DRESSAGE - WORKING EQUITATION - JUMPING. LESSONS & HORSE TRAINING
About Us
Bree Sprik
Bree has been an avid rider for over 30 years and working as a professional for over 20. She achieved her USDF bronze and silver medals on her beloved draft cross, Dante, competing with him through Intermediare. She is a USDF “L” graduate with distinction who has also had a successful career in show jumping. As a junior rider, she showed actively in regional Midwest circuits, both English and Western disciplines. Recently, Bree has become a leading voice on the East Coast in the emerging sport of Working Equitation. In 2021-22, she was Regional Champion and National Reserve Champion for advanced Level 6. She is a recognized professional instructor through USAWE and is cofounder of NYSWE. She regularly gives clinics around the northeast region in both dressage and working equitation. Currently, Bree is bringing along her young home-bred Oldenburg horses, Callisto and Anakin to compete in jumping and dressage, as well as client horses in training from beginning to advanced levels.
Bree enjoys teaching her students to become their own horsemen/women, encouraging critical thinking rather than just being “lesson takers.” Riding and horsemanship is an ongoing journey that doesn’t end. She encourages her students to ride and show if that is what they wish to do, but above all, she wants to teach them to listen to their horse, appreciate the small victories, and develop a relationship and foundation to build on for their entire career together.
Broad Hollow Farm
A Little History: OUR Broad Hollow Farm is not the first of its name, Melinda's Great Grandfather, Thomas Hitchcock Sr had the original Broad Hollow on Long Island. 'Broad Hollow Farm' was the estate of Thomas Hitchcock and later his son Tommy Jr. Thomas Hitchcock Sr. was a 10 goal polo player who helped found the Meadowbrook Polo Club and is also credited with founding steeplechase horse racing in America (he's also in the Racing Hall of Fame for horse training). His son, Tommy Jr., was also a 10 goal polo player and is considered one of the best polo players in the sport's history! F. Scott Fitzgeralds character, Tom Buchanan, from the Great Gatsby is modeled on Thomas Jr. Thomas Hitchcock Sr also founded Hitchcock Woods in Aiken South Carolina. Hitchcock Woods is one of the largest urban forests in the nation. With 2,100 acres of forestland, the Woods are a haven for hikers, equestrians, bird watchers, nature lovers and history buffs. Our farm name and love for horses and the natural world runs deep!