Testimonials

"I am very happy with the care for my horse and with the services that Ghost Ridge has provided me and will be happy to use them in the future"
- Charles Juliano

"Ghost Ridge made breeding in PA a wonderful experience this spring. Our conception and live foal rates where OUTSTANDING. We would recommend their services as an option for the discriminating breeder."
- Heidi Crane and Leroy Randolph

The Ghost Ridge handling of my mare and foal was extremely professional. They took care of all aspects in the care and well being of my mare including shuttling her to my stallion, Delaware Township, to be covered. Carl McEntree and his staff performed above and beyond all expectations. I look forward to my dealings with Ghost Ridge farm in the future!"
- Frank R. Vento

Our History

Ghost Ridge was established in 2006 by owner, Tarry Bratton. While simultaneously running a successful business, Tarry had been involved in thoroughbred racing for many years. As his father had owned race horses and breeding mares, Tarry decided to take a more personal and active role in the thoroughbred industry. Starting small, Tarry purchased a few race horses and the farm has grown steadily into a full service operation. Ghost Ridge is home to two stallions, Alex’s Pal and Dixie’s Prodigy, along with a substantial broodmare band while several nationwide clients board their horses with Ghost Ridge Farms.

To continue providing excellent care and services, Ghost Ridge has expanded with the increase in clients and boarded horses. Based in Brogue PA, spanning 100 acres in the beautiful rolling hills of southern Pennsylvania, as the farm's intake of boarding clients grew, the need for more farmland was necessary. In 2008, Ghost Ridge acquired Two Ponds Farm in Freysville, PA which is a short distance from the main farm in Brogue. 2009 has brought the need for more property with the growing success of our stallions and the breeding program. Less than a mile from the main farm, another farm was purchased where the new stallion unit and mare barn is being built.

The goal of Ghost Ridge is that every horse receives the individual attention that he/she requires to insure the best opportunity for that horse to succeed in the thoroughbred industry, in a time that seems to have lost that personal touch with ever growing numbers of horses on corporate farms, Ghost Ridge strives to clients that intimate experience along with the success of being a part of one of the top breeding farms in Pennsylvania.

Our Team

General Manager - Carl McEntee

Carl joined the farm in March 2009 having moved from Kentucky. Carl is a fifth generation horseman and graduated from Cambridge College in England in 1997 receiving an associate’s degree in equine biology and breeding managementand also an ND from the British National Stud. He was an assistant at Darley’s White lodge Farm in Newmarket before returning to Kentucky for the second time to manage Idle Hour farm in Paris where he worked for 4 years before moving to Paragon farms as manager for a further 3 years.  A family of horsemen two of Carl’s brothers manages farms in Kentucky and another is still training racehorses in England. Carl moved to Pennsylvania with his wife Rachel and daughter Amelia.

Yearling Manager - Justin Shupp

Justin has been with the farm since its inception in 2006 and again is a third generation horsemen. Justin along with his duties at Ghost Ridge is the huntsmen of Rose Tree fox hunt. With his extensive horse knowledge he brings and understanding of the young horse that is seldom seen and that is why he has found his home amongst the impressionable babies that will mold the future of Ghost Ridge.

Stallion Manager - Marshall Horan

Marshall has also been with the farm since its inception and has moved up the ranks quickly due to his diligence and hard work. He has showed his skill and knowledge with the stallions and proved a valuable asset to the farm.

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