Jane Nordstrom Training
Jane's Bio
Jane Nordstrom
jn1193@aol.com
703.966.0139
ABOUT JANE
The Early Years
Jane began riding at the age of 6 and started showing shortly thereafter. Switching to hunters at the age of 10, she rode out of Coach House Stables in the Chicago suburb of Glenview.
After a successful career in the juniors, which included three trips to the Big Eq finals, Jane got her BA from Drew University in Madison, NJ. While at Drew, she was one of the first members of Drew’s IHSA team, competing for Drew for two years. After college, much to her parent’s short-lived relief, Jane gave up horses, moving first to NYC to pursue a career in social work and then to Durham, NC, where she started riding again.
In 1979, Jane moved to West Chester, PA as trainer/manager of Royalwood Farm. She started her own training business shortly thereafter, working both independently and with her partner, Jeff Wilson, to produce some of the top ponies and children’s hunters both in the state, Zone II and nationally.
In late 1984, Jane moved to the Chicago area and began Sunstone Farm where she continued to develop top horses and riders, competing in both Zones V & VI and producing champions on the state and Zone levels.
Jane and her clients have won numerous championships at AA shows all over the Midwest and East Coast. She has shown at and qualified riders for Devon, Harrisburg, Washington and New York. Her clients have placed in the year end national standings on several occasions.
Jane retired from training in 1989 after a serious injury and pursued a successful career in association management. She moved to the Washington DC area in 1992 when she met and subsequently married her husband, David Barnes.
Northern Virginia
Never having shaken horses from her blood, Jane returned to riding in 2003. Responding to numerous requests for help from friends, Jane once again began training professionally in 2006 as trainer for Stonegate Stables in Aldie, VA, which is located about 6 miles east of Middleburg and 6 miles south of Leesburg right in the heart of Virginia horse country. Jane’s clients have already won championships at shows at Fox Chase Farm, Summerplace Farm and Sandstone Farm, as well as ribbons at AA shows including Culpepper and the Middleburg Classic.
Jane is currently based out of the new Stony Ridge Farm in Manassas, VA.
.Jane Nordstrom Training
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