Stonegate Hunter Jumper Dressage

Barbara Joyce Falconer

Professional Experience
1991 - Present:
Stonegate Hunters, Jumpers, Dressage

Fair Grove, Missouri

Owner

  • Equestrian program and training facility featuring education for the serious rider and the development of their horses. Instruction emphasizes a logical presentation of schooling techniques and theories. Both Centered Riding and Balanced Seat Riding are incorporated into the curriculum.​
  • Manage all aspects of lessons, training, sales and clinics. Organize yearly competition schedule and oversee all facets of its application.
  • Manage feed, care, maintenance and conditioning of all training horses as well as in-house equine veterinary patients. (equine veterinary patients 1991 - 2016)

1988 - 2011:
Success-Centered Riding and Training Workshops

Fair Grove, Missouri

Assistant Director

  • ​Planned and conducted intensive 2-12 day programs for nationally attended adult rider workshops.
  • Taught mounted lessons, demonstrated ground work and conducted equine related educational lectures.
  • Lead discussions regarding theory, concepts of general horsemanship, health, soundness and management issues.
  • Employed wide range of teaching methods to develop skill and confidence in each client. Successful application of workshop material and completion of individual student goals was emphasized.
  • Developed and customized lesson material to meet specific needs of each applicant.

1987 - Present:
Independent Consultant, Instructor, Trainer & Sales Representative

Springfield, Missouri

Instructor

  • Instructor of equitation, dressage and jumping to all ages and skill levels, from beginner through advanced.
  • Provides comprehensive management of show coaching, lessons, training and conditioning schedules for advanced competitive students and horses to be successful at state and regional levels.
  • Interacts effectively with diverse age groups in private and group lesson situations. Services include re-training of problem horses and schooling and marketing of self-owned sales prospects.
  • Administers first-aid and therapeutic measures for equine injuries and ailments of horses.
  • Individual consulting includes nutrition and supplementation, arena construction and footing options, fencing and facility lay-out.

1987 - 1989:
Southwest Missouri State University

Springfield, Missouri

Laboratory Supervisor – Equestrian Studies

  • Served as horsemanship instructor of Physical Education Program involving beginner through advanced hunt-seat students.
  • Interfaced horse-to-rider evaluated students and assembled mounted and unmounted lessons according to student’s ability.
  • Developed and implemented entire Horsemanship Program.
  • Researched and selected lecture topics and designed lesson plans and structured class syllabus.

1982 - 1987:
Fox Run Farm

Chardon, Ohio

Manager and Instructor/Trainer

  • Managed and participated in the design, start-up, and operation of a 27 stall equestrian complex.
  • Formulated all business procedures and policies ensuring the maintenance and productivity of the facility.
  • Supervised all farm-related activities ensuring safety, and efficiency.
  • Directed and participated in the selection and training of all horses for sale and competition, including breaking, conditioning and re-schooling race horses and problem horses.
  • Developed lesson program and instruction in hunt seat, show jumping and dressage.

Education:

Bachelor of Arts in Equestrian Studies, Bachelor of Arts in English

Lake Erie College, Painesville, Ohio

Professional Development:

Qualified Centered Riding Instructor, Level I – 1997; Level Il - 2001

Professional Achievements:

  • Ohio Professional Horseman’s Open Jumper Champion
  • Participated in Dressage Prix de Ville of North America at 2nd Level
  • Awarded “Rider Most Likely to Succeed in all Aspects of Horsemanship”, Lake Erie College