Training & Showing

Missy Jo Hollingsworth:

Missy Jo Hollingsworth grew up showing horses. She competed in both the western and hunter arena all through grade and high school. When she was not competing she was riding along to various farms in her father's farrier truck. In college she rode for Dr. Charles Anderson at Western Kentucky University on the equestrian team and competed on the judging team. Both teams were nationally competitive and the equestrian team won the national title in 1990. At the National I...

Barbara Rea:

I was introduced to horses through the pony rides at Fontaine Ferry Park in Louisville, KY. Horses became my passion. I started riding lessons on American Saddl...

Nancy McConnell:

Presently, I work for Hillcroft Farm owned by Misdee Wrigley Miller and James Miller. The farm has Saddlebred Horses, Dutch Harness Horses and Polo Horses. I am...

Gene Ray Stewart:

My life started on horseback almost. Growing up in Owen County, I had my first pony by the time I was 5. My family has always had horses, first as recreation ...

Barbara Jarboe:

A PASSION FOR DRESSAGE

Barbara Jarboe has loved horses since her first lesson in Chicago as a little girl.  "I lived in the city and thought an...

Ellie Rinehart Troutman:

Ellie Troutman has always known horses.  She comes from a family of horse lovers and trainers.  In Chicago, where she grew up, her father was the broodma...

Mary Broyles:

My story is nothing special.

Even growing up in suburbia Louisville, the site of a field of horses or horse trailers on the highway was co...

Luba Family:

Louisville is the home of the Luba family - Norm, Lorraine, Colin and Christopher. Their small farm is one of the only American Quarter Horse operations...

Jan McKinney:

I have owned and participated in horse sports since I was thirteen but always at a local level and always without the support of family or the guidance o...

Kathleen Landwehr:

While Kathleen grew up in the suburbs of Northern Kentucky, she got into horses after she went to a horse day camp one summer. For the last 12 years, Kat...

The Whittles:

Annette and Mitch Whittle's family love Appaloosa Horses.  Annette has had them since she was 9 years old.  "I was a package deal" said Annette, "when Mi...

Rob and Julianne Wilson:

Rob Wilson has been training ponies and horses since he was ten years old. A neighbor raised Shetlands and Rob would break them to ride and drive and also help ...

Stacey Jones:

I fell in love with horses when I was young but never had the facilities to actually own my own. 

I rented horses every opportunity possible and wou...