Meadow Wood Farm

 Owner: Suzanne Jones

 With over 60 years of horse experience, Suzanne is one of the area's foremost equine afficianados!  As a little girl, Suzanne cultivated an interest in horses and urged her parents to let her do anything she could that involved being around horses.  Suzanne learned to care for and ride her horses throughout her childhood in Northern California.  As a teenager she worked as a trail guide in Lake Tahoe and competed in various Western and English riding activities and competitions.  Over the years, Suzanne has moved throughout the country, always hauling and caring for her own horses.  In the late 1980's Suzanne was able to put her passion to work full time when she retired from her job as a pre-school teacher and bought Meadow Wood Farm.  In addition to running the farm, teaching lessons, and traveling with her daughter Brittany to shows, Suzanne was able to compete in Combined Training as well as Hunter Jumpers and further develop her own English riding style.  In the years since, Suzanne has had the privilege of teaching dozens of children the art of riding, continued her dedication to the care of the horses at Meadow Wood,  and passed along her passion for everything horsey! 

Trainer: Brittany Jones Sommers

 Brittany was seemingly born to ride.  She followed in her mother Suzanne's footsteps early and was riding her first pony before the age of three!  Many years of local shows followed, where Brittany learned the art of riding as well as the responsibilities that come with riding horses.  Brittany's show career progressed as she grew older and culminated with a trip to the National Pony Finals under the instruction of the late Barry Lane from Full Cry Farm.   Other national show events followed and Brittany continued to grow as a rider and began to understand what makes a good riding teacher.   Brittany's passion for riding followed her to Georgia Southern University where she was high point rider on the school Equestrian Team and competed across the southeast.  She even expanded her horizons to include Western riding, in which she playfully competed on several occasions.  After graduating with a Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education, Brittany served as an inner city elementary school teacher for two years.  Ultimately her love of teaching and passion for horses resulted in Brittany going to work full time as a riding instructor at Meadow Wood Farm.  Brittany truly enjoys working with and watching all of our riders at Meadow progress into overall well rounded equestrian riders.

    Trainer: Bonnie Smith                        (Bio coming soon)