Biographies

Hugh White

Hugh is a fourth generation horseman. He grew up breaking and training horses and competing in hunter-jumper shows, combined training, dressage, and even some polo. He was fortunate to work, at a young age, with some of the outstanding horsemen of the US Army Equestrian Teams. He has a BA degree in English from the Virginia Military Institute. He began training professionally in 1975. Hugh has competed successfully in all hunter and jumper divisions, through Grand Prix He has worked, trained and shown in his native state, Texas, as well as Virginia and his present home, California.

Wins

Hugh's career highlights include top placings in Grand Prix in Texas, Colorado, Arizona and California, including a win in the 1992 $10,000 Napa Valley Classic on The Patriot. He coached the winners of the 1995, 2004 and 2007 Almaden Medal Finals, the winner of the 2004 CPHA Child/Adult Medal Finals, and the 2004 NORCAL Champion in the 36 & Over Equitation Division. His horses and riders have won hunter, equitation and jumper championships and placed at the top of their divisions at the NORCAL and PCHA year end awards.

Jody Werner

Jody competed as an amateur on the East Coast, thoughout the Central United States, and later on the West Coast. She took several horses from the crossbar ring to Zone Championships in Adult Amateur and Amateur Owner Hunter divisions. She also amassed countless championships and year end awards in Equitation. In Calfornia she won the Almaden Medal Finals and CPHA Child/Adult Medal Finals, placed 3rd in the Hudson Medal Finals and was Reserve Champion - three years in a row – in the Carousel Medal Finals.

She excels at teaching strategic thinking and putting the polish on equitation and hunter riders getting ready for the show ring. She's also a stickler for perfecting basic riding skills that provide the foundation for everything else. Her favorite aspect of teaching is "seeing the light bulb come on" when the horse and rider finally "get it." If you're on time for your lesson, she might even let you keep your stirrups.