Alan Griffin

Alan Griffin
Sherry Gagliardi
Susan Louther

David Bermudez

Alison Potter

Dr. Robert Madison, President
James Buchanan, Vice President
Amanda Gunthel, Treasurer
Sue McGraw, Secretary
Nat MacDonald, Secretary
Susan Knapp
Alison Potter
Dr. Max Gahwyler
Theresa Bowling

Alan Griffin
General Manager and Director of Riding

Alan Griffin hails from Ireland. He began his competitive horse show career at age 13. He was highly successful showing pony jumpers, and was a member of the winning team at the Dublin International.

His successes continued as he moved up to horses. He was a member of the Junior European Championship Team, where he represented Ireland at Hickstead and at the finals in Belgium. He was a member of the Young Rider International Team representing Ireland at the Wales and West, Hickstead, and the finals in Austria. He was the winner at the International Young Rider Championship at Millstreet International.

Since arriving in the United States, Alan has continued his work with horses at the highest levels. He the continuation of his career in the US began by riding with World Cup rider Molly Ashe at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida, and then went on to work at October Farm in Greenwich, Connecticut as Barn Manager and Rider. Alan has continued to ride and train with other professionals and at numerous prestigious facilities in the Fairfield-Westchester County area, notably with Olympian McClain Ward, as well as with Molly Ashe, and at Three Phase Equestrian Farm, Lionshare Farm and Vail Farm. Alan has competed throughout the East Coast accumulating numerous wins including the $25,000 Classic in New Jersey.

Most recently, Alan showed, prepared and trained for Soundview Farm and Comfortside Farm. His sound riding and training skills earned many championships in 2005. He trained the summer Circuit Champion at HITS in the Amateur-Owner hunters. He competed in the Regular Working Hunters on Night Cap, and earned high rankings in the Zone 1 year-end awards and the National Standings.

Alan plans to continue his winning ways in all aspects of the hunter, jumper and equitation arenas as Manager at Ox Ridge Hunt Club.

Sherry Gagliardi

We are fortuate to have Sherry Gagliardi back with us. She has a tremendous knowledge of the business and is known for her hard work and dedication to the horses and the students that she teaches.

Sherry grew up in North Salem, NY and started riding when she was 5 years old. She has worked with many top horsemen including Scott Stewart here at Ox Ridge Hunt Club in the 1990's, where Sherry acted as assistant barn manager and full time show groom. She has worked for Ray Maloney at Cedar Lodge Farm and at Fox Hill Farm for Jane Grenci. Sherry also worked at Beval Saddlery from 1993 to 2006. She has also studied Animal and Equine Husbandry at SUNY Cobleskill.

Susan Louther

Sue Louther began riding at the age of 5 in Rochester, New York. She rode with Roger and Judy Young while they were based in Pittsford, New York, and with Jack Fromm at High View Farm, also in Pittsford. Her family moved to a horse farm in 1974 where they ran a business until 1990. This business included riding lessons, boarding, sales and re-training race horses for the show jumping ring. Sixteen years later, many of these horses still appear at various shows.

Sue went on to work for Grand Prix riders David Raposa and Chris Kappler, and for Cellular Farm. She joined the Ox Ridge Team in 1996 as Barn Manager. After taking a year off in 2005 to work in the private sector, Sue returned to Ox Ridge to head up our Parks and Recreation Program, our extensive Summer Camp Program, and to assist Alan and Sherry in the Introductory Lesson Program.

Alan, Sherry and Sue all bring a high level of professionalism and a love of horses, training and teaching to Ox Ridge.