Patrick Dwyer is an accomplished horseman and has been a personal friend of Kevin’s for many years. Pat joined Kevin in Pennsylvania several years ago when the business grew to the point that it necessitated a second full time rider and trainer. At that time Pat was running Patrick Dwyer Show Stables in Walnut Creek, California. Kevin and Pat bought and sold horses together for years before Pat finally joined him on the East coast. Pat provides exceptional instruction and coaching to our riders from the children's jumper level through grand prix. He is also Kevin’s groundsman at home and at shows. He provides the most difficult service here by taking over Kevin’s amateur and grand prix students in his absence, whether it is for coaching at shows or just keeping their training program going at home. Like Kevin, Pat’s riding and teaching foundation comes from Iris Kellet’s classical training program in Ireland. In the early 1990’s, Pat served as Iris Kellet’s second rider under International rider John Hall and he was the assistant instructor for Ms. Kellet for many years. The similar foundation Kevin and Pat share make them a terrific complement to each other in the training program here.

Pat has an extensive resume which includes managing the sale horse program for English team rider William Funnel, competing as a rider at International venues including Dublin, Hickstead, Mill Street, and St. Gallen, and producing, selecting, campaigning and selling horses such as “Inishmore” that have gone on to become successful grand prix competitors. His championship titles in Europe on grand prix ponies and young horses are too numerous to list.  Pat has worked with many top professionals and served as the sole rider for Henry Schulumberg Stables in Zurich, Switzerland, a well respected dealer of International caliber show jumpers. Upon coming to the U.S. he worked as the assistant trainer to Damian Gardiner. We are fortunate to have the depth of training and horsemanship Pat Dwyer provides as our second trainer.