Leslie Leigh Smith

11616 Cortner Road, Marysville, Indiana 47141, (812) 293-2254

OBJECTIVE

Continue my teaching and riding career at R.E.L. STABLES. I also coach students at other barns in the area and offer instruction at events across the country.

RIDING INSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE

· have been riding for 29 years

· graduate “A” from The United States Pony Clubs gaining a certificate in riding instruction and horse training

· District Commissioner and coach of the Coosa Pony Club, Gadsden Alabama

· Riding instructor for the Ellison Stable in Gadsden Alabama

· Instructed the South Region Pony Club teams to and in the National Rally in Culpepper Virginia

· Instructor and coach for the Columbus,Georgia Pony Club

· Instructed under the tutorage of advanced rider Bill Hoos,Nashville Tennessee

· I have started over thirty beginners, with many continuing to the training and preliminary levels of eventing

· 2002 I started my own freelance instruction business in Louisville, and here I teach three-day event riders from the novice level to the advanced level

RIDING EDUCATION

· hunter-jumper experience with Anna Jane White Mullin A rated Hunter judge

· student of Jim Graham rider for the US equestrian team in three-day eventing

· student of Denny Emerson rider for the US equestrian team in three-day eventing

· student of Bryan Tweed advanced level eventer

· student of Barbara Silverman Gold medal dressage rider short listed for the US dressage team

· clinics with Ian Stark Olympic gold medal winner

· clinics with Mark Todd two time Olympic gold medal winner

· pupil of Jimmy Wofford rider for the US equestrian team and Canadian equestrian team

· 2003 I rode with the US equestrian team, coached by Captain Mark Phillips the US equestrian team coach in preparation for the Pan American Games

RIDING CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

· 3^RD PLACE Young Rider of the Year 1987, 1988

· champion Preliminary Rider 1991

· winner of the US Cavalry Award 1992

· trained and rode the 1999 Zone 5 US Equestrian Preliminary horse of the year High Cotton

· 2003 finished 17^th at the Rolex four star three-day event on High Cotton

· 2003 finished 12th in the Pan American Games, riding for the US Equestrian Team as an individual on High Cotton

· short listed for the 2004 Olympics on mount High Cotton

· 2004 finished 19^th Rolex modified division on High Cotton

Mission Statement

I aim to teach not only riding but also the understanding of the equine athelete. By understanding their mounts my students are safer and more apt to perform to their utmost ability. By understanding their mounts I mean as a horse not as a machine or as a pet. I have found that teaching cognitive riding is not always a priority, but should be. A prepared horse and rider are not only happier but the results are apparent in competition.

REFERENCES

Available upon request