Half-Halt Farm is a private dressage facility where the emphasis is on education. It is owned by Ann Belth, a dressage rider who also teaches basic dressage and balanced seat riding. The farm is an ideal facility for small clinics, and Ann regularly hosts clinics with visiting instructors. It is also sometimes available for others who need a nice facility at which to hold their event. For more information, please contact Ann to discuss your needs.

The farm, which is located near Bloomington, Indiana, is operated by Ann and her mother, Marge Belth. It is home to their geldings Fire, Shikos, and Piaffe. Marge and Ann have ridden, owned, and taken care of horses since Marge purchased her first horse in 1968.

Ann competed with Fire, a 1986 Arabian gelding, through second level at both open and Arabian shows. They won a Top Five at second level at Region 14 (Arabian) in 1998, which earned them a trip to the U.S. Nationals that year.  Ann has been showing less in recent years, but still tries to get to a few shows each year. 

After Fire's retirement, Ann schooled Shikos, a 1991 Arabian gelding who Marge purchased in 2005 as a pleasure horse. Initially the plan was to school Shikos in dressage enough to make him easier and more comfortable for Marge to ride. However, he showed considerable improvement, both in his way of going and in his work ethic, and Marge enjoyed seeing him progress.  Despite some conformational issues that made him a less than ideal candidate for dressage, he demonstrated both talent and enthusiasm for the work, particularly where collection was involved.  He schooled through third level, along with piaffe and passage.

Ann recently purchased Piaffe, a 2010 PRE gelding, and is schooling him in dressage.

Since 2007, Ann has been riding in clinics with Bettina Drummond as often as possible. She rode regularly with Linda Heiny from 2000 through 2012, first with Fire and then with Shikos. She is currently riding with Maryal Barnett.