Equine Specialists with 100+ Years
We provide the quality of horsemanship that earned Kentucky its reputation for producing the finest horses in the world.
The Team
The team at Forever Spring Farm brings together decades of experience in equine care, veterinary science, and performance nutrition. Led by industry professionals with proven expertise, we provide a level of care and insight that sets a new standard in Thoroughbred development.
Dr. David Williams, Owner
Dr. Williams, a nationally-known equine nutritionist, resides on the farm with his wife Betty-Gayle. Dr. Williams earned his Bachelors and Masters Degrees at the University of Kentucky and his Ph.D. in Animal Nutrition at Iowa State University. He is co-owner of Louisville-based Excel Equine, a company known for excellence in equine nutrition. Dr. Williams has a passion for his work and he designs nutrition programs for world-class breeding farms, growth and development of equine athletes, and for sales prep. Through Excel Equine, Dr. Williams provides racing formula feeds for some of Americas top thoroughbred trainers. Each horse at ForeverSpring Farm has a personal feed bucket with their name on it which contains Dr. Williams’ individual prescription for each horse based on their particular needs, challenges and goals.
Jamie McCarthy, Farm Manager
Jamie McCarthy joined our team as Farm Manager in January of 2023. A native of England, Jamie began his career in the thoroughbred business by spending four years at the Royal Veterinary College in London and later gained a diploma in stud practice and management from the National Stud in Newmarket, England. Following the completion of his formal education Jamie has gained experience working with sales prep yearlings, mares, foaling and stallion management in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, England and Germany before finding his way to Lexington Kentucky. From 2015-2016 Jamie worked at Indian Creek focusing on yearly sales prep in the summer months and managing mares and foals during the breeding season. Most recently Jamie was a part of the Coolmore/Ashford team, serving one year at Coolmore Ireland and then the last four years at Ashford stud farm in Lexington, Kentucky. Jamie’s diverse hands-on experience makes him a tremendous asset to our customers ensuring that their sales prep horses look their best when they hit the ring and that their mares, foals and weanlings receive the top notch care they can expect when boarding at ForeverSpring Farm.