I was a student at Penrith farms from May 11th, 2018, to the day they closed in April 2021. I came to the farm I was overmedicated and had an extensive history of abuse. While I can't say I regret coming, I regret how long I stayed and the red flags I choose to ignore. The biggest one was the financial aspect due to extensive problems and difficulties had. That was the reason for my tuition to go up to 13,000 a month with a promise of a six-month reevaluation to drop the price back to the standard $8000 a month.
That never happened for many reasons; the biggest was my success, and growth was not the main priority; it was money. If I was such a difficult student and had more problems than this program could handle, they should have dismissed me. The program was poorly run, and the day-to-day life well any sane person would have run for the hills. It was a nightmare. My experience was being pushed to my breaking point by Savoy Brewster and other students and made out to be crazy, for I could keep getting charged $13,000 a month complete gaslighting. I was a mess, and looking back, I had good reason I wanted a genuine connection and was ignoring the red flags because, at times, I heard what I always wanted to hear that I meant something.
During the last year there, I was not allowed to have my own life. I tried to explain that I needed independence and space while working through my issues but was denied every time. Savoy had a habit of ignoring a problem until it blew up in his face and then adding to it by saying I was a horrible person. For instance, I lived in the female house the Hilton and another resident there counties threw the fact I had a violent miscarriage in my face and how much of a failure I was after listing to a private conversation with a staff member after weeks Of this bullsh*t I lost it on her after being threatened with physical violence.
How I was made out to be the aggressor is crap. I brought to his attention what was going on, and it was ignored I had zero escape. And when I feel threatened, I lose it, not something anybody wants to see, let alone experience. There were very few students towards the end, but they ranged from people who were entitled to extensive problems. The whole program was a powder keg. I was not an easy person by any means, but I often wondered if things had been done correctly how different some outcomes would have been. Communication between staff was none existent. A staff member told me that they had asked how to deal with me on a bad day. Savoy told them, you're just waiting for a toddler to throw a tantrum and sent her on her way for the weekend.
Lots of problems, zero consequences, and no solutions. I had lost my entire family while I was here. I had a promise by Savoy that I was family, but that was a false statement. There were times I begged to leave and was not allowed to have my car, my wallet, or phone for my safety. I call bullshit on that because a lot of my breaking point could have and would have been avoidable. The gaslighting and abuse were too much. At a few moments in time, self-destruction was an excellent option for me. Despite being gaslight and financially used, I had some staff that cared and did their best along the way, even tried to get me to see how I was being used and that I would do better if I left... I wish I had listened; the red flags I saw I chose to ignore that's on me.
In April of this year, the farm closed suddenly; all the students were forced out with little to no aftercare in place in a matter of weeks. I finally started to see what was going on; the false hope of family was coming to light. I left thinking I was doomed, but in reality, it was the best thing that could have happened I instantly bloomed became a functional human my life just got better. Many of the rumors I had heard about savoy and the farm that I ignored seemed to make sense. However, I cannot accurately say if any were true. I think the moment I fully acknowledged I was gaslight and used financially was when I had gone home to close up my grandfather's estate, another thing I had to put on hold at the farm because of false promises.
I found out my grandfather called the farm before going to the hospital to tell me he would pass; his phone calls were unanswered. He called a few numbers he had for farm mine was misdialed; no one bothered to pick up. I lost it, and after that, I wanted nothing to do with the farm but only to keep going and make a better life for myself.
It has been hard to acknowledge how badly I was treated. I was not an easy student by any means. At times had the whole farm on edge when I lost my sh*t, but I know my environment played a huge role. Every problem I had could have been solved before the explosion. Penrith Farms, I think you owe many people and myself an explanation and answer a few questions.
Why has my banker been ignored about a refund?
Why was I indefinitely paying $13000 with no real goals in mind?
Why was the program allowed to be run as it was no communication between staff? Students are allowed to get away with anything with zero consequence.
Where you licensed to be physically restraining people
Where did the title to the horse I bought go, and how come I was never given any reimbursements for gas after allowing students in my car and practice driving my vehicle.
What was your goal with me? Drain every penny I had.
Did the well-being of your staff matter? They made minimum wage and had no training or support.
What established protocols and consequences were in place for situations that occurred.
Why was I told not to tell any other student or staff that I paid $13,000 (I made it known I did spend that on Penrith but was yelled at for it)
Where is my paperwork? I want copies of all reports, documents, contracts, and incident reports about my care and title to the horse I so genuinely paid for but not allowed to have the title, let alone allowed put it in my name, not the farms the contract I drew up about it that was thrown in the garbage. To be returned to the original owner since you never did a transfer of title. I won't even get into the whole issue of animals being neglected and ignored by so-called management.
I have a lot of questions, and I expect no answers from anyone associated with Penrith. I see I was getting used, and I already knew that I would be made out to be a crazy person who was too much for anybody to deal with; well, if that were true, I wouldn't be doing so well now I feel I have no choice but to call out what I once painted as a great place. I don't want to go through a lawyer make complaints to get my money back and get closure, but I will all for I can move on and not look back. The stuff I mentioned above was not even a fraction of all the issues at Penrith, and I have no problem exposing the wrongdoings. All of them. At the same time, point out what staff cared about and put effort into their job. I understand why some quit.
