I am Coby Palmer. I am the head trainer/instructor here at Floyd Woods Farm.  Born with horses running through my veins, I was driven to do anything to just be around them.   Volunteering as a child at a Morgan farm, quickly turned into owning my own horses.  Growing up with five siblings, my parents could not afford the "top-dollar horses".  As a child, I began to learn (the hard way) how to train a horse.  Through trial and lots of error, I somehow managed to have a barn full of five trained horses, with four of them competing successfully in everything from the breed shows to western pleasure to the hunter/jumper circuit.  I then went on to study dressage, and dove head first into the wonderful world of eventing!

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Continuing to show and spend most of my days in the barn, I somehow started to get a little business, teaching the neighborhood kids to ride, and helping them with their horses who needed a little work.   This also led me to getting different jobs at many different horse farms...teaching, training, and caring for many horses of different breeds and disciplines.  My business continued to grow and grow until I had established myself a large number of students as well as a constant supply of horses in need of training.  Going to college, I got my bachelors degree in psychology which also gave me a new perspective on my training and teaching.  This is absolutely my joy and passion.  I hope to always continue to learn: there is never an end.  It is my pleasure to be able to introduce others into the wonderful world of horses.   Likewise, I enjoy pushing my competitive students to continue working upwards in the show rings.