have a group of quality riders aiding them with the horses’ work. When they are on the road, other top professionals teach lessons. 

With our training, we really draw from our personal experiences in horse management, riding, teaching, and building confidence. At the end of the day, the horses’ welfare and our riders’ safety are our top priorities. 

Our training system is based on simple basics, perfecting those before anything else. We spend a lot of time on flat work and cavaletties courses working on rideability correctness and control and then transferring that into jumping. Confidence is developed not only for the riders but also for the horses. 

Jeff and Rachel come from horse backgrounds, with parents who experienced different disciplines of the horse world, including racing, field hunting, eventing, roping, and dressage. So, they have grown up experiencing it all.  

Jeff and Rachel have run Sandhaven Farm for 16 years and have established a well-balanced and trusted program with a competitive show barn, mainly in the jumper industry. The team travels 18 – 20 weeks out of the year to shows from the Desert in Southern California to Calgary, Alberta, and everywhere in between. 

Our passion is developing horses and riders, seeing them make mistakes and learn from them, and watching them mature. We want to see them develop and grow, form partnerships and trust with each other, and, lastly, succeed at whatever level that may be. 

Sandhaven Farm is a safe environment for all riders, and it is always rewarding to watch the team grow and friendships develop. We love our Sandhaven family.

Located at

Portola Valley Training Center
100 Ansel Ln, Menlo Park, CA 94028

Contact Rachel

Email
RachelFields1@icloud.com

Phone
(650) 400 6836

Contact Jeff

Email
JeffSHF@icloud.com

Phone
(650) 529-1069