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The Avalon Team
Jody Phillips
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Jody Phillips has been riding horses since she could walk. When she was a kid she used to show at all the county fairs riding Western. She ran barrels, did pole bending, and all sorts of fun and crazy things. One day, she entered a jumping round at one of the shows and the horn caught her under the ribs when she went over the jump, but she was hooked. She bought an English saddle and a huge thoroughbred and started jumping. When she was eighteen, a trainer caught her putting the jump rails on top of the standards and told her to come ride with her before she got hurt.
While riding with a few trainers over the years, she has shown in Level 2 Dressage, A-circuit Hunter/Jumpers, and 3-Day Eventing.
Since then, she has become a riding instructor and been through the ins and outs of the horse world. She has worked for a vet for two years. She has held her own shows at places like the Clark County Fairgrounds and managed shows at other barns like Arbor Grove. She has held clinics and classes.
Her favorite horse is Simon.
Jessica Phillips
Jessica has grown up around horses, but been really riding them since she was nine. Her mom made her walk around the ring cooling down horses for nine months before she was even allowed to trot. She was raised with the original "Barn Rats," which was a group of kids that practically lived at the barn. Over the years she has shown in dressage, local system hunters and a couple of A-circuit shows, and one-day eventing horse trials.
She went to college for science education in physics and was a classroom teacher teaching AP Physics for five years. She returned home in 2016 to join Avalon Management as the walk/trot riding instructor.
Her favorite horse is Adele.
Beau
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Beau is a 1997 Paint, which is a quarter horse of the pinto coloring. He is 16 hands and a very calm and steady guy, great for the first time rider. He also is advanced enough for jumping and Dressage. He is easy enough for an 10-year-old to ride and does everything to keep his rider safe.
Whisper
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Whisper is a spunky, cute 2002 Shetland Quarter pony who does a wonderful job teaching the beginning riders how to walk, trot, and canter. She is a little on the short side at 13 hands so we try not to put people taller than 5' on her. She does jumping lessons, too, but tends to buck. She teaches both beginning and advanced students and is one of the favorites to ride.
Simon
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Simon is a 2009, 16.2 hh Thoroughbred. He jumps and does dressage. He is easy going, but can be difficult to steer in the beginning.
Tommy
Is a 2008 cobb shire cross. He is 16.1 hh. He is a tough guy who is good for taking beginners around or challenging more advanced riders. He jumps solid jumps. He can be fast or slow, but needs a lot of encouragement and a bossy rider.
Adele
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Adele is an 2012. She is a 16.1hh quarter horse draft cross. She has an attitude when it comes doing anything that resembles work, but she is solid and chill. Because of her size, she only does dressage and trot poles.
Malika
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A 2008 welsh cob that loves to jump and go fast. She is ridden by our smaller advanced riders.
Lance
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Lance is a 2002 Quarter horse arab cross. He is an ex show horse. He jumps and does dressage. He needs a confident rider that will tell him what to do.
Trace
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A 16 hh, 2000 draft cross. That is very sweet and spunky. He can be slow, but loves to go fast over jumps. He does dressage and jumps. Meant for intermediate or advance riders that can handle him when he gets spunky.
Kori
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Is a 2017 quarter horse. She is incredibly spunky. She needs lots of riding or else she gets bored and causes trouble. She is currently only ridden by our advanced riders.
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