Facility
The Goose Downs facility lies at the end of a one half mile private road and occupies its own private valley, which promotes security and ensures aesthetics.
Goose Downs is designed with the utmost care to enhance the effectiveness of its training and teaching program.
Two Territorial-style courtyard barns provide maximum horse care with minimum labor. Competitive horses occupy spacious stalls amply serviced by tack rooms and wash stalls.
Heat and smoke sensitive devices are tied into a central alarm system throughout the barns and the manager's house.
The manger resides on the on the premises in a Territorial-style home adjacent to the student dorm. Both buildings overlook the barn.
Teaching and Training Facilities: Our facilities are extensive and designed for maximum safety and efficiency. We feature two full size dressage arenas with sand footing. Each area has arc lights for riding at night. Our jump arena is a spacious one-acre arena with exceptional footing. But our most exciting feature is the six cross-country courses:
Beginner Novice: Designed by Pete Costello, built by Pete Costello, and Daniel Hauptman
Novice: Designed by Pete Costello, built by Pete Costello and Daniel Hauptman
Training: Designed by Pete Costello and Mark Phillips, built by Pete Costello, and Daniel Hauptman.
Preliminary: Designed by Pete Costello and Mark Phillips, built by Pete Costello, and Daniel Hauptman.
Intermediate: Designed by Pete Costello and Mark Phillips, built by Pete Costello, and Daniel Hauptman.
Advanced: Designed by Pete Costello and Mark Phillips, built by Pete Costello, and Daniel Hauptman.
Our cross-country schooling fences include water, ditches, drops and banks. 
The physical plant has a covered arena, an enclosed outdoor area for teaching beginning students and riding young horses, and a one-mile galloping track over varied terrain for conditioning.
