Crossroads Farm

CROSSROADS FARM
460 E. Ray Road
Gilbert, AZ 85296

Trainer:
Rachel Jansen Jones

Assistant Trainers:
Tamara Barrett
Ashley March
Kimberly Hill

Phone: 480-812-8924
Cell: 480-251-8924
Fax: 480-812-8922

	Located on 10 acres with stabling for 50 horses, Crossroads Farm is devoted to the Hunter Jumper discipline.
	This State-Of-The-Art facility is equipped with 3 large riding rings, one with lights, which can accommodate various schooling shows throughout the year.
	In addition, Crossroads Farm has 4 large 240 x 120 grass turnouts for grazing, 3 smaller turnouts, a round pen, and a hot walker, all available to boarders of the facility.
	Owner lives on-site. We're one of the few trainer-owned barns in Arizona. This gives us the flexibility to custom design feeding, care, and turn-out programs to cater to each horse's needs.

	3 barns - 2 with runs, and 3 with fans and misters for the horses' comfort throughout the year.
	We offer 3 different outdoor pen sizes, either fully or partially covered.
	We have indoor and outdoor wash racks with hot and cold water.
	There are six tack rooms on the premises to accommodate each of our boarders.
	Rounds are made each night after closing and someone is on the property at all times to ensure the safety of the horses.

Rachel Jansen Jones, Owner and USHJA Certified Trainer
Rachel founded Crossroads Farm in 1998, after working and showing for several hunter/jumper barns in Arizona and the Midwest for over 15 years. She found that there was a need for an "A" Circuit barn in the East Valley, that catered to teaching Juniors and Amateurs all-around horsemanship, in addition to riding and showing. "Our riders win at the State and Zone levels, but they also know how to bandage a leg, lunge their own horse, or treat a sick horse." Rachel was President of the Arizona Hunter Jumper Association for 2 terms, and is currently a member of the United States Equestrian Federation, the United States Hunter Jumper Association, and the Arizona Hunter Jumper Association. Her students and horses have captured many year-end awards with the USEF, AHJA, and USHJA. Some of the highlights include winning the Sallie B. Wheeler Yearling Hunter Breeding Championship West Coast, coming in 3rd in the International Hunter Futurity Finals in Kentucky in the under saddle, winning the International Hunter Futurity West Coast Reserve Championship, qualifying Juniors for the National Junior Hunter Championship as well as the National Pony Finals, and numerous year-end Championships in the rated Hunter/Jumper Divisions, from Baby Greens, to 2nd Year Greens, to Junior Hunters, to Junior/Amateur Jumpers. Crossroads Farm attends about 15-20 "A" rated shows each year, from AZ, to CA, to NM, as well as numerous schooling shows, so all levels of riders can achieve their goals. The farm also hosts schooling shows, warmblood inspections, and clinics with world-famous riders and trainers each year. Rachel is a USHJA certified trainer. She is also the coach of the ASU Equestrian Team and Crossroads Farm has partnered with the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) to bring the sport of horseback riding to students in middle and secondary schools and to promote and improve the quality of competition and instruction in the East Valley. The Chronicle of the Horse Article - Rachel Jansen Jones Breeds Outside The Box

~ Assistant Trainers ~
Tamara Barrett Tamara Barrett began riding with Carolyn McGinnis in 1989, at what would eventually become Crossroads Farm a decade later. She competed in the quarter horse circuit until 1993, until she decided to focus strictly on the hunter/jumper discipline. Tamara began training at Fox Mask Farm, where Rachel was an assistant trainer at the time. In 1998, when Rachel opened Crossroads Farm Tamara moved with her. She went on to show in the Children's hunters and in the Junior hunters. She began schooling horses and giving riding lessons to beginners in 2000, which I did until she left for college a couple years later. After college Tamara became the Finance Manager for a boat dealership in Mesa for eight years, but has always owned and ridden horses. Last year Tamara and her fiancé purchased a 2.5 acre horse property in San Tan Valley, where she rides her horse Baylee, and care for their large assortment of animals. "I am so excited to be back riding and teaching at Crossroads Farm! I look forward to meeting all the new faces around the barn," says Tamara.

Ashley March Ashley March started riding at the age of 5 in Illinois. Starting with short stirrup she quickly moved her way through ponies, childrens, juniors, equitation and jumper divisions on the "A" circuit. At the age of 18 she became a professional, which she continues today. She is thrilled to have been teaching others what she has learned from many people, trainers, and customers along the way and throughout her career. "I feel everyone I've encountered in this sport, whether it or they be big or small, has taught me something I've taken with me. You can never stop learning and I love it." Ashley has traveled throughout the country showing at top horse shows and has collected many achievements through her career. They include year end championships in numerous divisions, jumper classic wins and medal wins (both on the IHJA and U.S. circuits). She also qualified every year for indoors out east and competed successfully as a junior at the USET and USEF medals, placed 2nd in the ASPCA Maclay medal, won the Washington Classic, and many more. Ashley continues her success in her professional career in Arizona where she moved recently a year ago and is now working for Rachel Jansen Jones at Crossroads Farm and loving it. She is currently teaching, riding, learning, showing, and assisting the ASU Equestrian team. She looks forward to another year of success, and is excited to be here!