Berni Ogan has been an avid equestrienne since she was a small child. She grew up competing in 4-H, Open Shows and dabbled some in the local Paint Circuit. She also competed on a drill team to a State Championship.
She was the Equestrian Program Coordinator at a local Residential Treatment Center for 5 years where she taught horsemanship to children with severe emotional issues.
Berni has 3 small children who are active riders. Because of this, Berni is very comfortable starting young children on their adventure to becoming life long riders.
The eldest, Audrey, became the High Point 8 & Under rider at the
POA Internationals in Lake St. Louis, MO in 2010 competing in her 6 year old year! Many of the other competitors were already 9 and aging out of that division! Audrey will continue to compete in the 8 & under division in POA shows. Locally, in Open Shows she is very competitive in the 13 & Under division.
Olivia is 4 this year. She and her pony, Truly Blackburn, will be competing in the Novice Walk Trot Division in the local POA shows. In Open shows she will compete in the 10 & Under Walk Trot Division. No more lead-line for this little horse girl!
Ethan has been blessed with the hand me down of Loneseome Siri Rainbow, or as everyone at the barn knows her, "Lilly". Lilly is the pony that introduced us to the
world of POA's
When her children are older, she will again join the world of Horse Show Competition.
We have several wonderful school horses that can help your child learn
what it takes to take care of, and ride these amazing creatures! To make an appointment, call Berni at 541-912-9777 or e-mail at
berni@pacificequestrian.net
Diana VanOrman Diana has been teaching for 38 years. She has coached students to many 4-H, OHSET, Open Show and Breed Show wins. She mixes traditional horsemanship skills with the practical knowledge of Natural Horsemanship. She believes each horse should be treated like an athlete and a partner. She is very skilled at taking each horse and rider combination, and making them the best team they can be. Diana teaches the rider how to teach and maintain their horse. She is the leader of the X-Team 4-H group that currently rides out of our barn. Call or
e-mail Diana at 541-520-6473
Kate Stover: Kate is currently a student at the University of Oregon. She grew up riding and competing Hunter Jumpers on the East Coast. She teaches English Equitation and Jumping out of our barn. She coached Two 8 & Under riders to many High Point and Reserve High Point Wins at the 2010 POA International in Lake St. Louis, MO. in over fences classes. Kate has a very positive attitude and works very well with both kids and adults. For Kate's contact information, call Berni at 541-912-9777, or
e-mail
