Mary Farr

with Back Country Horsemen First Coast


Mary Farr is a lifelong amateur horsewoman. According to her family lore “my first independent ride was at 18 months, my 4-year-old birthday gift was a Shetland pony, my first major purchase after graduation from the University of Kentucky was a young horse.” Mary’s degree is in Urban Planning & Economics. She worked briefly in Economic Development then Marketing Research in the agriculture sector. Mary has lived in three of the fastest growing counties in the United States: Jefferson Parish (county), LA; Wake/Chatham County, NC and St Johns County, FL, and has “seen growth done poorly and done well."