Meet Us

Our Instructors

Jill Swift

Jill Swift, the proprietor of October Farm since 2005, has over 20 years of experience with horses and graduated with a BA in Psychology from Boston College. Jill is a United States Pony Club B graduate and has been a MA licensed riding instructor since 1993, and has a background in Eventing through Training level and Dressage through Second level. Jill also has extensive experience working with green horses and retraining OTTB’s for new careers in Dressage, Eventing and Hunters.

She has worked with: Dottie Morkis, Kathy Connelly, Joy Congdon, Stephie Baer, Dennis Glaccum, David Olynik, Lynn Kimball Davis, Jane Sleeper, Tony Provencher, Kelli Mason, Jerry and Becky Schurink.

Elizabeth Luccini

Elizabeth has over 20 years of riding experience, including 10 years of teaching experience. Through the years, Elizabeth has been actively involved in 4-H and the United States Pony Clubs. Elizabeth has competed successfully on the local and regional circuits. She also competed in the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Associate circuit, where she consistently earned top ribbons at regional competitions.

Elizabeth earned her BS in Business Administration from Framingham State College, and is nearing completion of her MS in Human Resources Management from Emmanuel College. She currently works full time in Boston, MA as a Human Resources Manager.