Our Team
OWNER & TRAINER
Dover Bull
Dover’s life with horses began at eight and grew through Pony Club, foxhunting, eventing, and national equitation competition. At fourteen, she received the ASPCA Henry Bergh National Horsemanship Award. She trained with George Morris, competed in the AHSA Medal and ASPCA Maclay, and later worked at Hunterdon.
Through DCB Equestrian, Dover has developed hunters, trained horses and riders, and imported European warmbloods. Her parallel career in medical communications strengthened her appreciation for research, collaboration, and understanding the causes behind a challenge.
Today, Dover combines that experience with continued study in sports massage, structural alignment, and interactive bodywork, including the Masterson Method. Her work centers on recognizing the horse’s responses and supporting comfort, balance, and confident movement.
At Cristal Hill Farm, she and Phoebe bring riding, groundwork, bodywork, saddle fit, nutrition, and coordinated care into one thoughtful program.
“When we truly understand what a horse is telling us, we can help them become the very best version of themselves.”
Trainer
Phoebe Bull
Raised in Bucks County, Phoebe developed a lifelong curiosity about how horses think, feel, and communicate. Classically trained by Dover, she progressed through the Medal, Maclay, and USET classes, junior hunters, and children’s jumpers.
Working-student positions in Belgium and at Stal Hendrix in the Netherlands expanded her experience in horse development, international sales, and barn management. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English Literature with a minor in Education from Mount Holyoke College, where she contributed to the equestrian team’s IHSA National Collegiate Team Championship and Tournament of Champions title.
A second bachelor’s degree in Physics brings another perspective to movement, biomechanics, and rider balance. Her professional experience includes work with hunter/jumper programs, Bucks County Equine, and leadership of a lesson program serving more than 100 students weekly.
Phoebe combines her teaching experience with ongoing education in bodywork, biomechanics, and equine behavior. At Cristal Hill Farm, her goal is to develop comfortable, confident horses and give riders the skills to build lasting partnerships.
“Great training is not simply about what we can teach a horse, but about how well we learn to understand one.”