RIVERMONT FARM, LLC
OCALA, FL, AL

ivermont Farm is owned and operated by Ashley Godwin.  Ashley was born with a love for horses, and on her 10th birthday in the summer of 1985, her parents bought her first horse who became her self trained Champion Large Pony Hunter, Hidden Talent.  (aka, Sultan)  Her parents fully supported her equestrian dream, so much so that her father even delivered pizza's at night after he got off work from his regular full time job to help pay for riding lessons and horse showing.  Ashley worked for trainer Claire Boyd off and on from 1986 until 2006, and rode with Stephanie Free of Step N Free Stables in her teens.  At age 14 she galloped race horses on the track in exchange for riding lessons.  She showed Hidden Talent in the Large Pony Division, and her show jumper (who was also self trained), Kaiser Fritz, in the jumpers.  Kaiser Fritz was a grandson of the great Secretariat and to this day Ashley says he was the greatest jumper she has ever ridden.  She also showed extensively on the "A" circuit with her self trained Half Arabian mare "CBS Krystal Kat+" in the 90's.  "CBS Krystal Kat+" and Ashley were Top Ten in the Nation at the U.S. National Championships in Louisville, KY in 1998. They also won the Region 12 Championship that year in Half Arabian Hunter Pleasure AAOTR 18-39 and in '98 they were Region 12 Reserve Champion in the Green Working Hunters.  Krystal and Ashley also won numerous Top 5 Championships in Region 12 and Region 14 in 1997-1999.  Ashley has many years of experience horse showing at the "A" and local level.   In 1997 Ashley was hired by the Walt Disney company as the riding double for the lead actor, Lucas Black, in the Disney movie "Flash".  "Flash" was directed by Simon Wincer who has directed such movies as Pharlap, The Man From Snowy River, Operation Dumbo Drop, Free Willy and many other great animal movies.  Since she was the riding double for a 14 year old boy, she had to shave her head for the part!  Most of the riding scenes in the movie are actually Ashley riding.  She is even pictured riding on the back of the VHS movie sleeve. Ashley was born and raised in the Atlanta area, but fulfilled her lifelong dream of owning a training and boarding facility when her family moved to northwest Georgia and opened Rivermont Farm in the fall of 2002.  Ashley has an extensive resume of training off the track Thoroughbred's for the hunter and jumper arena which she calls "Higher Calling Thoroughbreds", horse show management as she organized and ran the horse shows at Rivermont for over 12 years, and farm management.  She also designs and manufactures ladies insulted coveralls with her company " Rivermont Farm is now located in "The Horse Capital of the World", Ocala, Florida.  Ashley hopes to broaden her Higher Calling OTTB program and hopefully retrain ex racehorses to help them find forever homes after their racing career is over.  Ashley is now offering farm and pet sitting services in Ocala and Rivermont will offer top quality boarding services this winter.   Ashley handing the show secretary duties at one of the many Rivermont Farm horse shows.