Located
on 35 lush green acres in beautiful Bucks County, PA. Painted Dreams Farms
students learn not only riding skills, but emphasis is placed on horsemanship
skills that develop riders into safe, responsible, and educated equine
enthusiasts. We strive to create riders that understand equine instinct
and behaviors; a skill that will allow them to become excellent communicators
with their mounts, even as a beginner. We are not a competition barn, and
strive to create enhanced self esteem in our riders. We value teamwork
and sportsmanship. At Painted Dreams Farm, safety is our highest priority.
We place great emphasis on matching the rider with his/her mount to create
the most beneficial learning environment. 
We
teach many disciplines of riding including English (Hunt Seat and Jumpers),
Western Pleasure, and Dressage. Children and adults can choose one discipline
or may sample all of them.
Give us a call today to take a tour or to schedule a lesson 215.598.7370.
Maria Mendonca-Collito owns and runs Painted Dreams Farm with her two children Andrew and Morgan. She has always had a passion for horses; riding, competing, and owning her own facility remained one of her dreams and goals throughout her adult life.
After finishing her BS at Boston University and one of her Master's degrees in Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT she was finally able to pursue her passion in earnest… She began showing as a young adult with her wonderful Paint horses, and was very successful in her endeavors.
Maria built and created PDF as a way to make riding accessible and enjoyable to all types of riders with a wide range of goals and dreams. Maria has built her business based on honesty, respect, and communication. She values teamwork, sportsmanship, and responsibility in her students, a combination she feels creates not only self esteem, but lifelong sense of accomplishment.
Mary Vaughn
Mary Vaughn is one of the Dressage instructors at Painted Dreams. Mary’s background is very strong in both Natural Horsemanship and Classical Dressage. Her instruction begins with assessment and understanding of horse’s behavior and movement, and culminates in a mutual respect between horse and rider that brings out the best in both members of the team.
Meghan Zimmerman
Meghan is one of the many trainers here at Painted Dreams Farm. Horses
and riding have been her passion since she was a very young girl. She has
been riding for nearly 25 years, with a few breaks along the way due to
college and life changes. Over the years she has owned, trained, and
loved several of her own horses. She has instructed at a few local
facilities in Bucks County, instructed and trained freelance, as well
as managed and instructed at Rock Creek Park Horse Center in Washington,
DC. Her background is primarily in hunters and jumpers, although in the
past two years her personal riding interest has turned toward dressage.
Meghan's primary goal is teaching students young and old, not only impeccable
equitation, but proper horsemanship. She wants her students to know how
to care for their horse, not just how to look good in the ring.
Please feel free to stop by and observe one of Meghan's lessons to get
to know her, her style of teaching, and the horses and staff at Painted
Dreams Farm.
Amanda Enwright
Amanda Enwright is proud to offer over 15 years of equestrian experience, along with a degree in Special Education and Elementary Education from Kutztown University. Her main focus is teaching her students all the various aspects of horsemanship. During a lesson, students will participate in various fun activities and games that will enhance their balance and connection with their horse. Amanda welcomes all ages of students, beginners through advanced. Though developing students into show riders is not her main focus, she can be seen showing regularly with her students at a variety of shows ranging from schooling shows to rated venues. Her disciplines include hunter, jumper, equitation, western pleasure, gaming, and drill team. Amanda schools, re-trains, and starts young horses as well.
Mary Kate Mullin
Following a longtime passion for horses, Mary Kate has been a member of the Painted Dreams Farm "family" since 2006.
Although she has been acting as a introductory level instructor there since 2007, some of her previous experiences include working as an equine camp counselor/instructor as well as birthday party manager for several barns both locally and in Bridgeton, Maine. She now owns two horses of her own, and is currently a student at Delaware Valley College working toward acquiring degrees in both Equine Studies and Business. Working with riders of all ages and horses has always been a very influential part of Mary Kate's life and she looks forward to building even more of an exciting life in the equine industry in the years to come!
Zane Bauer
Zane Bauer began riding at the age of six and has been trained
in multiple disciplines, including jumpers, dressage, and hunt seat. She
has shown successfully in all of these disciplines in the local circuits.
In 2004, Zane began teaching beginner lessons, and found that it was something she truly loved. She joined the staff at Painted Dreams in 2008.
Zane teaches a balanced seat, with a focus on horsemanship, fun, and safety.
Kristen Lawrence
Kristen is a junior Equine Studies student
at Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, PA. She has been riding for 12
years and competes on the DelVal Equestrian Team. In 2008, she competed
at IHSA nationals in Los Angeles, CA and ended up being 11th out of 18
in her division. She has aspirations of owning and running her own training
facility once graduated from college.
Krista Oswald
Krista is one of the instructors, as well as one of the horse care specialists
at Painted Dreams Farm. Ever since she was a child she had a love for horses.
Krista has been riding for over 12 years in many different disciplines.
She has focused mainly on jumpers, hunters, and gymkhana, but has experience
with Driving, Dressage, Polo, and Western Pleasure. She has competed extensively
in Jumpers. Krista recently graduated with a B.S. in Animal Science/ Concentration
in Equine Studies from the University of Connecticut. She is passionate
about sharing her knowledge of horses. The goals of all her lessons are
safety --for rider and horse--, fun, horsemanship and having her students
learn something new. At Painted Dreams Farm, Krista has accomplished many
of her dreams. Krista has two horses of her own that are at the farm. Simon
is a 13 year old Quarter Horse with which she has worked since he was
6. Tinker, her 3 year old Morgan mare was her training horse from school
with whom she fell in love, and she followed her home to Pennsylvania!
Feel free to stop by to ask questions, or watch one of her lessons.
Jenny Bradley
Jenny Bradley is one of the horse caretakers at Painted Dreams Farm. She was imbued with a love for horses when she was eight weeks old and her mother took her on her first ride. She continued studying privately at different barns learning the arts of Jumping, Dressage, some Western Pleasure, and of course, the arts of stall mucking and bucket scrubbing!! She has spent extensive time since then working at therapeutic horse farms, and teaching at summer camps in the Poconos. She is overjoyed to return to working where her passion lies. She is glad to have the much-needed skills to not only care for the horses, but to care for the maintenance of the barn as well. You will generally find her with a drill or a muck rake in hand, so feel free to ask her any questions regarding the barn or general horse care.
 Cactus--Our OLD Man & Andrew |
 BJ, Lenny & Friends |
 Booker |
 Charlie |
 Chester |
 Cody |
 Fluffy |
 Gunner |
 Janie |
 Lenny |
 Lightening's Favorite Girl |
 Romance |
 Lily Flies |
 Looking Good Cody |
 Megan on Ollie |
 Mischief Working Hard |
 Molly and Dolly |
 Tonka |
 Mikey Goes Western |
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 Rocky |
 Romance With Me |
 Spirit |
 Stormy |
 Taboo |
 Tiff and Stormy |
