Mississippi View Farm and Equestrian Center, Sauk Rapids, MN

www.missviewfarm.com
©1997- 2008 by Kate Phillips
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Mississippi View Farm
5310 River Road NE
Sauk Rapids, MN
320-252-6198

About Mississippi View Farm

Mississippi View Farm Mission Statement

MVF strives to provide a dressage facility based on the idea that content and well-suited horses with confident and educated riders will achieve the highest goals, whether that is in the show ring or at home. We want an atmosphere of friendliness, clear direction towards to goals set by each rider, and of safety, both physical and psychological. Each horse, regardless of its breed or background, deserves to be content in its stall, its daily routine and its work demands. Each rider, regardless of their age, experience or goals, deserves to be in an environment that provides quality instruction through clinics and lessons to help them achieve the goals that they set for themselves.

MVF has 36 stalls. It is located across the road from the Mississippi River. Its clients enjoy the large heated indoor arena, a standard-size outdoor dressage arena, and 20 acres of wooded trails. The horses enjoy ten separate turnout areas for private and semi-private turnout and round-the-clock care. Well-trained school horses are available through MVF's lesson program for those who have not purchased a horse or those who want to advance their skills by riding different horses.

Biography of MVF Owner Kate Phillips

Kate Phillips

Kate Phillips and J'ing

Kate Phillips has more than twenty years experience in the sport horse world. She began showing dressage in 1978; today she successfully competes at all levels up to FEI. Kate has won numerous USDF All-Breed Year-End Awards, including Horse of the Year from the American Warmblood Society, the American Quarter Horse Association, the International Arabian Horse Association, Oldenburg Verband and the Swedish Warmblood Association of North America. Kate has earned her small "r" for judging dressage from USA Equestrian.

Kate began breeding sporthorses in 1980, when she was instrumental in importing the Swedish stallion Leopard from Flyinge Stud in Sweden. She has since stood the Swedish stallion Livius, who she qualified as a fully licensed breeding stallion for the Swedish Warmblood Association. Livius received the then-highest score ever given to a 3-year-old in the US, and was the youngest horse ever approved in the US. More recently she stood the Swedish Warmblood Stallion Galapard, and hosted the American Approvals of the Swedish Warmblood Association.

Kate's ability as an instructor is also noteworthy, as attested to by her students who have won many year-end awards on horses trained at MVF. She specializes in training horses that are suitable for amateur and young riders.

Biography of Megan Britt

Megan Britt and Azeez Pacobeau+

Megan Britt has been interested in horses for most of her life. She began riding dressage in 2002 and started showing in 2003 and has shown successfully through Second Level. In her six years of showing she has earned multiple CSDEA Year End Awards, USEF Year End Awards for the Half-Arabian Dressage Horse, and USDF All Breed Year End Awards, including awards from The American Quarter Horse Association and The International Arabian Horse Association . She has also competed in 2006 at the Arabian Youth Nationals and placed in the Top Ten in First Level and in 2009 at the Arabian Sport Horse Nationals with Top Ten ribbons in Second and First Level.

Megan is starting her instructing career as the beginner instructor.

Mississippi View Farm Staff

Bill Qualey is the farrier at MVF. Bill is a master craftsman at his trade and specializes in dressage horses and Hunter/Jumpers. From trimming foals to fitting a handmade bar shoe, he shows great knowledge and empathy for his clients, both equine and human. A successful competitor himself, he understands what it takes to make a successful dressage horse.

Sara Magee is Kate's groom and ground person. Sara has been a client for the barn for 13 years and has worked with Kate grooming for the past 8 years. She stretches the horses she grooms, teaches them to have good ground manners, and teaches the young horses to accept the bridle.

Todd Firenz is the farm manager and Mr Fix-it for Mississippi View Farm. He and his wife, Jennifer, took lessons from Kate before he began working full time. Todd does it all: cleaning and fixing stalls, repairing machinary, starting horses, and mending fences.

Last updated November 20, 2009