Horseback Riding in Estancia, New Mexico (Torrance County)

Freelance riding and training for your horse or yourself. Experience at A level hunter/jumper competition across the United States and now residing in Santa Fe, freelance trainer responsible for turning out consistently well-prepared and successful riders for hunters/jumpers and pleasure.

Lessons from beginner to intermediate/advanced, children and adults, at your farm or boarding stable. Flexible schedule, willing to travel. We come to you for lessons. Instruction is in the English style of riding, hunters, jumpers.

Specializing in competition-oriented riders but open to any and all ambitions! At- show coaching offered as well. We also work with timid riders or riders with confidence issues. References available!

Horse training :

Specializing in Green/problem horses, ex-racehorses. From the first days with a trainer to top-level competition, we can help your horse reach it's full potential. Years of experience training/re-training/showing client horses.... See More

Annon Equestrian Center offers a variety of services including shoeing, lessons (for all ages), boarding, trailering and summer horse camps. For more info please visit our website or e-mail us.

"[Thom is] A great horseman and a great judge.”
— G. TEALL - CHAIRMAN, USEF NATIONAL HUNTER COMMITTEE

Thom Pollard is a Hunter, Jumper, Hunt Seat Eq - Trainer, Coach, and Former USER Registered "R" Judge.

Horses trained by Thom have won numerous National USEF, VHSA, MHSA, and NCHJA Year-End Championships. He has placed multiple jumpers on the USET Show Jumping Squad, which competed in Europe. He coached the Zone Junior Jumper Team at the Pennsylvania National.

Thom's showing highlights include: Championships won at the following USEF “AA” Horse Shows: Washington International; Pennsylvania National; Capital Challenge; WEF Wellington; WEF Tampa; Upperville; Ox Ridge; Roanoke Valley; Culpeper HITS; HITS Ocala Winter Circuit; Biltmore Estate Summer Classics; Atlanta Classics; NCHJA Championship; Deep Run; Blowing Rock; Cosequin USGPL Finals; Duke Classic; Middleburg National; Colorado Horse Park Summer Series, Hipico Summer Series, etc.

As a former United States Equestrian Federation Registered "R" Judge, Thom has officiated at WEF Wellington FL, HITS Ocala FL, Gulfport MS Winter Circuits, USEF "AA" shows in twenty-two other states, International CSI World Cup Shows, many Grand Prix & World Cup Qualifiers

Teaching at The Trinity Ranch, a first class facility with a show barn, indoor arena and an outdoor jump course.... See More

At Simply 3-Day our focus is to gain horsemanship through positive instruction and patience. Nothing will happen overnight when it comes to a horse. Learning is a difficult process and it should be encouraged not criticized. You will learn more from your mistakes than you will from your victories. At Simply 3-Day we want you to be able to walk away from your hardest day with a sense of accomplishment and success not failure. You will be taught through encouragement and teamwork. You will never have to face a challenge alone, whether it be an injury to you or the horse, a bump in training or simply a bad day.... See More