Services offered
* Horses in training at Karver's Creek Farm in Summerfield, NC
* Ship in your own horse for lessons
* Dressage horse available for lunge seat lessons and dressage lessons, circumstances apply
* Willing to travel for clinics and lessons at other facilities
* Judging schooling shows
* Breeding or embryo transfer may be available at times
* All levels of riders and horses welcome; beginners and other disciplines are welcome!
* Ship in your own horse for lessons
* Dressage horse available for lunge seat lessons and dressage lessons, circumstances apply
* Willing to travel for clinics and lessons at other facilities
* Judging schooling shows
* Breeding or embryo transfer may be available at times
* All levels of riders and horses welcome; beginners and other disciplines are welcome!
Trainer's credentials
* USDF Certified Instructor/Trainer T2
* "L" judges program graduate with distinction
* Earned bronze and silver medals on horses she trained
* Frequent and numerous high score awards in dressage
* Has won trainer's award, Pro-Am challenge award, Stakes classes and Championships and Horse of the Year through the FEI levels
* 2010 NC Championship winner, PSG and Small Tour on Welle
* Has raised happy, healthy Hanoverian foals
* Has successfully started many young horses under saddle
* 30 + years experience in many disciplines and competitive arenas
* Showing and training success with many different breeds
* Proven dedication to self improvement and the learning journey
* Published writer for various dressage printings
* "L" judges program graduate with distinction
* Earned bronze and silver medals on horses she trained
* Frequent and numerous high score awards in dressage
* Has won trainer's award, Pro-Am challenge award, Stakes classes and Championships and Horse of the Year through the FEI levels
* 2010 NC Championship winner, PSG and Small Tour on Welle
* Has raised happy, healthy Hanoverian foals
* Has successfully started many young horses under saddle
* 30 + years experience in many disciplines and competitive arenas
* Showing and training success with many different breeds
* Proven dedication to self improvement and the learning journey
* Published writer for various dressage printings
Personal Philosophy
Dressage is done beautifully when it is a positive athletic experience that enhances overall balance and longevity for horse and rider. I value integrity, classical dressage, and high standards. I also value fun and humor.
Above: some of my fun childhood photos.
Jeanne Karver Biography
I was raised on a farm that trained and boarded horses and farmed hay. Dressage education was peppered into everything that the family did with our horses, even though it was not a focus yet. My parents wisely kept me on older horses during the early development of my riding to promote confidence and skills. I rode ponies, Arabs, morgans, quarter horses, draft crosses, and a lot of thoroughbreds. After graduating from Purdue University in 1992 with a BA in communications (journalism) and a minor in fine arts, I married Bob Karver. He got commissioned in the US Navy and we spent the next several years moving around the US accomodating the Naval Submarine force. At every new location, I took advantage of every opportunity to further my knowledge and capability. I worked with very generous and skillful people. I rode many different types of horses and developed my passion in dressage. In 2000, we got a great opportunity to move to North Carolina. Once we felt settled, we decided to buy land. We have enjoyed raising our sons and building the farm and business here in beautiful Summerfield. I have benefited from the opportunities that are provided when settled in a location. Best of all, I have long term friendships and business relationships that have finally been allowed to develop. I am very excited about the long term future with my horses.
"Discipline is the bridge between dreams and accomplishment." ~ Steffen Peters
"If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much." ~ Donald Rumsfeld
"Ones philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
"The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it." - Henry David Thoreau
