Company Profile
Carousel Farm is located on 52
acres in Ashtabula County in northeastern corner of Ohio. The
business is owned & operated by Evelyn 'Rusty' Hobbs; and officially
opened doors in 1997. Carousel Farm specializes in the
breeding of Dutch Warmblood ‘Sport Horses’. Horses that
are athletic in style & conformation
with the breeding to perform competitively at all equestrian
sports; e.g., dressage, jumping, eventing. With fresh & frozen
semen availability, access to nationally & internationally recognized
stallions is limitless. Mares are bred to stallions with a focus
on a KWPN
breeding standard that constantly evolves. The standard
defines the qualities of the ideal 'modern' sport horse.
Carousel Farm has earned some modest success having bred 100% premium grade horses
since 1997;
several having received national recognition. Good research,
knowledge of influential bloodlines, tools and industry trends
have all contributed to our breeding successes.
Business Philosophy
Our approach to the business at
Carousel Farm is simple but distinguishable. Carousel Farm is
a firm believer in 'Quality In & Quality Out'. Respect for
the animal is at the core of our business beliefs. Being a
small breeding operation, we raise a limited number of foals
per year which allows our personal involvement in every aspect
of their daily activities and training. All foals are
imprinted at birth, handled daily and begin a comprehensive
training program. Purina Mills provides the sound nutritional
plan and, with good veterinary care, foals leave our barn
healthy, happy, vice-free and capable of beginning a
productive sport or pleasure career.
Biographies
Rusty Thomas-Hobbs is
President and a co-founder of Carousel Farm. She was born and
raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA and has had a
lifetime of experience with horses. Rusty has been riding
since the age of four after her father introduced her to a
Thoroughbred at Calumet Farm. She also received several years
of formal dressage training in Bitburg, Germany between 1979
and 1980.
Rusty received a technical
degree from Lincoln Technical Institute in 1984 and began her
career with Xerox Corporation. In 2005 and after
nineteen years
with Xerox, Rusty made a transition over to IKON.
Aside from managing farm
operations, Rusty spends her spare time on personal missions;
primarily, rescuing stray, abused and/or abandoned cats in
Northeast Ohio. Donations are gladly accepted.
Mike Hobbs helped 'kick-off'
operations at Carousel Farm. His involvement with horses
began as a youth as well. His family owned & raced
Standardbreds in Ohio and West Virginia from 1969 through
1976.
Mike spent
six years in the U.S. Air Force where he received tech
training and began his twenty-five year telecommunications
career. He supplemented his
practical experience with formal education attending Macon State College from
1979 - 1981 and Drexel University from 1988 - 1990.
Email contact information:
rusty@carouselfarm.net,
mike@carouselfarm.net
