About The Facility & Services Offered
Full Care Boarding
Hill Crest Farm is located in Germansville, Lehigh County. Our newly built barn offers sixteen, 10X12 stalls with rubber mats, wash stall with hot and cold water, 60X100 indoor area with GGT Footing, 80X100 outdoor area , tack room with individual lockers, heated viewing room and paddocks with run-in sheds and automatic waters. Plus we offer miles and miles of trail riding
Services we provide:
* Daily turnout weather permitting, night turnout available during summer months
* Daily stall, and pasture cleaning
* We are a proud to feed Purina grains two times a day and quality timothy/orchard grass hay giving 4 times a day: AM/Noon/PM/Night Check.
* We are part of the Penn State and University of Kentucky Fecal Program
* Administration of Smart Pak, supplements and other medication
* Coordinates vet, dentist, chiropractor and farrier service
* Easy access to trail
* Owner lives on site to oversee the property during all hours, We provide round the clock security with security cameras located around the entire gated property.
* We maintain a waiting list for clients that are interested in moving to the facility. Please call if you need more information than is provided on this website.
Services
LESSONS
Hill Crest Farm staff emphasizes safety and positive learning.
Lisa specializes in beginner/intermediate lessons for children, teens and adult. Lisa' enjoys teaching beginner riders the foundation that will set a life long passion of riding, whether it be, dressage, hunt seat or driving.
Heather specializes in western dressage, western pleasure, groundwork and driving for children, teens and adults, from beginners to advanced riders
Lessons are by appointment only 7 days a week on farm-owned school horses or your own horse(s). Trailer-in lessons are welcomed. Individual and group lessons are available, as well as participation at local and A-rated shows.
If a student has never been on a horse or has limited exposure to riding, we begin with an one (1) hour private lesson. We require a 24 hour notice for cancellations.
There are packages available to meet everyone's needs. Please Inquire
Fun for all ages and skill levels, so..."No hour is wasted in the saddle" Winston Churchill
Showing and Leasing
At Hill Crest Farm LLC we love to show. Younger students start out at schooling shows and seasoned riders have the opportunity to show within several organizations. We attend local and recognized western shows, combined training, and dressage (including western dressage) shows.
Summer Camps
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Lisa J. Cope
Owner and Manager
Owner and Barn Manager of Hill Crest Farm LLC., Lisa has spent her life riding and successfully showing American Saddlebred Horses. Her showing career started when she was 7 years old. After her third lesson at Frank Person Stables her father bought her her very own horse named Joy. Lisa showed a few local shows with Joy and then she became the proud owner of Main Society. "Susie" and Lisa showed successfully in the 10 and under walk/trot division and then onto the the 13 and under junior division. When it was time to move into the 14 and older junior division Lisa again successfully showed Be Dazzled to many Championships. Then Lisa showed in the Ladies Amateur division with Annamotion and Cassandra's Fair Lady, to many ribbons.
In 2003 Lisa opened her own boarding and training facility and in August 2017, she expanded the farm to include a 16 stall barn and indoor ring. During this new adventure Lisa developed a love for a new discipline, dressage. Lisa is training under the guidance of Trisha Hessinger, FEI Dressage trainer to expand her knowledge and skills with her beloved two partners Concerto AKA: Rosie and Saint Peter AKA: Petey.
Lisa's brings years of experience, knowledge and continues to expand her knowledge of both riding and teaching by staying in weekly lessons, training program and by attending clinics both in and out of the saddle. Lisa has taken the opportunities to clinic with riders such as Betsy Steiner, Wolfgang Scherzer, Lauren Spierer and Marilyn Payne. She takes great pride in running a well organized, clean facility. Cleanliness, safety and the well-being of the horse and boarders is her number one priority.
Heather King
Heather King, originally from Long Island, NY, grew up horse obsessed. Being the daughter of a single mother horse opportunities were few and far between. But, that didn’t stop Heather from dreaming and learning all she could! Just after Heather’s 16th Birthday a local farm that sat vacant for years was bought by a therapeutic riding program, Pal-O-Mine Equestrian, Inc. in 2004. Young and bright eyed, she started as a volunteer, helping with barn chores and aiding in lessons.
Through Heather’s hard work, knowledge and dedication, she quickly proved herself an asset to the program and as the years passed by, Heather rose to manage the barn while still carrying on a rigorous schedule of teaching both therapeutic riding and non-therapeutic riding lessons to kids and adults alike.
Heather has also dabbled in equine assisted learning and equine assisted psychotherapy through EAGALA.
After graduating from Molloy college in 2014 with BSN Heather decided to focus on her nursing career and resigned from her teaching/barn managing position. However, Heather still remained active with horses as she believes that horses are a life long learning experience. She’s ridden a little bit of everything! She rode and showed English for several years doing equitation, jumping and dressage. She then started getting into western riding while keeping a barrel horse in shape for her owner. Then, when Heather met her current riding partner, QTS Poco Skip (or, “Skippy”), she was instantly hooked on the look, feel and power of the reining horses!
While Heather’s heart is in reining and western performance horses, Heather also enjoys driving as it offers a different feel and connection with the horse. You can find her driving big grey Percherons through Bethlehem during the Christmas season, or for the odd special event! She’s also practices natural horsemanship techniques and started her own horse, Boomer, in 2018. She put countless miles on green horses on the trails and in the arena both riding and desensitizing. You may even catch Heather in the barn trimming her own horse’s feet! How’s that for being a passionate horse person and a lifelong learner!? Heather rarely passes up an opportunity to grow as a horsewoman!
While Heather’s passion is reining and western performance riding she firmly believes good horsemanship should never be compromised, regardless of what saddle you choose to sit in! She’s find great joy in helping find people their perfect equine partners or helping existing partners become a better teams!
Equestrian Staff
Hill Crest Farm is devoted to delivering an exceptional boarding experience. A key part to Hill Crest Farm commitment to be an exceptional boarding facility is because of the dedicated, long term equestrian staff. These ladies have years of horse experience and been at this farm for many years. These ladies will provide your horse with the care they would give their own horse. Their essential functions are daily stall cleaning, watering, grain/hay and turning in/out. But that is not all, they will also monitor your horses health and well-being and notify management of any issues. They will also monitor all areas of the facility for safety and cleanliness. Cleanliness, safety and the well-being of the horse and boarders is their number one priority.