Inside Hempstead Stables
Written by Jerry Westbrook
When a family endeavor expands, its facilities often expand with it. As explained by John Mitchell, the Mark and Anne Dincher family purchased a farm on Park Road in Winfield in the late 1970s. This enabled Mrs. Dincher to pursue her life-long involvement with horses. They christened the farm Hempstead Stables, after Mrs. Dincher's maiden name, Hemp. Boarding and breeding horses helped support her personal ownership of horses. As interest grew, the farm grew into a suite of barns.
The Dincher daughters caught the horsemanship passion, and the family participated in numerous horse shows. It was at one of these horse shows that they met John Mitchell, who leases and manages the stables today. Mitchell, who was educated in the University of Findley equestrian program in Findley, Ohio, coaches the Susquehanna University Equestrian Team. At Hempstead Stables, Mitchell, a horse owner himself, trains, boards and breeds horses. In addition, he uses the large indoor arena to give lessons in horsemanship to riders of all ages and experience levels. His expertise permits him to correct behavioral aberrations in either a horse or its rider - or both.
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