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Juliana Starbuck
An accomplished horse rider and trainer serving members of the Ridgefield, Connecticut, community, Co-Owner and Trainer Juliana Starbuck has operated Starbuck Equestrian, LLC, for ...view moreAn accomplished horse rider and trainer serving members of the Ridgefield, Connecticut, community, Co-Owner and Trainer Juliana Starbuck has operated Starbuck Equestrian, LLC, for more than five years. Located near the New York and Connecticut borders, Ms. Starbuck oversees a team of experienced trainers. Juliana Starbuck directs personalized programs, including horseback riding lessons and summer camps.
Juliana Starbuck earned the honor of being the only rider in the US to have placed in the top six at every major national equitation final, including the Washington International Equitation Medal finals, ASPCA Maclay finals at Madison Square Garden, and the United States Equestrian Medal Finals. In 1991, Ms. Starbuck won the Connecticut State Finals; she is also one of only two riders in the country to earn first place for three consecutive years at the Professional Horseman's Equitation finals. Additionally, in 1993, she became the only competitor in America to earn ribbons in two noted riding contests, pinning sixth place in the ASPCA Maclay finals and finishing fourth in the USEF Medal Finals.
Ms. Starbuck earned a Master’s degree in Health Science from Lynchburg College in Virginia, for whom she competed in the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association Open (IHSA) division. In 1995, she was named winner of the IHSA Zone Finals. Continuing her distinguished competitive riding career, Juliana Starbuck competed in the Olympic Show Jumping Selection Trials in 2000, earning a slot in the final selection round. Presently, she maintains a national top-ten placement in the four-foot hunter division, contending in final competitions in the division for the past three years. Ms. Starbuck is currently training a multitude of young horses for both the jumper and hunter rings.
Ms. Starbuck’s training property includes an Olympic grand prix ring, two outdoor rings, and sand and green turn-outs.view less