Head Instructor and CEO

Julie Thomas

Julie is a Level III Hunt Seat Certified Instructor, specializing in Hunter Jumper Instruction for the beginner to intermediate rider. Julie is certified through the American Riding Instructor's Association (ARIA) and is currently the only Level III Hunt Seat certified instructor in the state of Texas. She has also been named one of the Top 50 Riding Instructor's in the United States for 2009 by the ARIA. Julie has been teaching professionally for more than nine years. Until December 2007, she was the Head Instructor for Windmill Stables in Richardson. Her students and ponies have won many year-end awards in the local show circuits, including many championships. Besides showing Hunter Jumper, Julie was a C-2 member of Hood Pony Club while growing up and, from 2001-2004, was the District Commissioner of High Rise Pony Club. In 2005 she became the Regional Supervisor for the Red River Region Pony Clubs, a position held until December 2007. She is a Past-President of the Dallas Hunter Jumper Scholarship Circuit and has been a USPC National Quiz Championships Judge. She emphasizes safety, dedication, compassion and hard work. Julie is committed to making you or your child a skilled rider and an excellent horseman.