About Us

Trainer:

Gry McFarlane started riding at the age of 10. She rode successfully as a junior and amateur before becoming a professional. For over 30 years, she has been teaching riders from beginner to Grand Prix. Perhaps Gry's most notable training accomplishment was as the primary groundsman and manager of a single rider she coached from the local Northern California circuit to the International Jumper ring, with numerous Grand Prix wins along the way. As a professional instructor, she believes that a positive teaching style with specifically designed exercises produces successful horses and riders. Under her tutelage, both horse and rider quickly become adept problem solvers, a must with today's complicated courses.

Rider:

Carol Wright was born into a horse family. She started showing Morgan horses at the age of 10. Throughout her Junior Career she competed and won various hunter, jumper and equitation classes. She won her first Junior Jumper Classic at the age of 16 on a horse named Surprise. At age 18 she won the PCHA JR/Am Jumper Championship and won the Monterey Puissance class at a 6'9" height. Carol won her first Grand Prix when she was 20 and has been competing in Grand Prixs ever since, including the World Cup Qualifiers. Carol is also a wonderful hunter rider and has recently qualified a Regular Working horse named Ragtime for Indoors. Carol has tons of experience in the International Hunter Futurity and the Young Jumper Championships. Carol is a wonderful person who is excited to be a part of this new team at Windfall.

2005 saw Molly working as a barn manager and rider for Joan Curtin and finishing her successful amateur career, which included Circuit Champion at Indio, several Classic wins, and the production of a top equitation horse. Passionate about riding, Molly eagerly accepted an opportunity to work for Jill Humphrey and Rudy Leone in 2007. As their assistant, she prepared horses and took clients to horse shows, including Spruce Meadows and NAJYRC. Molly also helped start the young horses and campaign the sales horse for Leone Equestrians. Molly is looking forward to helping the horses and riders at Windfall compete at their best!