I have read some of the reviews on this page, and so I felt I had to defend Miss Charlotte and Sanga Farms. My family was part of the farm for over two years and would still be, if we had not moved away. Miss Charlotte's main concern is always safety. When you have small children around 1,000 lb. animals, anything can happen. She demands obedience from her horses and she accomplishes that by training them. She expects obedience from her students, though often they are not trained that way. When you have several children in a group, a soft, sweet voice is often hard to hear and rarely heeded. Charlotte's knowledge of horses is amazing and she does everything she can to try to pass that on to her students. My wife and two of my children trained there for two years and were always treated respectfully by everyone in the barn. We all learned a great deal from her and I still call her when I have questions about our horses. Sometimes a horse or student would be doing something wrong and Charlotte would have to get their attention quickly before it turned into something worse. Yelling to get someone's attention and yelling in anger are two different things. I guess these others would never yell at a ball game because that would be inconsiderate. If you are looking for somewhere to carry your family to learn about horsemanship and how to properly care for your horse, then Sanga Farms is the place to go. Horses require a lot of work and attention and you will learn all of this for yourself there. If you think that horses are just big dumb animals and will do whatever you tell them to, then you need to stick with fish or guinea pigs.
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