Celtic Miniatures
How it all began

Celtic Miniatures began from the dream of a young girl that grew up in Upstate New York. She began working with Miniature Horses under Rainbow Acres in
Ghent NY at the age of twelve. Through hard work Cristal began showing horses for the owner, Shirley Steward. Cristal travelled throughout the Northeast
showing the horses of Rainbow Acres. She often
found herself being sought out by other farms and trainers to help in the show ring. This gave her a unique opportunity to learn a variety of show styles and
techniques which she has put together into her own methods of training.

Cristal was married to an Active Duty Army soldier in 1995. Through that marriage  she realized her dream could become a reality. She found herself in San
Antonio, Texas in 1999. After attending a show she met Judy Frazier, owner and head trainer of Cinder Oaks Training. Judy was the lead trainer  and handler of
Miniatures from such notable farms as Alamo Miniatures , Bettes Miniatures and Hallmark Miniatures. Cristal began training under and  for Judy and the fun
hasn't stopped since. She travelled a 100 mile trip daily for almost a year to learn and train some of the best horses in the Miniature Horse Industry today. She has
worked with such names as Hallmark  Miniatures ""To Sir With Loves Boomer" (AMHA and AMHR  National  Reserve Grand Champion Futurity winner, National
Reserve Champion Senior Stallion and National Reserve Champion Amateur Senior Stallion-  pictured above) and Alamo Miniatures "Locomotion".

With a strong Irish and Scottish heritage naming her training facility Celtic Miniatures Training was an easy choice. Today Cristal and her family live back in
upstate New York. Here she has begun training for local owners and leading a variety of training clinics. Cristal has also become a certified judge for WCMHR
(World Class Miniature Horse Registry). She was the first person to receive full certification from the registry.

Locally, Cristal has trained for Mountain Top Miniatures in Ancram, NY.  (Mountain Top Miniatures focuses on breeding top Appoloosa Minatures) , and Point of
View farm in Bengall NY. (Point of View Farm offers wonderful little horses in all colors). For information on either of these farms, please contact them via the
links page. Check out the picture  page to see the horses in training.

Cristal now offers on site training and an all new Remote Training Program. This program uses the Internet to connect Cristal and owners on a weekly basis.
Together they design a weekly training, feeding, and exercise program for each horse. The owner is responsible for following through on the schedules. At the end of
each week the owner sends a short video (via You Tube) to Cristal for review. Then they meet in a video conference to discuss how the week has gone, any problems,
techniques, and the coming weeks schedules. Programs start as low as $40 a month. There are discounts for multiple horses at the same farm. For more information
contact Cristal at: celticminis@yahoo.com .
CHatham, NY                                                518-256-0311