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From then...

Trainer/Instructor Becca Guilbault-Triplett with Lindsey Melchow,

winner of the Hunt Seat Equitation 13 & under National

Reserve Championship in Oklahoma City, OK 2000

   To now...

Trainer/Instructor Becca Guilbault-Triplett with Misty Baker,

winner of the Walk-Trot 10 & Under Pleasure Championship

at the NHAHA "A" show in Deerfield, NH- August, 2007

"Smiles and Strides" all the way!!!

Championship Caliber
 

Pondview Equestrian Center has produced several local and Regional Champions, Reserve Champions and Top Fives as well as National Reserve Champions and Top Tens in Hunter Pleasure JTR, Hunter Pleasure Open, Hunter Pleasure AATR, Hunt-Seat Equitation Over Fences, Hunt Seat Equitation on the Flat, USDF Walk-Trot Dressage, Training Level Dressage, First Level Dressage, Sport Horse In-Hand and the Sport Horse Under Saddle divisions.

Head Trainer/Instructor

Trainer/Instructor Becca Guilbault-Triplett with her 4 year old DarkCyde

of the Moon, Region 16 Half-Arabian Sport Horse In-Hand Geldings Open Champion, Half-Arabian Sport Horse In-Hand Futurity Champion, Half Arabian Sport Horse Under Saddle Open Top 5 and Half Arabian Sport Horse Under Saddle Jr Horse Reserve Champion.  Syracuse, NY- July 2008

Rebecca Guilbault-Triplett received her Associate's Degree in Equine Business Management and Advertising/Public Relations at Johnson & Wales University, her Bachelor's Degree in Marketing at Nichols College and is currently pursuing another Associate's Degree in Fine Arts/Graphic Design at QVCC.  From training the young horses and coaching her students at various shows throughout the season, to designing the farm's advertising and promotion materials, Becca wears many hats at PondView.  Becca's latest endeavor is a small business, Photo GT, fine black and white photography and portraiture, a well received service from many PondView clients wanting beautiful photographs of themselves and their horses.

Becca's career with horses began at a very young age, with her competing in her first horse show at age 6 with a Welsh pony named Snowball.  Through her younger years, she showed extensively on the New England hunter circuit in the Short and Medium Stirrup divisions and Hunt Seat Equitation with her Thoroughbred gelding, Delaney and a Hunter pony named Chevette.  Later, as Becca was introduced to the versatility of the Arabian horse, she left the hunter circuit and pursued a myriad of disciplines on the Arabian Horse Association "A" circuit in Region 16.  Competitive in Arabian and Half-Arabian Side-Saddle, Hunter O/F and on the flat, Western Pleasure, Hunt Seat Equitation, Hunter Pleasure, Training and First Level Dressage, Stock Seat Equitation, Show Hack, Country English Pleasure, Sport Horse in Hand and Sport Horse Under Saddle, Becca finally decided to specialize in the disciplines that demonstrate her best skills as a rider and her talents as a trainer.  From this experience in the show ring, Becca is able to draw from a multitude of disciplines when evaluating a rider and their horse to help decide which "career" is best suited for them.  A horse and rider that can perform what is being asked of them is so much more impressive to watch when they both genuinely enjoy what they are doing.

Combining horse and rider into a finely tuned pair that exemplifies grace, style and strength is only a small part of the talent Becca exhibits as a instructor.  With more than 23 years experience from both a participation level and a trainer/coach perspective, she brings to a student a unique sense of understanding which allows them to reach beyond their expectations... in or out of the show ring.  Her  knowledge of horse behavior is evident when training a young horse or tuning up an older one...patience is always key and the "basics" are something you can not overlook when building the proper foundation of a horses' training.

Becca says it best when she states her personal mission as an instructor, "I want my students to go home from each and every ride on a positive note...even if they are struggling, I try to help them understand the lessons learned during their struggle will make them the better rider in the long run.  I like to instill a sense of confidence in my riders, so on or off the horse, they will feel empowered to take on life's many challenges."

Assistant Instructor

Danielle Lefebvre’s passion is horses. Riding since the age of five her mother encouraged her to pursue her love for horses by starting her in a lesson program. While attending Killingly High School’s Agriculture Education Program, her SAE project was training her first horse with the guidance of John Bennett of UCONN.  Attending Killingly FFA as a freshman, she was on the horse judging team and sophomore year her team won 1^st place in the state of CT.  Her team continued on to Eastern States Horse Judging Competition where she placed 1^st individually out of 200+ students.  She also held the position of Killingly FFA Chapter President her senior year which really established a base for her leadership and public speaking skills. 

