Sheffield Farms is a small, privately owned, show hunter sales barn.
Our objective is to purchase
young, talented hunter prospects and develop them for the junior and
amateur markets. We seek out prospects that are "ammie"
friendly while also being fancy enough to appeal to the
discriminating professional. As buyers, our first preference is to
support the North American (NA) market and the NA breeder, but we
will shop abroad if the NA market dictates. Our youngsters are
thoroughly vetted and radiographed.
Our preference is to
purchase talented, gently broke 3 and 4 year old prospects. 3
year olds are turned out to the field and allowed to grow up until
they are 4 years of age.
4-year old prospects
live in the barn and are brought along gently, carefully and
correctly; at first on the flat, and eventually over small fences.
Our young prospects are introduced to the performance show ring at
the lowest levels only after they have a solid foundation at home. We
don't believe in cutting corners or rushing our prospects. Our
goal is to develop a confident, well mannered hunter that will be a
joy to own and show.
Our horses are typically offered for
sale only after they have accumulated a successful show record in
the 3' divisions. Our best prospects are often retained until
they have experience competing in the 3'3" or 3'6" divisions with
good results. It is not uncommon for our horses to remain in our
program for at least 3 years and our best prospects may be retained a bit
longer before they are offered for sale.
Some of our horses recent achievements include:
2017 Zone II HOTY Champion in the 3'6" Green Hunters
2017 Zone II HOTY Reserve Champion in the 3'6" Green Hunters
2018 Multiple Tri-Colors at WEF in the Modified Adults (while out on
lease)
2018 Winter Circuit Champion at Old Salem Farm in the 3'3"
Performance Hunters
2018 HITS Saugerties Circuit Champion in the 3'3" Performance
Hunters
2018 Zone II HOTY Champion in the 3'3" Performance Hunters
2019 Baby Green Championships at HITS Saugerties