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David and Sue
Adamo
Petaluma, CA
(707) 321-0648
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About
David
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David started riding as
a small child and was introduced to Eventing at the age
of sixteen through his local pony club, Torrey Pines
Pony Club. Three years later, in 1987, at the age of
nineteen, David achieved his USPC HA and A ratings.
While attending the University of California, Davis he
was the captain of the UCD Eventing Team. During this
time began developing his own teaching and training
style working with the Panache and English Hills Pony
Clubs in the Davis area. He then went on to participate
in the USPC traveling instructor program for two
summers. In 1990 he graduated with a Bachelor of
Science degree in Agricultural Science and Management |
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worked for Eventing trainer Debbie Rosen in the Los Angeles
area for a short time before setting out on his own. In
1991, David moved to Sonoma County. He has been in the
Petaluma area since then training horses and riders at all
levels of Eventing from the greenest youngsters and riders
to international competitors. He has produced numerous Area
VI year end award winners with successful horse and rider
combinations at all levels. Current USET rider, Gina Miles
was his first working student. Former working student Linda
Vegher went on to compete at the intermediate level and
groom for USET rider Nina Fout at the at the Sydney
Olympics.. He also has a very high pass rate for students
taking their upper level Pony Club exams.
Over the years,
David has developed quite a loyal and enthusiastic following
with his work both at home and at clinics throughout
California. He is known for his patient and detail oriented
explanations and his exacting eye. He works to develop
confident, safe and athletic horses, and to give riders the
skills and knowledge they need to truly enjoy and understand
their horses. David feels that his own confidence as an
upper level event rider stems only from a sense of
confidence in the skills he has developed as a rider over
the years, and not from any innate sense of courage. As a
result he has been able to help many riders reach levels
they never thought possible by systematically building them
up physically and psychologically. His main influence has
been the teaching of IPC faculty member Brian Sabo. Other
strong influences on his riding and training have come from
work with Jimmy Wofford, Mark Phillips, Lilo Fore for
dressage, and Anne Kursinski for show jumping.
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In 2005, he moved
his business out of a large commercial stable and
brought it home. He has been train out of their own
farm in northwest Petaluma. From their facility,
David has produced CIC* superstar, Edward Jordan,
2005 CCI* second place winner and now Advanced level
Eventer Oh Good Grief, successful CCI** Young Rider
Maggie Bronson and Finnigan’s Wake, successful CCI**
Young Rider Jessica Rice and successful CCI* Young
Rider combination Hannah Weems and Manja In 2007,
David also became the USEA Area VI Chairman. |
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