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Under the
tutelage of top-notch local instructors, you and your horse will
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Judi
Novak
A rider
and competitor since childhood and an
instructor / trainer for 3 decades, Judi Novak has
worked with students and horses in Loudoun County for
23 years. After graduating with a BA in Equestrian
Studies from Lake Erie College in Ohio, Judi traveled to
Ireland, where she studied under Iris Kellett in the
British Horse Society AI program. Later in Michigan,
Judi partnered with a friend to own and operate a
boarding / lesson facility with 30 horses and 120
students. An opportunity to train with Olympic Gold
Medalist Torrance Watkins prompted the move to
Virginia, and after three years with Torrance, Judi went
to work with Trip Hoffman in Chantilly, training and
selling horses. The years subsequent to that of
free-lance work with competitive event horses and
riders led to a 7-year position teaching in the riding
department at Foxcroft - a private girls high school in
Middleburg. After the birth of their first child, Judi
and
her husband Mark moved the family to Purcellville from
where she has worked part-time to coach both pleasure
and competitive individuals for the last 15 years, 7 of
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Rebecca
Asevedo
Riding
since age 7, Rebecca showed equitation as a
child. Attending the Southern Seminary College, she
competed for her college team in the Intercollegiate
Horse Show Association and in Hunters. She was a
national champion in the Intercollegiate Horse Show
Association in 1991 and 1993 (and was 4th in Nation in
1992). Rebecca graduated with a degree in Equine
Management and also earned her Riding Instructor
Certification. She has taught hunt seat equitation and
trained horses for the last 14 years in various barns in
and around Northern Virginia. Red Gate Farm has
been her home for the past 9 years. Specializing in
private and semi-private lessons, Rebecca passes on
her love for horses and the finer points of correct
equitation. |
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Pam
Kunkel
Pam
began riding at an early age and showed in
Equitation, Hunters and Eventers.
She began teaching children and adults at Bay Ridge
Equestrian Center in Clifton, and continued after the
stable relocated to Centreville. When the opportunity
presented itself, Pam purchased the business and
managed all aspects of boarding, lesson program and
summer camps. Bay Ridge managed 75 horses and
over 300 students. Pam has coached hunter / jumper
riders and event riders for 20 years, and currently
coaches 11-18 year olds on the Bay Ridge Equitation
Team in the National Capitol Equitation League. She
has been teaching children and adults in Fairfax and
Loudoun County for 30 years, including her students at
Red Gate Farm for the last 9 years.
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Christine Vitkus
Christine began her love of horses at age 10, where
she attended weekly riding lessons and summer riding
camps in Fairfax County. At age 16, she acquired her
first horse, which she cared for daily and showed
locally. In college at the University of Maryland, she
taught weekly riding lessons to children and college
students, and competed on the University of Maryland's
Equestrian Team in the Intercollegiate Horse Show
Association. By her senior year, she was captain of the
team. She
also rode and groomed racehorses for Laurel and Pimlico racetracks. After graduating, she married and
worked a corporate job for 10 years, but also continued
to instruct individuals in pleasure riding, specializing
in
young children. She also rode and trained horses. After the birth of her first child, Christine ran a busy
home daycare business for 4 years in Great Falls,
Virginia. In 2003, she purchased Red Gate Farm and
has managed all aspects of the farm business,
including planning, construction, boarding, sales,
summer camps and teaching. She now fox hunts and
competes her horse, Bourbon, in dressage, jumpers and
eventing at the training (3'3") level. |
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Joanna Yeomans
Joanna was a working student for
David O'Connor and has competed in eventing at the 2
Star level! She has also instructed for the
Loudoun Hunt Pony Club for 4 years and frequently
volunteers her time to organizing horse trials (events).
She teaches as a substitute and works well with all level
riders. |
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Nelly Sheehan
Red Gate Farm is excited to welcome Nelly to
our teaching staff! Nelly served as Director of
Riding at Foxcroft School in Middleburg for over 20
years!
At Foxcroft, she taught and coached students of all
levels and managed of staff of 7 employees and 30 school
horses. Nelly is a certified instructor who holds
a US Pony Club 'A' rating, as well as Riding for the
Handicapped Certificate. She has competed in US
Eventing Association events through Preliminary, and
also has competed in USDF dressage show and
hunter/jumper shows also. She is teaching on
Thursday nights and is popular with our most experienced
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April
Jowarski
Red Gate Farm is excited to welcome April
Jowarski to
our teaching staff! April grew up on a farm and has been riding
as long as she can remember! She has owned horses
from childhood, and competed in jumper shows and
eventing.
April has worked as a professional groom for high level
riders in Canada and in the USA. At Red Gate Farm as
barn manager, she teaches private, semi private,
group, and summer camp lessons.
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Susan Dunk
Susan
has been riding in the Northern Virginia area since the
age of 8, where she started under the watchful eye of
Red Gate’s own Pam Kunkel! She got her first horse at
age 12, and showed hunter/jumpers as a teen while
working, training and exercising horses. In college, she
groomed and rode for the Penn State equestrian team.
After graduation, she found a balance between her career
as an Events Planner and foxhunting. Susan
started her own business in the children’s industry,
which turned into a brief TV career. Susan has
been at Red Gate for two years, and currently oversees
Group Events and teaches privates and semi-privates to
beginners. Her favorite part of being RGF is seeing the
faces of people when they get on a horse for the first
time!! She lives in
Hamilton with her two mastiffs, her fabulous husband
John and her two kids, Jake and Sarah (who also rides at
RGF!) Susan has been a favorite instructor here
for 3 years.
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