| Katie Rocco has been riding horses for more than forty years, starting with a small Shetland pony, moving on to ride in equitation/ hunter shows, to Pony Club and eventing in her teens. She managed several equine facilities during the late 70's early 80's, being responsible for, foaling of mares, breaking, training and showing of young horses as well teaching riding.
In 1983 Katie and her husband Doug bought their first farm in Colebrook, Connecticut. Here they cleared the land and built their farm from scratch, they boarded, trained and gave lessons in Dressage and eventing. Katie traveled around the Northeast with students and horses competing at dressage shows and events. In the mid-eightys Katie became more and more involved in Dressage and went on to compete through Prix St. Georges level and trained and schooled through Grand Prix. Several of Katie's students went on to compete and win at Dressage and eventing Championships. In 1993 Katie became an USDF L Graduate judge, www.usdf.org with distinction and regularly judges (judging) through out the region.
Katie, Doug and their daughter Cailin moved to Sandisfield, Massachusetts in 1993 to a 95 acre farm they leased and then purchased in 2000. The farm became Dragonfly Farm and offers outdoor dressage arena, cross country schooling fences, show jumping field and miles and miles of trails and dirt roads for conditioning and pleasure. The farm will be offering dressage and eventing workshops and clinics for both juniors and adults. Katie went through the (USEA United States Eventing Association)http://www.usevevting.com Instructor Certification program and became a level II Certified Instructor(through Preliminary CIC*) in 2004. She teaches at her farm and judges, coaches and imports Irish Sport Horses.
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Katie and Doug, since 1988 have designed and manufactured copper wrapped mailboxes and copper/cedar signs, visit our site at: www.stillriverdesigns.com. Doug races formula Continental Race cars in SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) races. For three years has held the Northeast Championship title for Club Continental. Doug races at such tracks as Lime Rock Park, Road America, Watkins Glen and New England International Speedway.
Their daughter Cailin is a B Pony Clubber, competes at the Preliminary level in eventing, 1st Level dressage and attends Bryant University in Smithfield Rhode Island as a Advertising and Marketing Major with a double Minor in Communication and French. Cailin also works with Katie at Dragonfly Farm, training and schooling competition and sales horses.
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