Dartmouth Riding Center @ the Morton Farm
About Morton Farm
The Farm
Morton Farm was donated by the Mortons D'63 in 1970. The property includes the farmhouse, three barns, indoor arena, two outdoor riding rings, multiple pastures, and miles of trails.
The Staff
Francis "Izzy" Isabelle is the Farm Manager. Izzy has been with the farm since before the Morton family donated it to the college. Izzy is in charge of the barn workers, the up keep of the farm and grounds as well as coordinating with Sally Batton the farm's needs. When not working at Morton Farm, Izzy is involved in the raising, showing and judging of Charolais cattle. He is also in charge of coordinating the farm's hay production. **Izzy is retiring after 38 years at Morton, at the end of June 2008**
Theresa Slie has worked at Morton Farm the longest after Izzy. She works hard doing the day to day tasks of keeping the farm running smoothly. Theresa has a great rapport with the boarders and instructors. You can always count on Theresa to help you out or let you know what is going on at the farm.
Bob Helbock is is also a full time employee at the farm. Bob is a great rider, able to ride most any problem horse and make it look easy. He enjoys working with horses and can find the good qualities in them all. Bob is famous for being the warm up rider for jumping during the Intercollegiate shows. He gets them all around the course and makes it look simple.
Elaine Morrison is our permanent part time worker. She is a long time rider and horse owner. Elaine has two of her own horses. Elaine is detail oriented and is always striving to make the farm look its best. She also works with Theresa in teaching the camp classes during the summer clinics. Elaine is a 4-H instructor in the Upper Valley as well.
Morton Farm employs a number of high school and college students as weekend and summer help. For more information, Izzy can be reached at the Morton Farm Shop number: 646-1844.