Page 11 - June 2005 The Game

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“Best Kept Secret” Say Repeat Clients
Ruth Young says that her clients tell her that she is “the best kept secret” in town, and frankly they would like to keep it that way.
“I have clients who keep coming back year after year.” says Ruth at her 68 acre Castleview Farm in Ancaster, “I’ve had generations of horses and their siblings here.”
At Castleview, Ruth and her staff pride themselves on a job well done and say they take the time to listen to what the owner or trainer wants, “We gear a schedule to the individual horse or what the trainer’s goal is for the horse. There is a lot of communication. If the trainer wants the horse to breeze a quarter when they get to the track, then we get them ready to breeze a quarter.”
The facilities at Castleview allow for a wide range of services. Everything from lay-ups to leg-ups; broodmare care to post surgical care; and yearling sales prep to starting two-year-olds.
“The rehabs have had a lot of success, coming back after injury to win off the farm.” says Ruth, “The babies are quiet, sensible and professional and go on to do their job. We have had a lot of positive compliments.”
Originally from Brantford, Ontario, Ruth started working with thoroughbreds at age 13 when she worked for Joyce Ellis in exchange for riding lessons.
Ruth mucked stalls, groomed, worked with broodmares and even handled the stallions stating that she learned first hand how a thoroughbred farm worked.
Working with horses was something that she had originally viewed as a hobby, but as time marched on she realized that it was becoming a passion and Ruth worked very hard to find a way to make a living with the thoroughbreds.
In 1989 she took the English level coach program and upon graduation began freelance coaching and riding. She quickly got a reputation as ‘the one to call’ for re-school- ing or re-training horses who were misbehaving or had problems and vices.
That same year she also took on a veterinary technician position with Dr. Darryl Bonder at his Humber College location which is where Ruth got to know a number of trainers from Woodbine.
Then for the next five years Ruth went to Guelph University and studied biomedical and biological animal science while continuing to coach and train horses.
In 1995 she started Castleview Farm at a leased location in Kitchener and offered breaking and training of thoroughbreds both for the show ring and the racetrack. And in case she wasn’t already busy enough Ruth was also helping her friend Christine Behan get yearlings legged-up and ready for the sales.
When Christine’s facility closed in 2000, there were a number of people who were displaced which indicated to Ruth that there was a need for a farm in the area and after purchasing the farm in Ancaster the clients whom she had
known through Christine shipped their horses to her. Castleview Farm can accommodate 34 horses and boasts a brand new extra large indoor arena as well as an outdoor sand ring and plenty of large, grassy paddocks. In
2004 a one mile turf gallop was added.
“We have stalls available for owners who can’t get
stalls at the track.” says Ruth, “We are able to keep the horses fit and ready to go back in. We have a hard working team who care and love what they do.”
For more information on Castleview Farm call Ruth at 905-304-0965
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Rescued Mare has Healthy Foal
Ruth Young with her 3-year-old Tethra filly at her Castleview Farm in Ancaster.
The mare Regal Step and her foal named Mira. Regal Step was one of the pregnant mares who were res- cued from the Bramalea Farm where 35 horses were left starving in January. The Regal Intension mare gave birth to her filly by Fort Chaffee on April 4. They named the filly Mira, which is short for Miracle.
Both mare and foal are now owned by Greg Samulak and doing well in their new home.
Greg is also the owner of two-year-old (rig) Power Tough Guy who was also rescued from the Bramalea farm. His barn name is Lewis, named after Debbie Lewis, one of the grooms who helped save his life.
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