Biography- Lise
Born in Califonria, Lise began riding hunter seat equitation at 7 years. Within the following 6 years she won every available equitation finals in California. In the age of 16 she began catch riding as a professional junior rider for many professionals throughout the United States:
- Fairfield Hunt Club- Leslie Howard
- Plain Bay Farms- Katie Prudent
- Vintage Farm- Michael Matz
- Beacon Hill- Frank Madden and Bill Cooney
- Belcort Farm- Walter J Lee
Lise became a student of both J. Arthur Reynolds and Otis Brown aswell as Karen Healey in the equitation. By 17, 2nd place in the AHSA (usef) equitation medal finals, leading hunter rider at Harrisburg national final, Washington international, and Madison Square Gardens where also named best child rider and grand junior hunter champion.She finishing the year as small junior hunter USEF (AHSA) Horse of the year with "Like a Charm"...
Then Lise began as a professional rider in the east coast working for Belcort Stable and Beacon Hill, moving back to the west coast to finish educational studies, hired by Whippoorwill farms Mike edrick then accepted the head rider job for the northern CA stable Sutton Place owned and operated by Linda Hough.The partnership of Linda , Lise’ and owner Shana Johnstone garnered many championships over the years,leading rider awards at all of the top shows in the United States and multiple AHSA year end awards in many of the Hunter Divisions...
In the Jumper ring in the first year of competition :
- won many Grand Prixs
- USEF Rookie of the year
- qualified for the World Up finals
- won the West Coast Volvo World Cup League (won a car)
As the next step in Lise's riding career she joined the USET Equestrian Team and represented the team nationally and internationally at many venues including the CHIO Aachen, Germany, leading american rider in the Nations Cup and placed in the prestiges Aachen Grand Prix and Lakes class.
In the following year Lise returned back to the United states and became the #1 US rider on the computer list and Open Jumper Horse of the year. She qualified and competed in another 2 World Cup finals in Hertogenbosch/ Netherlands and Goetherborg/ Sweden....
Lise was long listed for 2 Olympic Games...
Biography- Todd
Todd gregory is the son of NZ chairman and world cup course designer Trevor Gregory. From an early age Todd rode , showed and sold many jumper ponies in his family stable to great success...
As a young rider in NZ he was couched by USA team member Greg Best and International professional Butch Thomas. After his young rider experience todd then moved to South Africa to work for trainer Barry Taylor. To broaden his horsemanship knowledge and experience further he then went to work for a race horse stable, Ascot Farm in Cambridge NZ which sent him all over the world with two year old TB horses in training. Hong Kong, Singapore, Macau...
in 1999 he moved to the USA to further his show jumping education under the Willow tree Farm owned and operated by the Thomas family in Woodside CA . For the Thomas family he learned in valuable knowledge from the breeding of horses, to foaling, breaking, beginning young horses to jump, all the way to Grand prix level...
in 2003 Todd teamed up with partner Lise Quintero to focus on the training of young horses, sales and the competition arena for both horses and students in the northern CA area as well as internationally...