Terri Young - Owner / Head Trainer

Terri Young has over 25 years of experience working with horses. As a junior, Terri trained with hunter/jumper legends Ann Kursinski and Frank Madden, competing in the prestigious Medal and Maclay equitation classes. More recently, Terri rode with two-time Olympian Lendon Gray and worked for Richard Bayha in Germany (member of the German National Show Jumping Squad), managing a 40-horse training and sales operation and competing on horses at all levels of experience.

She teaches riding lessons from through advanced level, and provides coaching at horse shows. She also trains and competes horses of various levels, from baby green hunters in local VHSA recognized competitions to Regular Working Hunters and 1.40m Jumpers at A-rated horse shows. She is a US Equestrian Federation registered judge (“r”) and judges at both local and rated shows. Terri serves on the US Hunter Jumper Association’s Youth Council and is a board member of the Washington Bridle Trails Association.

Terri has always believed that a strong business background is a major component of operating a large-scale training, lesson and boarding stable. To that end, Terri also spent several years in the corporate world, where she honed her financial, analytical and presentation skills. She spent three years working for Ultramar Travel Management in New York City, where she was Director of e-Commerce. Upon moving to Northern Virginia, she worked for Omega World Travel as a Proposal Specialist, creating proposals for organizations such as Fortune 500 companies and government agencies.

Terri is a graduate of Syracuse University with a degree in Business Management. During her time there, Terri was captain of the equestrian team and competed and placed in the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association National Championships.

Terri’s love of horses, combined with her strong business background, has spurred her desire to purchase and develop one of the top equestrian centers in Northern Virginia.

Kristin Gray is certified by the American Riding Instructors Association. She has over sixteen years of experience showing horses in Hunters, Jumpers, Dressage and Eventing.