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Norah Ross Norah began riding at the age of 8. Her passion and skills with horses grew quickly. At the age of 16 she began teaching school-string lessons at Thunderbird Equestrian Center in Langley. Continuing her riding and showing skills with well-known trainer Michael Patrick; she became his assistant trainer and barn manager. At the age of 20, Norah became head trainer at Queen Margaret’s School in Duncan. For the next 21years Norah continued to teach in the Cowichan Valley. During this time, continuing her education she joined Brad Laird’s highly successful business in Seattle for almost a year. Upon her return to the Valley she broaden her base to Victoria. She taught for 9 years at Hunt Valley Farm, home of well-known hunter and jumper rider Bo Mearns. Norah has attended many courses and seminars in Sport Psychology with Peter Usher and April Clay. Norah is an Equine Canada rated judge in the Hunters, Jumpers and Equitation. She enjoys judging locally whenever her schedule allows. |
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Georgia Hunt Growing up in Calgary, Alberta with Spruce Meadows in her backyard, Georgia Hunt was exposed to the world's best riders at a young age. Moving to Vancouver Island later in life, Georgia had a very successful Junior career training with Norah Ross. As the Assistant Trainer at Foxstone she has seamlessly made the transition to Professional rider, trainer, and coach. With many Championships to her credit, Georgia's highlights include: Obtaining her Level One Coaching Certification in 2005 and her Level Two in 2009, she is a vital part of the Foxstone Team. Georgia can be seen competing in classes from the Baby Green hunters to the 1.35m jumpers in the Grand Prix ring.
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Krista Batty Krista was born and raised in the Cowichan Valley. She started riding when she was 12, and joined 4-H soon after. After being a member for about 5 years, she began exploring other disciplines and evented for the next few years. Krista joined the Foxstone team the summer of 2009, and became head groom in March 2010. Krista spent the summer traveling with the horses to many “A” circuit shows, and can’t believe how much fun she had. She is learning more than she could have imagined about the hunter/jumper world, and all other areas of horse care. Krista enjoys the time she spends assisting the vets, and watching clinics. Her favorite part of the job is working so closely with the horses and trainers of Foxstone stable. |