Lucky Charm Farm

 If you are serious about riding correctly, progressing in you skills and achieving harmony with your horse, I recommend Pat Chandler as a trainer.  I have worked with Pat for less than a year on two different horses, and I have improved my position, riding mechanics and moved up a level.    Pat has gone through the L Program, studied biomechanics and is very knowledgeable.  This knowledge is reflected in her attention to detail in my lesson, which has really helped me to break some bad habits and build new muscle memory.  I'm a left-brain rider, so understanding the why and the how of what we are doing is very important to me, and Pat has the answers and articulates them in a way I can understand.  
 No matter my frame of mind when I arrive for a lesson, Pat pushes me through and gets me to achieve my goals.  She expects to see the student making an effort and is forthright about that, but I know that she believes in me when I'm not even sure I do, and that is a very powerful boost for an amateur rider.  She has taught me to cast out my limiting beliefs, like I'm too old or too new at this.  I am excited for my future wit her support! 

Susan Sughrue

I’ve been training with Pat for close to a year now.  Never having rode a horse before, I had a lot to learn and Pat has been extremely patient with me.  As a skilledinstructor, she is always able to provide me with detailed direction on what I need to do, why I need to do it, along with what to expect from the horse when I’m successful.She has taught me the importance of riding correctly, making sure that I understand the most effective way to communicate with the horse. With Pat, safety is always first! It’s because of her excellent mentoring, and her wonderfully patient horse Blake, that I now love to ride and have the confidence and knowledge to do so.  I would highly recommend training with Pat!

 Krista Lesniowski

I am so thankful to have Pat and Kent taking care of my baby girl. Val is the happiest horse she has ever been at Lucky Charm Farm. This makes me the happiest mom! If I am unable to make it to the farm every day, I know my girl is in great hands (I'm a bit paranoid that way). There is plenty of pasture for her to roam, hay for her to eat, and clean water for her to drink. Pat and Kent are on top of keeping up their records and reminding me to keep up on mine. When there are new things that I'd like to implement, they are sure to follow through. It's also nice to have good company in the barn who has their finger on the pulse of the latest goings on in our community. Thank you Pat and Kent for keeping me and my girl happy and safe!!

Kiley Ship 

 This past winter, I decided to move my mare over to Lucky Charm Farm so I could have that consistency regardless of the weather and to have more support from Pat.  It was a good move; my mare returned to my farm in better body condition from the regular work and was better tempered.  Having my mare at Pat's farm allowed me to consider management practices at my own farm that would better suit my mare.  This fall I am once again planning to represent my Dressage chapter at PVDA's Chapter Challenge with Pat's assistance.  Pat has a great eye honed over many years of competing in dressage and knows just what the judge is looking for. I look forward to continuing my dressage journey with her!

I have worked with Pat Chandler for a number of years now and have found her to be a patient and enthusiastic instructor who is generous about sharing both her knowledge and time.  Pat helped me get back into dressage with my two horses after a few years off from regular riding.  I really appreciated how encouraging she as I dealt with the time constraints that come with the raising a young child and how creative she is in problem solving the issues that typically occur in horses who have had a few years break in consistent riding. As an instructor, Pat was more patient with me than I was with myself, often becoming frustrated with my body mechanics. She would repeat what I would miss and give me time to figure things out without constantly reminding me of what needed to be done. I really appreciated that 'think time', as it helped to process what my body was supposed to do and put that into reality. She is concise when teaching, which makes it easier for me understand what I need to be doing.

Kate Williams

Ms. Pat has been amazing when working with my daughters and their pony club mounts. We have known her for years and have presented her with "unique" situation horses and ponies whom we told her that we felt she could really bring out the best in when truthfully no one else had any hope for them and my girls had received comments such as "being unsuitable"  ( Irish) and "send to the killer" ( Raffy) but my girls loved them. Ms. Pat gave them all thought and came up with plans. She worked with my girls and their ponies ( 12 hands to 17 hands) and they all turned out very well receiving compliments wherever they went from eventing rallies, fox hunting to fun shows. My girls adore Ms.Pat and the riding skills and general barn manners she instilled in them have been transferred to borrowed mounts, new mounts and other situations like Quiz, Horse Bowl, Ratings and Judging easily and very successfully.

Kara Fewlass