About First Flight Farm, LLC
Our Farm
First Flight Farm is a small private stable located in Culleoka, TN, just 10 minutes from downtown Columbia. We specialize in hunter/jumper and fox hunting sports, with a horse-first approach to riding and training. We also have a few retirees we love to dote on.
Our Mission
We aim to provide top-notch horse boarding services, ensuring the highest standards of care, safety, and comfort for horses while fostering a friendly and supportive community for horse owners.
Our Facility
We have 6 stalls and 8 acres of pasture, including both grass fields and dry lot options to suit your horse's nutritional needs. We turn out horses for 12-20 hours a day, weather permitting. We have optimized our farm and equipment to allow horses to live and eat in a naturally stress-free environment. We have a designated grass riding area complete with over 15 colored jumps and 3 cross-country jumps in the back. We regularly trail ride and fox hunt in the area.
Our Services
We are a full care boarding facility and provide the following services:
- 12'x14' stalls
- Daily stall cleaning
- Pelleted feed
- Hay
- Turn out (up to 20 hours per day, weather permitting)
- Blanketing
We handle the horses in our care every day to ensure their health and wellness.
Who We Are
The Owners
The Trainer
The Trainer
Stephanie is a lifelong equestrian with 30 years of experience riding competitively and loving horses. A former professional, she has regained her amateur status to focus on horse care and enjoy her personal horse. She and her husband Paul are in charge of the First Flight Farm boarding operation.
The Trainer
The Trainer
The Trainer
Gay Talmey is the trainer at First Flight Farm. She has been a professional horseback rider, trainer, and breeder for over 50 years. For most of her career, she ran a boutique, competitive riding school in the San Francisco Bay Area while competing in Grand Prix for almost 30 years from the 1970s to the late 1990s. A member of the USHJA H
Gay Talmey is the trainer at First Flight Farm. She has been a professional horseback rider, trainer, and breeder for over 50 years. For most of her career, she ran a boutique, competitive riding school in the San Francisco Bay Area while competing in Grand Prix for almost 30 years from the 1970s to the late 1990s. A member of the USHJA Horse and Rider Advocates Committee, she is an active USEF C1 steward, a retired "R" judge, and a course designer; she knows the hunter/jumper world inside and out. She moved to Middle Tennessee to slow down and return to fox hunting, the sport that originally started her interest in riding as a child. Scroll down to see more photos of Gay riding over the years.
Our Clients
The Trainer
Our Clients
Gay and Stephanie have been working together to produce quality show jumpers and fox-hunting horses since 2011. But we all know that the best-trained horses won't go far without a quality rider to partner with. Gay Talmey offers her encyclopedic knowledge with patience, steadiness, and humor, creating a calm atmosphere that meets riders w
Gay and Stephanie have been working together to produce quality show jumpers and fox-hunting horses since 2011. But we all know that the best-trained horses won't go far without a quality rider to partner with. Gay Talmey offers her encyclopedic knowledge with patience, steadiness, and humor, creating a calm atmosphere that meets riders where they are and boosts them to the next level. She can offer riding lessons, trail rides, and horse show guidance as well as help you find your next equine partner. Contact First Flight Farms to learn more.