About
Hazelnut Farm
Our Farm
est.2007
Hazelnut Farms was founded by Lynn and Patrick Medeo in 2007 on a petite 10 acre property in South Salem, Ny. Since then Hazelnut has grown and expanded exponentially. Starting with one barn and a few grass paddocks, it has now been turned into a little slice of heaven with a main barn connected to the indoor ring, outdoor ring, multiple annex barns, grass and dry paddocks and a few trails wrapping around the property.
Our Team
Lynn Medeo
owner/founder
Lynn Medeo has been riding since she was seven years old. Lynn began her training at Maple Tree Farm with Robin Pavone then continued with Gincy Bucklin at Lion Hill Farm. Her junior career was with Leslie Newing from Fairfield Hunt Club and her adult amateur show career with Lonnie Lum Curran from Camelot Farms. For the last 20 years, Lynn has been personally training with Courtney Bolender Dressage, LLC, who was previously at CB Walker Stables . Lynn is an amazingly dedicated instructor and trainer in both Dressage and Hunter/Jumper and loves to see her students and horses grow and flourish.
Jessica Dooley
Instructor
Jessica Dooley began riding at the age of seven in Long Island. She competed in hunter seat equitation and the hunters as a junior, and went on to captain the St. Joseph’s College equestrian team. Jessica is passionate about developing well-rounded riders, teaching her students to love, care for, and respect our equine partners in the saddle and on the ground. She has sucessfuly launched her own buisiness ( Aboveand Beyond PEMF) and incorporates her knowledge of the equine body and bodywork into her lessons as well. She continues to grow and hone her skills with her equine partner, Tiger, and coach, Lynn Medeo
Maddie Sansone
Instructor/ Barn Manager
Maddie began her riding career at a very young age at a small farm in Garrison. Maddie spent a year at Midway Univerity in Midway,Kentucky studying equine sciences and became an active member of their IHSA team. She pursued a more intense, hands on program, ultimately attending and graduating from Meridth Manor Inernational Equestrian Center in Waverly , West Virginia. Finding her love of teaching, after graduating, Maddie structured , managed and ran lesson programs at Morgan Farm ( WestPointMilitaryAcademy) and The Crossroads Equestrian in Brewster before joining our amazing team. She focuses on creating understanding, effective riders and loves to focus on the effect the rider has on the horse and vice versa.