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Trainers and riders who compete in the top levels of both the English and Western horse show circuits are deeply invested in their horses’ health and ability to perform. Professional equestrians know that the first and most important aspect to horsemanship and showmanship is a trusted, high-quality feed and nutrition plan—one that takes into account the stress and demands faced by the equine athlete.

PATTY STOVAL	Professional Hunter/Jumper and Grand Prix rider and trainer Patty Stoval made her mark early in her career. Notably, she finished second in the 1975 Medal Finals on a four-year-old horse that she herself started and trained. She rode several hunter mounts to “Horse of the Year” titles while riding for Otis Brown and Brass Lantern Farms, before she began riding in the Grand Prix circuit in 1985. In 1986, Patty finished second in the “AGA Rookie of the Year” standings. She has more than twenty Grand Prix victories to her credit, and has won International Hunter Futurity Finals (a competition for three-year-old horses) a remarkable eight times. In 1994, Patty was the leading American rider in the World Championships in Hague, Holland. In 1999 and 2000, Patty trained Frascati to win “AHSA Horse of the Year” in both the Amateur and Working Hunter divisions. She has also trained many students to win Championships in both Hunter and Jumper divisions at such prestige shows as Devon, Washington International and Madison Square Garden.


HUGH GRAHAM	Hugh won his first Grand Prix in 1973, and has been a member of the Canadian Equestrian Team since 1982. In 1983, he was Equestrian of the Year in Canada. He won a Silver Medal in the Pan Am Games in Caracas, Venezuela in 1983, served as a member of the Los Angeles Olympic team in 1984, and won the title of Canadian Champion in 1984. In 1987 he won a gold medal in the Pan Am Games in Indianapolis, and was North American Champion in 1989. Hugh was the winner of the Falsterbo Derby in Sweden in 1990, and was the only two-time winner of the Queen Elizabeth Cup (Spruce Meadows) in 1994 and 1995. He took second place in the 1995 Pan Am Games in Buenos Aires in 1995, and served as a member of the 1996 Canadian Olympic Team in Atlanta.


CHARLIE DOBBS	Charlie Dobbs and his wife, Linda, operate a training stable in Ocala, Florida, where they specialize in halter horses and Thoroughbreds. Charlie began showing pleasure, reining and halter horses when he was still a schoolboy, and paid for his college education by riding horses. He has been an American Quarter Horse Association judge since 1974, and has judged the AJQHA World Show two times. He has also judged in Australia, England, Germany, Brazil, Mexico and Canada. Charlie has trained 20 AQHA World Champions. At several American Quarter Horse Congress shows he has had four Grand Champion mares and three Reserve mares, one Grand Champion gelding and three Reserve champion stallions. He has also had 15 Alpha World champions and several Palomino World Champions. Since moving to Florida, he has also become increasingly involved in the Thoroughbred industry.



AL DUNNING	Since 1970, Al Dunning has owned and operated Almosta Ranch, a Quarter Horse training facility in Scottsdale, Arizona. In 2004 Al was the recipient of the Monty Roberts Equitarian Award, in 2003 he received the Zane Schulte NCHA Trainer of the Year Award and in 1996, Al was named American Quarter Horse Association Professional Horseman of the Year. In 2005 Al received the "Spirit of Community Award" from the Scottsdale Charros for his contribution to an innovative horse program for children called "Horsesense". Al Dunning and his students have garnered 21 World titles, including 9 AQHA World champions, 9 AQHA Reserve World Champions, 7 AQHA Amateur World Titles, 500 Arizona Year End champions, 3 AJQHA World Champions, and 11 All-American Congress Winners. Al also placed in the 2001 NRCHA World’s Greatest Horseman contest. Al and Becky Dunning have been married since 1971. Becky is a nationally known horse show announcer. They have two children, McKenzie and Grady.