Pine Hollow of Florida Trainers

International Trainer and Rider, Grand Prix Level

Born in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Aug 27 1973
Began riding in 1981
Ray's accomplishments are numerous, as are many Equestrian athletes, too many to list. Here are some of his most notable accomplishments as well as career movements.
1987 Winner Pony Equitation Finals
1989 Winner A.S.P.C.A Maclay Equitation Finals and A.H.S.A Equitation Medal Finals
1990 Begin formal training with George Morris
1991 Summer tour in Europe, named to United States Equestrian team at age 17, officially an assistant trainer to George Morris.
1992 North American competitions at GP level, competed in selection trials for Barcelona, Spain Olympics finishing top 20.
1993 In Fall begin as Head Trainer Sag Pond Farm, Sagponack, NY
1994 Competing at GP level, developing young horses, training clientele
1995 Accept position as Head Trainer/Rider Ox Ridge Hunt Club, Darien CT
1996 Competing/Training on the national GP competition circuit
1997 Begin riding/training privately for Beverly Hills Equestrian Park in October, located in California
1998 Competiting for BHEP nationally, and in European indoor circuit in Fall.
1999 International/National competitions with a large string of horses in development for the 2000 Olympic Games.
2000 Many GP placings, Indio, CA, and WPB, FL. 2nd American Invitational, Tampa, Florida, 2nd first phase Sydney Olympic trials.
2001 Numerous world rankings, most notably, Winner $200,000 Queen Elizabeth II Cup in Spruce Meadows, break top 12 in world rankings. Top 5 American list.
2002 Maintain top 20 World Rankings, Top 5 American rankings. Among many results, finsished 5th and 10th in the World Equestrian Games trials with two horses respectively. Sponsorship ends with BHEP
2003 Head Trainer/Rider Old Salem Farm Old Salem, NY
2004 Winner $50,000 Ox Ridge Charity GP / Chief Selector Athens Olympic Show Jumping Team
2005 Resided in Bedford, NY. Traveled extensively freelance training, riding, managing and numerous clinics.
2006 Returned to California, freelance training multiple clients nationally and internationally.
2007 Hired privately by Kinloch Farm, Charlottesville, VA, to train/manage rider Aimee Aron
2008 Riding/Training/Managing Kinloch competing with multiple horses at International Grand Prix level
2009 Riding/Training/Clinician with multiple clients internationally and nationally.

Political Endeavors.
Ray has sat previously on the AHSA Board of Directors prior to the merger with the USET forming the USEF.
Former president of the West Coast Active Riders organization.
Served on the USEF Safety Committee responsible for passing the mandatory approved helmet rule for junior riders.
2004 Chief selector of the US Olympic Show Jumping Team
Sitting currently on the Show Jumping Eligible Athletes Committee, and is one of three members of a task force charged with determining a short list of successors to George Morris, the current Chef D'Equipe of the U.S. Team.
Currently serving as a Selector for the 2010 World Championship US Equestrian Team and recently attended the Falsterbo Horse Show in Falsterbo, Sweden.

Stephanie Leslie began riding in Maryland at the age of 13. After her introduction to riding which began during a single week of summer camp, the experience turned into a passion that she carries with her today.

In Maryland, Stephanie was part of the National Capitol Equestrian League (NCEL), which was an Equitation-based horse showing circuit for middle and high school students in the facility she took lessons at. Her NCEL experience followed her through middle and high school and allowed her to participate in local showing as well. Upon entering college at the University of Maryland, Stephanie joined the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) which is a national Equitation competition (at the college level only) horse show circuit.

Once Stephanie completed college, she moved to South Florida and began teaching lessons for a hunter/jumper facility in Coconut Creek. Five years later, she decided to take her skill set and branch out on her own. She opened a facility, taught lessons, assisted students with horse shows and was the head coach for the middle school and high school Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) Equitation horse show team for her facility.

This year, Howard and Gwen Dvorkin offered Stephanie a way to blend her skills, the services her facility offers and be a part of a larger equestrian center. She accepted the opportunity and is now the manager for the Lesson Program at Pine Hollow Equestrian Center. Stephanie continues to teach lessons, take students to local horse shows from Miami to Wellington, coaching the IEA high school and middle school show team and running the summer and winter camps being offered at Pine Hollow.