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Fine Idea Farm is a full-care eventing and dressage facility in Mt. Airy, Md., where riders thrive on community and continued education. Owned and operated by USEF “r” judge and FEI competitor Abby Gibbon, our goal is to help riders develop a broad skill set, from sports psychology and groundwork to grids and lateral movements, supported by a group of fellow passionate equestrians. We host monthly clinicians, group groundwork lessons, and a book club, and compete or venture off property together most weekends of the year.

Centrally located 45 minutes from Baltimore, Md., and Washington, D.C., our 56+ acres are home to 19 stalls, an 80×160 indoor arena, 100 x 200 outdoor arena, spring-fed pond and gently rolling fields for turnout and hacking. The Howard County-Iron Bridge Hunt Club and Patuxent River State Park (featuring an extensive trail system) are both within hacking distance, and we’re less than a mile from the Damascus Equine veterinary practice. Many USEA and USDF shows are within an hour’s drive. From the Mt. Airy exit off Route 70, it takes 5 minutes to reach our driveway.