About Patty

Patty has been riding since childhood, starting bareback on her pony, Gigi. As a teenager working at Walmart to support her horse habit, she graduated to hunters, riding with Nancy Sobba at Lucky Acres in Jacksonville. She took a few years off to spend time with her son - well, not completely off: she was trail riding.

Dressage claimed her 20 (something) years ago. She has trained two of her own horses, Rustler's Icy Prince ,"Ike" (leopard Appaloosa) and  Der Donnerstag (Oldenberg), to Prix St. Georges and brought her third horse, Velvet (Westphalen), back up from retirement to PSG as well, earning her USDF Bronze and Silver medals along the way. Patty is now bringing along a young Lippazan gelding and an Oldenberg mare: Cooper and Replica.

She has been teaching for many years and has students from beginner to Prix St. Georges. This fall, one of her longtime students earned her USDF Silver medal with Velvet.

Patty has served on the Arkansas Dressage Society (ADS) Board of Directors for many years as Newsletter Editor, Member-at-Large and President.
She also does volunteer work for the club.

Valley View offers wonderful facilities for horse and rider:

Private instruction and horse training.

A standard large outdoor dressage arena with brand new most-weather sand footing and permanent letters for serious schooling and shows was completed this spring. 

 A lighted semi-enclosed indoor arena with sand/rubber footing, automated sprinkler system, and mirrors provides maximum coolness in summer and wind and weather protection in winter for year-round schooling. 

Round pen with sand footing.
Hundreds of acres of private trails for the recreational rider.
Well-ventilated 12 X 12 box stalls with rubber mats.
Custom turnout - groups, pairs, or individual.
Local veterinarian and certified journeyman farrier.
Regular visits by equine dentist and chiropractor.

Grooming areas, tack room with cubbies, and concrete wash rack.