Hunter-Jumper
Hunters - Jumpers - Equitation

Leap of Faith Farms offers several different H/J Trainers to suit every personality, need, and budget.

StillWater Equestrian & Stephanie Simmonds
Stephanie has over 25 years of equestrian experience and numerous successes throughout the Hunter-Jumper discipline.  She has coached students to tremendous success at all levels: short stirrup, ponies, hunters, adult & junior equitation, A/O & Junior Jumpers, and Grand Prix.  She has coached students on to win many notable championships, including the Onondarka Medal Finals and PCHA Medal Finals winner; Hunter Champion and Best Child Rider Champion at Devon; Grand Hunter and Leading Trainer Award at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show;  Top Four Finishes at the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Talent Search Finals; Top Ten Finishes at the USEF Hunter Finals, Washington International Horse Show Medal Finals, and the Maclay Medal Finals at Madison Square Garden.  In the Junior Jumper Division she was the Chef d'Equipe for the Zone 10 Prix de States Junior Jumper Team and twice for the North American Young Rider Jumper Team with a Team Gold and Individual Silver Medal for her students.  Her goal as a trainer is to provide a safe, caring, and fun environment where her customers can learn the technical aspects of  horsemanship and showjumping, whether in Short Stirrup or Grand Prix.  She believes in teaching riders the skills necessary to accomplish their goals while training the rider and horse to work together in a compatible manner.  Stephanie gladly teaches individual lessons as well as accepts clients into full training.  www.StillWaterEquestrian.com  For more information please call Stephanie 925-575-0632







Nicole Carroll Equestrian & Nicole Carroll
Nicole has over eight years of professional riding and teaching experience and takes her students to more than a dozen horse shows per year.  Her comprehensive program allows horses and riders to develop from the schooling show level through A circuit competition. Nicole rode for Rudy Leone of Leone Equestrians for over ten years, where she rode to year-end honors in the junior hunter and equitation divisions.  Nicole has worked with such notable trainers as: Kelly Van Vleck, Richard Spooner, and George Morris.  An A circuit competitor herself, Nicole has successfully shown as a professional in all divisions- from the Pre-Green hunters through Grand Prix jumpers.  Currently Nicole is bringing along two "horses for the future:" NCE Aragon, her grand prix prospect, and Smarty Cat, a five year old brother to Black Cherry, who has competed with top placings in over 14 grand prix with Richard Spooner.  Nicole's students routinely win divison championships, and she has qualified students for year-end finals for multiple associations, from the Almaden Medal through the Marshall & Sterling.  Nicole believes firmly in instilling positive values in her students, the most important being a love and appreciation for horses.  Her positive and caring approach make learning to ride a successful and enjoyable venture for horse and rider alike.  http://www.horsenpony.com/nicolecarrollequestrian/ For more information please call Nicole 925-395-3899


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Stephanie Simmonds and "Kim"





Nicole Carrol

Nicole Carroll & Joey







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