Barbara Winn

Barbara is a native Pennsylvanian and avid equestrian with a corporate background. Barbara has been riding and showing since early childhood. She currently owns an Arabian mare that she shows at breed shows and local dressage events. Barbara has many years of business experience in the financial data services/credit industry, where she held management positions for over ten years. Barbara recently purchased a small farm in Southern Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, where she is restoring an 1800’s log farmhouse, and where she has realized her life-long dream by building a three-stall horse facility with many acres of rolling pastures. Barbara’s professionalism and motivation combined with her equestrian background will help you achieve your equine real estate goals.

Vern Kratz

A life time resident of Skippack, PA Vern became an entrepreneur at age 21 and has been involved in real estate for 27 years in South Eastern Pennsylvania. Vern’s real estate background is broad based having experience in farms, residential, commercial sales, land acquisition and development. With multi million dollars in transactions his ability to understand his client’s goals allows him to customize each transaction to meet their needs. Clients having interest in working properties due diligence is critical for both Buyers and Sellers. Vern will meet with you and develop breakeven analyses of the property, this is one of several critical components to establish value.

Equestrian real estate is a very unique market, Vern enjoys working with Buyers from out of state and in the area for a limited time. His service to these Buyers includes but is not limited to airport and hotel pickup, overnight travel, entertainment and providing them with more property information than is available through general marketing materials. Vern’s experience in real estate offers client representation far beyond writing agreements; he’ll work with you through the entire process of zoning, lender finance, trusts and inspections. Vern was ultimately responsible for the reorganization of a 20 unit retail market with sales of $7,800,000.00 in fifteen months sales increased to $26,000,000.00 and the units were sold to a company from Texas.

Brigita McKelvie

Horses have been Brigita’s lifetime passion. Married with 2 grown children who grew up with horses, Brigita owns a cat and a Thoroughbred gelding, who enjoys jumping and loves people.

Brigita is a Certified Internet Specialist (e-PRO®), with a GRI (Graduate, REALTOR Institute) designation, specializing in Rural and Equestrian properties and Farms. She is also a member of the BNI (Business Networking International) Wind Gap Chapter I Group. Brigita is an active blogger with an impressive online presence on real estate social network websites such as Active Rain.

Thoroughly immersing herself in the local equestrian community, Brigita is an active member of the Lehigh Valley Horse Council, a contributing editor for Elite Equestrian magazine, a 4H Leader of a Northampton County horse club and a volunteer with the Lehigh Valley Animal Response Team. She has been a District Commissioner of a local chapter of the US Pony Club and has helped with the Handicapped Riding Program. She has taught riding, trained horses, and judged some lower level shows, along with owning and managing her own horse farm.

Brigita is ready to put her real estate expertise and equestrian background to work for you.

Donna M. Carlson

Donna is a lifelong equestrian and lives on her 5 acre farm in Montgomery County with her daughter, four Morgan horses, two dogs, and two cats. She breeds, trains and shows her Morgans in Dressage. Her professional background includes working as a fundraiser where she was Director of Development for several organizations including the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. She also has had her real estate license for eleven years and is excited to help her clients buy and sell their equestrian properties.