Staff

Patrick Dwyer
Trainer

Patrick Dwyer is an accomplished horseman and has been a friend of Kevin’s for many years. Pat joined Kevin in Pennsylvania several years ago to help handle the training and show horses. At that time Pat owned and operated 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 it easy for clients to transition between the two trainers.

 

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.

Loretta Hess
Office Manager

Loretta Came on board as business manager in 2005 under the tutelage of Iris Jewell.  With over 15 years of experience in corporate America, Loretta has been a wonderful addition to the staff. She is responsible for all the office work including accounts payable, accounts receivable, horse transportation and booking entries for horse shows.  She also oversees the paperwork for the import/export of horses and makes sure reservations are confirmed before the horses, riders and staff head out to competitions. 

 

Loretta is the glue that holds everything together for the Babingtons, the clients and the staff.

Jessica Penn
Trainer

As the most recent addition to our staff, Jessica Penn completes the quality training offered at Kevin Babington, LLC. As a young rider Jess rose quickly through the Children’s and Junior divisions in both hunters and equitation. She achieved several top ten placings in the TVHSA, LAHSA, SFVHSA medals in California and captured various local championships. Her success in the show ring was cultivated by the guidance of various professional, such as Melissa Jones, Jamie Mann, Karen Healey, George Morris, Mike Nielsen, Michael Page and Eric Horgan.

 

Now part of the Babington team, Jessica seeks to help her fellow equestrians achieve their own riding goals. Her coaching and training experiences began at the Fieldstone Riding Club in Moorpark, CA and continued to the Foxfield Riding School in Westlake Village, CA as well as Nick Karazissis’ Far West Farms in Calabasas, CA. Furthermore, Jessica is a 2009 graduate of Johnson & Wales University, with a BS in Equine Business Management/Riding and an AS in Equine Studies. At Kevin Babington, LLC Jess provides lessons and training in the hunters and equitation as well as campaigning and competing sale horses.

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