Keezlenutten Farm, LLC - Trail Rides & Hunter/Jumper Lessons in the Shenandoah Valley, VA

The Staff at Keezlenutten Farm

Keezlenutten Farm, LLC has a friendly and knowledgeable staff that consists of members of the Geisert family as well as residents of the area. Read through the list below to learn more about each of them.

Margaret Geisert - Even though Margaret is now very busy with her 3 grandsons and 1 granddaughter, she is still a big part of the farm. She helps out at the trail barn as well as taking care of our 30+ horses! She has been riding and working with horses all of her life. Together with the help of her daughter, Emily, Margaret came up with the idea to start the trail program at the farm. This is Margaret with one of her Paso Finos "Ali ".
Greg Geisert - Greg helps out with trail program while maintaining the farm and doing the accounting - which we all appreciate since our pay checks fall in that category.
Joel Geisert - Joel helps maintain the farm and takes care of anything related to computers! Plus he is a HUGE help at all our horse shows - between trailering, grooming and coaching, it would be hard to show without him! Joel got his first horse when he was 8, was in 4-H Bit & Bridle as a teenager, competed on the 4-H state judging team, earned certificates in Equine Management and Horse Husbandry from Martin Community College in N.C., and studied Animal Science with an emphasis in Equitation Instruction and Equine Reproduction. While at Martin Community College, he competed on the Intercollegiate Equestrian Team in Stockseat. After graduating from Bridgewater College with a degree in Biology, he helped start up the JMU & Bridgewater riding teams. He now works full-time at Serco. This is Joel on "Street Car" after one of the big snow storms in early 2010.
Danielle Geisert - Danielle took on managing the farm in 2006 and also teaches the riding lessons, works with the horses in the training program and handles all the advertising, Web design and database work at the farm. Danielle started riding at 9, competed on the National Capital Equitation League for 4 years, assisted in the jumper training program at a private barn in Aldie VA, started teaching lessons in 1996 and competes in numerous jumper shows throughout Virginia. This is Danielle with one of her horses, "Street Car".
Mary - Mary is a JMU student that works at our trail barn and will be the camp counselor this summer. Mary has been riding most of her life and has shown in both the hunter and jumper arenas. This is Mary on "Ruby".
Marilea - Marilea is a Randolph Macon student that will be working at our trail barn this summer. This is her 3rd summer helping us out at the trail barn! She has been riding all of her life in both the hunter and jumpers arenas. This is Marilea on "Gee", one of Mr. Charles' horses.
Emily - Emily is a UVA graduate that works at our trail barn. She came to us with experience guiding trail rides - in New Zealand! This is Emily with "Roo".
Amanda - Amanda is a "almost" JMU graduate (just a summer class to finish) that works up at our trail barn. We'll be very sorry to see Amanda go in July, we've loved having her here! This is Amanda with "Patrick", one of our trail horses.
Allison - Allison is a JMU student that works up at our trail barn.
Heather - Heather is a Bridgewater graduate that works at EMU full time. She works up at our trail barn on the weekends. This is Heather on a pony we had here on trial.

Working Students
Brittany - Brittany works on Mondays. This is Amanda and Brittany helping out at horse camp.
Kayla - Kayla works on Tuesdays. This is her on Timmy at a jumper show.
Abby - Abby works on Wednesdays. She owns Dancer (purchased late 2007). This is her on Dancer at a jumper show.
Ashley - You'll find Ashley at the farm quite a bit, but she works on Thursdays. She leases Buddy. This is her on Buddy in a lesson.