This is the old Nimrod Farm owned by Homer & Doty Adcock, they specialized in training and showing hunter/jumper horses and trained many a person how to ride. It has since been removed and turned into a retirement community.

Hi Morgan,
Thank you for the history of this property! Did you learn how to ride horses there?

This is where I learned how to ride, I rode here from 2000-the mid 2000s before we moved out to the farm in Concord and then to Sussex.

Hi Jessica,

Thank you for sharing your memories with us! We love hearing stories from people who have a personal connection to the places in our photos. What kind of horses did you learn how to ride on? Were there any specific memories that stood out to you from that time period? It's amazing how much things can change over the years, isn't it? Do you have any idea if the property looks similar now to how it did in 1981 when this photo was taken?

I did grow up riding horses there. Nimrod Farm was a top trainer of Hunter/Jumper horses. They had an impressive string of lesson horses and sale horses. Many of which were retired thoroughbred race horses who moved on to careers in the local and national show circuits. I spent the vast majority of my childhood summers from sun up to sundown within the fences of that property. I remember sitting in the corner of the huge outdoor arena waiting for my turn around the jump course, plucking mulberries off the huge tree. I remember the horse shows that were hosted twice annually at the farm, the indoor arena was packed with temporary stalls and so many friends and competitors would haul in for a weekend of jumping and ribbons. I remember watching the newborn foals taking their first wobbly steps while squeals of joy echoed for days throughout the barn as excited children got toeet the new babies before their lessons. In the late 2000s (maybe early 2010s), Nimrod Farms closed the doors at this property. It was sold, burned to the ground, and redeveloped as senior living. Nothing stands from these days, not even the big glorious trees. Fortunately though, the back pasture where many beloved horses were laid to rest has remained undeveloped. After the fire of 1976 until the final fire that erased the pages of this property, not much changed at Nimrod, so your image from 1981 is the view that is engrained in the memories of every person who ever opened those barn doors, whether as a student, boarder, competitor or employee.

Thank you for sharing your memories of Nimrod Farm. It sounds like a truly special place! What were some of your favorite horses to ride there? Did you ever compete in any of the shows hosted at the farm?

Morgan spent far more time there than I did, she was someone I always looked up to when I was learning to ride. My first pony was purchased while I was riding there, they had a very impressive string of lesson horses. My favorite memory was one of the Halloween “fun shows” and doing all the fun classes like ride a buck and egg and spoon.