Cloud Nine Farm

Cloud Nine Farm is a full service hunter/jumper barn. We have been in business since May 2006. Stephanie "Stevie" McCarron is the owner/trainer and has been a professional since 1998 all throughout the U.S.

Stevie grew up in California where she showed seriously in the pony hunters from age 10 to 14 and then moved to horses. She then showed in the Junior Jumpers and Equitation her last few years as a junior and competed at the finals in both equitation and on the Junior Jumper Zone 10 team in Harrisburg, Washington and Madison Square Garden. Stevie placed 8th in the Maclay finals in 1997 and won the silver on the Zone 10 team as well at Harrisburg.

In 1998, Stevie continued with her trainer Karen Healey and started working professionally for her in the industry. Stevie worked for Karen for one year in Simi Valley, Ca. and then moved to Woodside, Ca. to work for Butch and Lu Thomas of Willow Tree Farm. Stevie worked for the Thomas family for 3 1/2 years and helped run a jumper barn of 40 horses that consisted of teaching, riding and showing.

In 2002, Stevie started working privately for Barbara Ellison and Wild Turkey Farm in Woodside, Ca. and got the opportunity to show several lovely horses and one Grand Prix horse in which she competed in a few World Cup qualifiers and won her first Grand Prix at the Country Classic Horse Show in Wilsonville, Oregon.

Then in 2003, Stevie decided to move east and started working for Olympian, Anne Kursinski at her farm Market Street in Frenchtown, NJ. Stevie was the full time assistant at the farm and on the road and spent time teaching, assisting Anne with her horses, riding and learning how to run the whole farm. Stevie worked for Anne for 1 1/2 years. After working for an assortment of great horsemen, Stevie felt she had the experience and knowledge to run her own farm.

In 2005, Stevie decided to move to Kentucky and start her own business. Stevie is located at a clients farm in Lexington with a beautiful barn and huge outdoor ring with great footing. The farm is just 5 miles from downtown Lexington and ten minutes from the KY Horse Park. Stevie competes mostly at the KY Horse Park but also spends time in the winter in Ocala, Florida and travels to Ohio, Tennessee and Georgia. Stevie takes pride in her clients enjoying themselves and striving to be the best they can be and for all her horses to be happy, healthy and to compete at the best of their ability.