“Figuring out how to handle difficult young horses and fixing the problems is something Nanette does very well. I appreciate being able to draw on her skills and experience with the young stock in our stable and feel very fortunate to have her working with my horses.”

Donna Beretta, Trainer, Star Track Farms

Halcyon Acres is recognized as one of the better facilities in the area for fixing problems associated with young horses that were either poorly ‘broke’ initially, or racehorses that are running, but not performing to their potential due to behavioral or head problems. We’ve been successful in turning perceived lost causes, whether it be crazy, nervous fillies; vicious colts; or scared, out-of-control babies, into manageable steeds and impressive performers. Our individualized approach to each case enables us to figure out why the horse is behaving poorly, craft a program to get into their head and develop a strategy to assuage obvious issues. Plus, the facility is ideally suited to work with horses in a variety of environments, landscapes and routines with creative handling techniques to cure what ails them.

If you’re a trainer with an impossible youngster, or an owner with a racehorse that’s misbehaving, consider how Halcyon Acres may be able to help you get to the winners circle faster and more frequently.

“Nanette has worked with a lot of my problem horses over the years and has transformed cheap, difficult horses into competitive, pleasant and higher caliber impressive winners. Her patience and ability to pinpoint horse personality issues enables her to turn nervous and cantankerous horses into eager pleasers and valuable runners.”   

Linda Foster, Thoroughbred owner and trainer

“We’ve used Halcyon Acres for a variety of horse issues. Their creative approach to all  sorts of problems has provided pleasantly surprising results. From babies who have never seen tack to horses already running, but missing the mark, we’ve been consistently pleased with the quiet and cooperative attitudes of these horses when they arrive at the track. We even had a horrible stumbler that was put into dressage training and introduced to the hills at the farm for strength training, which corrected his carriage and eliminated the issue.”  

Marialice Coffey, Trainer, Belmont Race Track