CertificationsBritish Driving Society
American Driving Society
- Recorded Combined Driving Judge
- Learner Pleasure Driving Judge
- Learner Dressage Judge
- Learner Pleasure Driving Technical Delegate
- Learner Combined Driving Technical Delegate
Summary of
Skills
Wide ranging Equestrian related skills in many disciplines. Driver of Single, Pair, 3-abreast, 4-in-hand, and Tandem hitched horses. Extensive experience with long lining and riding with a dressage back ground. Experienced competitor in Combined Driving, Pleasure Showing, ridden Dressage and Coaching to include turn-out and horn sounding. Skilled at daily & basic emergency veterinary treatments including IM, IV, & SQ shots. Strong comprehension and teaching skills with all age levels from children to adults. Excellent personal skills with public, clientele, superiors, & assistants.
Work experience
Coachman’s Delight 8/97 – current
Greater Boston, MA.
Self-employment with clientele range from the very experienced to novice horse owners. Instruction of horse skills from fundamental to advanced training techniques, in long lines, under saddle, single, pair, four-in-hand, tandem working with a variety of breeds and disciplines. Training horses for carriage driving, and ridden dressage. Showing of client’s horses, coaching students at shows and Combined Driving Events. Clinician and guest speaking or training and carriage driving. Consulting for carriage, harness & appointments acquisition and sales. Equestrian property planning and on going management.
Tudor Oaks Farm 6/96-7/97
Barrington Hills, IL
Driving trainer/ Coachman: Responsible for management, care, training, and outfitting, of horses in the driving program. Competitive driving through-out U.S. and Canada, single, pair four-in-hand, unicorn, tandem & coaching division. Driving pairs at highest level possible CDE’s. Coaching client’s at CDE’s, pleasure, and breed shows. Assistant in breeding program. Curator of antique carriage collection. Personnel management during remote location and extended travel. Client and public relations.
Stewart Title Guaranty Company 12/95-6/96
Houston, TX
Horse operations manager & Coachman: All aspects of horse care and training. Coaching and navigating at advanced level CDE’s. Driving pair, unicorn, or four-in-hand at company public relations events through-out the southeast. Curator of antique carriage collection. Responsible for management of horse and conference center operations. Personnel management at conference center and during travel. Client and public relations.
Ravenbrook Farms Inc. 12/94-12/95
Reading, VT & Ocala, FL
Horse manager & Coachman: Responsible for all aspects of horse care & training.
Coaching groom & horn sounding. Training and showing tandem, pair & four-in-hand. Antique carriage collection care and maintenance.
Meadowridge/ C.N. Corp. 8/93-8/94
Blythewood, SC
Horse trainer: All aspects of training carriage, dressage, and pleasure horses. Driving and exhibiting pair, showing single. Breeding and personal management.
Formal Education
Stockbridge School of Agriculture 9/91-5/93
Amherst, MA
Associate Degree in Animal Sciences
Dean's List Student
Aquilla Farm 3/92-8/92
Hamilton, MA
5 month co-operative working student position with The Stockbridge School: All aspects of horse care. Green horse training and driving. Groom for daily exercise of single, pair and four-in-hand. CDE competition under the direction of Mrs. Deirdre Pirie.
Professional memberships
- American Driving Society
- Carriage Association of America
- United States of America Equestrian
- United States Equestrian Federation
- United States Dressage Federation
- British Driving Society
References
Local and national references provided upon request.