Danielle's show career really took off when she purchased her first real show horse Whippoorwill Helios.  While showing on an extended local show level during high school and college, Danielle continued her education through college at SUNY Morrisville and studied Equine Science and majoring in Agriculture Science with an Animal Science Concentration. She took courses including draft horse breaking and training; standard bred breeding/artificial insemination program, and equine nutrition.  She was also a team member of Morrisville Hunt Seat Equestrian Team and placed 7^th at the 2004 Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Regional Championship Zone II Region 3.  After SUNY Morrisville, she then moved on to study Agriculture Education at Sul Ross State University in Alpine Texas. She was also a team member of Sul Ross State University’s English and Western horse show teams.  During her summers off from college she interned at an equine breeding facility and instructed students at her farm on her horse. 

Danielle brings quite a bit of experience with her from the equine field. With over 18 years of experience, Danielle makes lessons fun and challenging all at the same time.  Now being in the position of an instructor and watching her students excel is a personal accomplishment. Danielle says that “patience is the number one key working with children and horses” and parents tell her all the time that they just don’t know how she does it. When she sees her students smile when they understand something challenging, it is a great personal accomplishment.  Danielle’s love of horses and children shows through her students’ ability to ride.

Assistant Instructor Danielle Lefebvre aboard Whippoorwill Helios- 

Tri-State Horseman's Association Open Horse Show-  2004
 

Owner

Lucille Guilbault and husband Richard are the proud owners of PondView Equestrian Center. They have 2 children, Rebecca and Ryan. Lu has been involved with horses for the past 40 years. During her earlier years, she rode at Acres Wild under the guidance of  Paul and Celia Valliere. She competed at hunter shows and participated in hunter paces and trail rides. Her love of horses prompted the conception of Log Cabin Farm, which opened 30 years ago and was later renamed to PondView Equestrian Center. Lu and her husband Richard cleared the land and built their own log home from a kit. They built their garage and barn using the lumber from the trees they had cut down. To this day, the farm remains a work in progress…with the recent addition of an indoor riding arena and new paddocks being the latest endeavors.

In 1989, Lu started breeding  New Forest Ponies, a rare and wonderful breed found mostly in England with only a small amount in the USA and Canada at that time. She decided to promote the breed and co-founded the New Forest Pony Association and Registry. This Association tracked down all of the New Forest Ponies in the USA and Canada and started a database registering old and new foals and imported ponies from England. This has been a labor of love and dedication. Over 350 ponies have since been registered and tracked.

Lu is a Registered Nurse and keeps herself busy working part-time on the evening shift at Day Kimball Hospital.  She spends much of her waking hours with the horses.  Many youngsters began their riding careers through Lu’s guidance and love of horses when she started giving lessons to beginner and intermediate students back in the early 1980’s.  Her daughter, Becca started riding at an early age with Lu  trailering the horses to local, A-Rated, and Regional Shows.  Upon Becca’s completion of college, the lesson program was taken over by her allowing Lu to focus on the grounds expansion of the facility by adding a new indoor arena and new paddocks.

In 1995, Lu became involved with the Arabian breed when she met her great friend, JoAnne Jalbert and her Arabian stallion, AlJo Ttafaaf .  Lu purchased a Half-Arabian mare, Saahour Maraa, from JoAnne who Becca later took all the way to Nationals in 1998.

Lu has participated as a member of the Board for the Tristate Horsemen’s Association, the Rhode Island Arabian Horse Association, and currently is Vice President of the New Forest Pony Association and VP of the Rhode Island Arabian Horse Association. She has judged  several shows including the Canadian Pony Breeder's Show, judging New Forest Ponies, Welsh Ponies in Halter, Under Saddle and Jumping competition. In the past, Lu had been involved with the Tristate Horsemen’s Association Dressage shows as scribe and worked with the show manager to learn more about Dressage.  Lu has been the Show Manager for the past 3 years for the RIAHA Shows as well as all the PVEC shows.

Currently she has been involved with her daughter in cross breeding Friesans with Arabians, producing a wonderful combination of athletic and beautiful horses. Lu's guiding thoughts are,  "Live each day as if it's your last and don't be afraid of hard work.  The future is right around the corner, and always holds some great new challenges and later, some new accomplishments.”

Sport Horse    Under Saddle

Hunter Pleasure

Dressage

Show Hack

Hunt Seat Equitation

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Hunter O/F