Penrith Farms Reviews
I was a student at Penrith farms from May 11th, 2018, to the day they closed in April 2021. I came to the farm I was overmedicated and had an extensive history of abuse. While I can't say I regret coming, I regret how long I stayed and the red flags I choose to ignore. The biggest one was the financial aspect due to extensive problems and difficulties had. That was the reason for my tuition to go up to 13,000 a month with a promise of a six-month reevaluation to drop the price back to the standard $8000 a month.
That never happened for many reasons; the biggest was my success, and growth was not the main priority; it was money. If I was such a difficult student and had more problems than this program could handle, they should have dismissed me. The program was poorly run, and the day-to-day life well any sane person would have run for the hills. It was a nightmare. My experience was being pushed to my breaking point by Savoy Brewster and other students and made out to be crazy, for I could keep getting charged $13,000 a month complete gaslighting. I was a mess, and looking back, I had good reason I wanted a genuine connection and was ignoring the red flags because, at times, I heard what I always wanted to hear that I meant something.
During the last year there, I was not allowed to have my own life. I tried to explain that I needed independence and space while working through my issues but was denied every time. Savoy had a habit of ignoring a problem until it blew up in his face and then adding to it by saying I was a horrible person. For instance, I lived in the female house the Hilton and another resident there counties threw the fact I had a violent miscarriage in my face and how much of a failure I was after listing to a private conversation with a staff member after weeks Of this bullsh*t I lost it on her after being threatened with physical violence.
How I was made out to be the aggressor is crap. I brought to his attention what was going on, and it was ignored I had zero escape. And when I feel threatened, I lose it, not something anybody wants to see, let alone experience. There were very few students towards the end, but they ranged from people who were entitled to extensive problems. The whole program was a powder keg. I was not an easy person by any means, but I often wondered if things had been done correctly how different some outcomes would have been. Communication between staff was none existent. A staff member told me that they had asked how to deal with me on a bad day. Savoy told them, you're just waiting for a toddler to throw a tantrum and sent her on her way for the weekend.
Lots of problems, zero consequences, and no solutions. I had lost my entire family while I was here. I had a promise by Savoy that I was family, but that was a false statement. There were times I begged to leave and was not allowed to have my car, my wallet, or phone for my safety. I call bullshit on that because a lot of my breaking point could have and would have been avoidable. The gaslighting and abuse were too much. At a few moments in time, self-destruction was an excellent option for me. Despite being gaslight and financially used, I had some staff that cared and did their best along the way, even tried to get me to see how I was being used and that I would do better if I left... I wish I had listened; the red flags I saw I chose to ignore that's on me.
In April of this year, the farm closed suddenly; all the students were forced out with little to no aftercare in place in a matter of weeks. I finally started to see what was going on; the false hope of family was coming to light. I left thinking I was doomed, but in reality, it was the best thing that could have happened I instantly bloomed became a functional human my life just got better. Many of the rumors I had heard about savoy and the farm that I ignored seemed to make sense. However, I cannot accurately say if any were true. I think the moment I fully acknowledged I was gaslight and used financially was when I had gone home to close up my grandfather's estate, another thing I had to put on hold at the farm because of false promises.
I found out my grandfather called the farm before going to the hospital to tell me he would pass; his phone calls were unanswered. He called a few numbers he had for farm mine was misdialed; no one bothered to pick up. I lost it, and after that, I wanted nothing to do with the farm but only to keep going and make a better life for myself.
It has been hard to acknowledge how badly I was treated. I was not an easy student by any means. At times had the whole farm on edge when I lost my sh*t, but I know my environment played a huge role. Every problem I had could have been solved before the explosion. Penrith Farms, I think you owe many people and myself an explanation and answer a few questions.
Why has my banker been ignored about a refund?
Why was I indefinitely paying $13000 with no real goals in mind?
Why was the program allowed to be run as it was no communication between staff? Students are allowed to get away with anything with zero consequence.
Where you licensed to be physically restraining people
Where did the title to the horse I bought go, and how come I was never given any reimbursements for gas after allowing students in my car and practice driving my vehicle.
What was your goal with me? Drain every penny I had.
Did the well-being of your staff matter? They made minimum wage and had no training or support.
What established protocols and consequences were in place for situations that occurred.
Why was I told not to tell any other student or staff that I paid $13,000 (I made it known I did spend that on Penrith but was yelled at for it)
Where is my paperwork? I want copies of all reports, documents, contracts, and incident reports about my care and title to the horse I so genuinely paid for but not allowed to have the title, let alone allowed put it in my name, not the farms the contract I drew up about it that was thrown in the garbage. To be returned to the original owner since you never did a transfer of title. I won't even get into the whole issue of animals being neglected and ignored by so-called management.
I have a lot of questions, and I expect no answers from anyone associated with Penrith. I see I was getting used, and I already knew that I would be made out to be a crazy person who was too much for anybody to deal with; well, if that were true, I wouldn't be doing so well now I feel I have no choice but to call out what I once painted as a great place. I don't want to go through a lawyer make complaints to get my money back and get closure, but I will all for I can move on and not look back. The stuff I mentioned above was not even a fraction of all the issues at Penrith, and I have no problem exposing the wrongdoings. All of them. At the same time, point out what staff cared about and put effort into their job. I understand why some quit.