Dressage

Jennifer beginning her riding carrer, starting in vaulting and summer camp riding lessons at the age of seven. She quickly became invovled with United States Pony Club, graduating USPC with her HA.

Jennifer competed in eventing at training level and schooling prelim and intermediate. Jennifer started her own horse Valour and brought him up through the levels in Dressage from training to FEI. Jennifer is currently a USDF silver medalist and FEI Grand Prix rider.

Professionally, Jennifer studied and gradulated from San Jose State University with her BS in Kinesiology. Currently the Director of Office Operations for a multi clinic San Diego based Phyiscal Therapy company, proactive physical therapy and sports medicine.

Jennifer's has been to world championships for US vaulting since 2010 World Equestrian Games, and has been an key part of US vaulting success and in 2017 and 2018 served as Chef d'Equipe.

Jennifer has availability for select clients at Grove Equestrian and for Dressage lessons and Clinic's across the US.

Carolyn's riding background is very extensive as she rode in most discplines starting at a young age in the Ryburn Valley Pony Club in Yorkshire UK.

As a young adult she studied at the Fulmer School of Equitation, in Castleford UK with dressage instructors Robert Hall and Liz Brown. With access to many European Trainers they greatly influenced her philosophy on riding with focus on biomechanics and positive reinforcement which has attributed to great success both in and out of the competition arena, dressage and vaulting.

Carolyn has consistently found success in the dressage and the vaulting world throughout the years. She has been a part of every Team USA since 2000, and holds an FEI Gold and Bronze medal. Carolyn is on the USEF High Performance Committee, and is VP of Education for the American Vaulting Association.

Currently coaching both Dressage students and vaulting athletes to success. Carolyn finds that the fast track for young riders and adult amateurs is to vault and ride, the combination is invaluable as balance, harmony and independent seats are developed first.