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Geoff Teall has spent decades training hunter horses and equitation riders. He is one of the leading hunter and equitation trainers in the country.
Geoff Teall with friends Ali and Ginger.
Horses and riders who have trained with Geoff have gone on to win championships, medals, and ribbons at prestigious events like Devon, the AHSA Medal Finals, the ASPCA Maclay Finals, the Capital Challenge, the Pennsylvania National, the Washington International, the USET Talent Search, and National Horse Shows.
In 1992, Geoff joined with Louise Serio to form the American Hunter Jumper Federation (AHJF). Geoff currently serves as AHJF President. In 2010, he was seated on the USEF Board of Directors.
“I try to instill a sense of confidence in both my horses and in my students,” he says. “Success does not come from luck. It is a result of strategy and training. Success – in the show ring and in life – comes from effective practice, meticulous preparation and a focused goal. Increased confidence and increased success go hand in hand.”
Montoga, Inc., Geoff’s hunter barn in West Palm Beach, Florida, is his home base. In addition to training, Geoff is an “R” judge for both Hunters and Hunter Seat Equitation. He travels extensively in North America and Europe teaching, judging, and conducting clinics.
“It’s not necessarily the most talented riders that make the best students,” Geoff says. “If you are serious about learning and improving, we’ll get along just fine.”
To learn more about Geoff Teall’s training methods, see his articles in various issues of Practical Horseman and Chronicle of the Horse. Check out these links:
Hunters – Jumpers: What's the Difference?
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Ami Hendrickson is a bestselling writer, award-winning screenwriter, writing coach, and writing consultant. Ami is in demand as a book author, ghostwriter, co-author, editor, and story consultant. Books written by Ami include "Clinton Anderson’s Downunder Horsemanship," "Geoff Teall on Riding Hunters, Jumpers and Equitation," and "The Rider’s Pain-Free Back." Ami has also written children's books including "Carol of the Horse." Ami is an engaging writing workshop leader and writing conference speaker. For writing advice, free articles on writing, and writing inspiration, visit MuseInk, Ami’s WEBSITE FOR WRITERS. For information on current projects, observations about the writer’s life, and the occasional tangental rant, visit Ami’s BLOG or check out her Press Room. Ami Hendrickson and her husband and daughter live with their "vast menagerie" on a 100-year old farm near Lake Michigan in Berrien County, Michigan (near Chicago, IL; South Bend, IN; Kalamazoo, and Grand Rapids, MI, but still in the country!).