Welcome to Crooked Creek Farm
Crooked Creek Farm started as a small private facility located in Woodstock, GA. Due to growth and demand Crooked Creek Farm has relocated to Mariposa Farms in Canton, GA. At Mariposa Farms Carolyn now has the ability to focus solely training and instruction. Mariposa boast a large riding arena with lights and a full course of hunter fences, oversize indoor arena with a large climate controlled lounge over looking the indoor ring. Carolyn's number one goal has always been good care of our loving horses and a fun family like atmosphere where riders can learn to have good horsemanship and become excellent riders.
A little bit of History: Crooked Creek Farm was started April of 2002. It began with one person just looking to keep her horse somewhere and became a very special place. At the beginning it was quality boarding only until there became a demand for lessons by our instructor, Carolyn (Hansen) Duncan. Carolyn now offers lessons and training for show or pleasure in the disciplines of Hunter/Jumper, Dressage and Equitation . Carolyn take's pleasure in teaching riders of all levels, from her walk trot beginner riders all the way to her US National competing Riders.
About Carolyn: Carolyn started this farm as a young lady with a vision. Over the past few years she has devoted herself to creating something more than she had ever hoped for. Carolyn began riding in kindergarten though it wasn't until she was 9 years old until she started competing. She has been trained by many fine instructors including but not limited to the following: Chris Elliott, Hank Bloom "r" Full Bloom Farm), Woody Dykers "R" , Trica Waclena (Rosewood Farm), Suzzane King (Teamwork Dressage), Dawn Secontine (Academy of Equestian Arts) and former Olympic instructor Galale Abdula and his wife Pam (El Gazera Riding Academy). She has done most of her competing on the Arabian show circuit and has won many titles over the years. After an accident when she was 17 she began working with the special Olympics where she donated much of her time. This was the start to her becoming an instructor. She started giving lessons at small farms and grew her clientele by word of mouth only. Each summer she donates a week of her time to be an instructor at the Arabian Youth Jamboree which is open to all breeds and disciplines. At the Jamboree she teaches those who were just learning as well as instruct youth riders that are national competitors. Today Carolyn has become a well know trainer and local judge. Over the past few years Carolyn has been a board member for the Georgia Arabian Horse Association, won top five at the US Sport Horse Nationals in Kentucky on her horse Shady in the Open Jumpers, she has served as a local judge at schooling and GHJA (Georgia hunter jumper association) shows, successfully taken students to compete at US Sport Horse Nationals bringing home a total of 6 National top tens, attended the USEF Judges Clinic in West Palm for Hunters and Equitation and started a High school Equestrian team that she has coached for the last two years.
Carolyn believes in teaching her riders to enjoy riding but she also teaches responsibility and discipline. Whether a rider is learning for show or for pleasure Carolyn feels that all riders should learn proper care of the horse and equipment. Carolyn is experienced and capable of adjusting her lessons to fit the need of each horse and rider.
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