Hillary Rheinheimer founded FMF in 2017 to provide quality riding lessons, training, boarding, and sales services in the CT River valley region.

Hillary is a third generation horseman, with extensive showing and training experience in hunter, jumpers and  hunt seat equitation.  As a junior, under the guidance of her mother and Paul Valliere, she competed in the prestigious ASPCA Maclay, USET and USEF Medal finals placing in the  top 15  five years in a row.  She also won the CHJA Junior Medal and was Reserve Champion at the New England Equitation Finals.

Attending Hollins University, Hillary was the Cacchione rider all four years  and was reserve champion at the national IHSA competition her senior year. She was also the winner of  the International Intercollegiate Show Jumping competition. In 2011, Hillary was inducted into her alma mater, Hollins University’s, Athletic Hall of Fame.

Following graduation  from Hollins, Hillary went to work  for Susie Schoellkopf and Jennifer Alfano, of SBS Farms in Buffalo, Ny.  After her marriage to Stan Rheinheimer,  they moved to Virginia, where she ran a very  successful training business before moving back to CT in 2010 to be Head Trainer and Director of the Riding Program at The Ethel Walker School.

Her dream was to have their own barn to welcome like-minded  horsemen.  Together, she and Stan built  Foggy Meadow Farm to provide quality riding lessons, training and top notch horse care.

As a rider and trainer, Hillary believes the connection between horse and rider is key. If a partnership does not exist, then the ultimate goals cannot be reached. Mutual confidence between horse and rider is the cornerstone of all good horsemanship. This is achieved through developing a strong foundation, based on patience, knowledge and hard work.