Hope and Ned Glynn have been selected for Equus Awards for their contributions to the Hunter Jumper discipline in Sonoma County.
Hope started riding as a junior in Sacramento, coached by her mother, Pricilla Hobday, and Patty Ball. She became professional after graduating from UC Davis. Ned grew up in Petaluma and rode under the coaching of Gry and Duncan McFarlane. As a junior, he was already a champion. He coached the UC Davis equestrian team, and then traveled back East and rode with grand prix rider, Candice King.
Hope and Ned have been married twelve years. Together they started Sonoma Valley Stables in 1997, where they train amateurs and horses in the disciplines of Hunters, Jumpers, and Equitation. Ned and Hope are highly accomplished competitors whose many high level achievements cannot be listed in such a brief biography. Ned was Chef D'Equipe of the 1.4 meter team of Norcal riders at the Spruce Meadow Skyliner in July. Hope was Reserve Champion nationally in the Emerging Professional World Champion.
Hunter rankings. She was Champion at the Hampton Classic, Kentucky National, and Middleburg Classic Horse Shows this summer. As a team, Ned and Hope are accomplished trainers of the next generation of riders. Ned has trained the only northern California rider to qualify for the FEI Young Rider Championship in Kentucky, and two of his students were silver medalists on the 1.30 Prix de Nations team at Spruce Meadows in 2011. Hope has trained over fifty year-end champions for pony, children's, and junior Hunters in the last five years. One of their highest achievements is the frank professionalism and sportsmanship they role model for their students. Their influence raises the bar for Hunter Jumpers everywhere.
Hope and Ned live with their daughter Avery in Petaluma. They share their home with their dog, Spanky, and feral cat, Lulu. Wally, the wonder pony, shows with Avery in walk trot classes.
