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Shadow Lane Farm

Craig Thompson Eventing is based in Aiken, SC. In 2008 we finished construction on our permanent home, Shadow Lane Farm. The farm features:

• 12 spacious stalls complete with rubber mats, automatic waterers, and industrial wall mounted fans
• 3 wash stalls with hot and cold water
• Separate feed room, hay storage, laundry room, kitchenette and bathroom, private tack room for boarders/students
• Brand new, two bedroom working student and staff apartment over the barn
• 6 large fields and 3 small paddocks for turnout
• Large sand arena
• Jump field complete with ditches, bank, water jump, permanent and portable cross country jumps as well as show jumps

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Craig Thompson

Competition Highlights

2008:
1st Area II Advanced Championships
2nd Preliminary at Poplar Place Horse Trials - Dueling Creeks Brew
3rd Advanced at Plantation Field Horse Trials - Orion
3rd Intermediate at Millbrook Horse Trials - Orion
5th Preliminary at Rubicon Horse Trials - Dueling Creeks Brew

2007:
2nd Intermediate at Pine Top Horse Trials - Orion
3rd Advanced at Millbrook Horse Trials - Orion
3rd Advanced at Fair Hill Horse Trials - Orion
3rd Advanced at Pine Top Horse Trials - Orion
5th CIC*** at Fork Horse Trials - Orion

2006:
1st Preliminary at MCTA Horse Trials - Sam Hooligan
2nd Virginia Three Day Event - CCI* - Sam Hooligan
2nd Preliminary at Marlborough Horse Trials - Sam Hooligan
3rd Preliminary at Full Gallop Farm - Sam Hooligan
4th Preliminary at Paradise Farm - Sam Hooligan
4th Advanced at Fair Hill Horse Trials - Merciful Judge
5th Advanced  at The Fork Horse Trials - Orion
5th Preliminary at Millbrook Horse Trials - Sam Hooligan
8th Jersey Fresh Three Day Event - CCI** - Orion

Staff

Positions for the fall may be available ~ please Contact Us for more information

Employment Opportunities

From time to time, positions of various types are available at the farm ~ please Contact Us for more information.

Working Student Application

Testimonials

Training with Craig has been an epiphany. You don't realize that you're in the dark until someone sheds light on you. I'm so much more confident and relaxed since I've been working with Craig. His training is very comprehensive. Focusing on not only the physical skills of riding, but also the mental skills a rider needs to develop in order to be competitive and the communication skills a rider needs to possess in order to build a successful partnership with their horse. Because of Craig's all-encompassing training program, my horses seem so much happier and I don't fall off anymore!  – Tricia Tripp  

I have been riding with Craig for about 3.5 years.  Whether my last lesson with him was yesterday or last month, I know that today's lesson will build on the last.  Craig has a patient and systematic way of breaking tasks down to their basic skills and teaching the skills in easily learned units.  The same skills learned in the arena are brought to cross country riding in a calm and consistent manner.  The goal is to let the jumps be easy and enjoyable, i.e. to jump them correctly, not just jump them.  This approach allows the horse and rider to progress confidently and is always rooted in classic equitation skills no matter what size the jumps. - Cashell Jaquish

The most valuable thing Craig has given me is that through consistent hard work, a willingness to work through the basics, and faith in yourself anything is possible. - Jackie Gilbertson

Help support Craig's international competition goals by making a tax-deductible donation to the American Horse Trials Foundation. Contact us to find out how!

Craig Thompson Eventing  1077 Shadow Lane Road, Wagener, SC 29164 (803) 634-0379