About Cathy Drumm

Cathy Drumm has been an equestrian instructor and trainer for over 30 years. Raised and educated in England, she learned to ride in the classical school of horsemanship, working her way through the British Pony Club ratings, Eventing, hunting and showing.

Upon graduating from college in 1979 and certified to teach English to high school students, Cathy moved to the United States. After teaching for 3 years, she decided to resume her equestrian career, and began giving lessons at local farms. As her experience and knowledge grew, so did her business. She also had a family during this time, marrying in 1985 and having three daughters, all talented riders.

In 1997 Cathy established Golden Hill Farm in Lenox Dale, MA. This large and successful stable which offered lessons, college classes, school vacation programs and a rigorous show schedule. Cathy’s students competed very successfully on both the local and national show circuits.

Although Cathy’s coaching and training  successes were in the Hunter/Jumper world, she always used the concepts of Classical Dressage as a foundation. For her own personal enjoyment she competed on her own horse “Orion” in Dressage competitions.

After a decade of success in the Hunter/Jumper world, Cathy sold Golden Hill Farm. “I felt I was becoming an incomplete horsewoman, so I took a break,” says Cathy. Since then, she has instructed everyone and anyone, from children to seniors, from complete beginners to champions all looking to improve their connection and partnership with their horses.

As well as continuing to teach her Hunter/Jumper and English Dressage students, Cathy began focusing on the discipline of Western Dressage, which builds on the very foundation—Classical Dressage—that she has always used. She has traveled all over New England, the U.S., and Australia helping to spread the word and introduce riders to this wonderful new discipline.

During the last 10 years Cathy has added Working Equitation and Mountain Trail to her discipline line up and now trains all three disciplines under the umbrella of Kindful Training.

Training Kindfully has become Cathy’s mantra. Kindful Training means the comfort and welfare of both horse and rider are at the forefront of any training or lesson plan.

Cathy’s students have won:

• 4th in the USEF/PESSOA Medal Finals at Harrisburg PA
• 3rd in the HBO/Marshall & Sterling Jr. Medal
• Top Twenty in the USET/BET Talent Search Finals at Gladstone, N.J.
• Winner of the Katie Battison Horsemanship Award at the NEHC Medal Finals
• Top Placings at WNEPHA Finals multiple years from 1995-present

and many more…