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Viola Farm offers the highest quality dressage training, boarding, birthing and foal care  and the sale of fine warmblood horses.

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Con Beso born 4-8-16  Hanoverian Colt.  Con Caletto/EM Ghia
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Tom Murray Trainer  -  Gold Medal/Four Star Grand Prix  Dressage  Rider

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TOM MURRAY
Dressage Rider,  Trainer, Riding Instructor, Clinician

Recent Dressage Achievements:
2015 – 4 Star Dressage Rider Centerlinescores.com 2013 Grand Prix Dressage Gold Medal
2012 – DASC Intermediare I Year End Champion 2009 – Bronze & Silver Medal


Trained With: (partial list)
Ulf Wadeborn & Lars Holmberg (3 yrs.)
Judy Bergquist (2 1⁄2 yrs.)
David Blake (2 1⁄2 yrs.)
Rudolph Zeilinger (8 mos. In Germany)
Charlotte Bredahl (2 yrs.)

Tina Stewart (2 yrs.)

List of Clinicians: (partial list)
Bo Tibblin, Juan Matute, Conrad Schumacher, Hilda Gurney, Charles de Kunffy, Christian Schacht, Catherine Haddad, Mette Rosencrantz, Jan Ebeling, Gerd Schonebeck, Nick Wagman, Verne Batchelder, Lilo Fore, Kamila DuPont

Additional Equine Education and Experience 
Colorado State University Equine Reproduction
Practiced embryo transfers successfully
In hand stallion and mare approvals for Hanoverian, Oldenburg & Holsteiner Stallion marketing and videos
Designed, created, built and managed 3 private boarding facilities
Bred and foaled over 50 mares and imprinting


Horse Training Highlights:
“Silver Lining” – trained & rode from 4 yr old to 3rd level “Decadance” – trained & rode from 3 yr. old to I1 Champion “Balanchine” – trained & rode from 5 yr old green broke to Prix St. George
 “Rudy” – rode to Intermediare2

Hunter/Jumper Experience
Started competing in hunter/jumpers at the age of 8.
Won the LAHSA Adult Amateur Medal Finals.
Won and placed in numerous AO jumper classes to 4’6 on the A circuit.
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th place in IJF 5 Yr. Old Jumper Finals

Additional Biographical Highlights:
2007 Pasadena Foothill Board of Realtors Historic Achievement Award Historic renovations including house relocations
Pasadena CA “top 10 realtor” for 8 years


References:
Ulf Wadeborn: 818 – 919- 02810
Judy Bergquist: 805 – 531- 5482
Tina Stewart: 541 – 915 - 1842



BREEDING PROGRAM

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Carreras aka "Oscar" 3 yrs old - SOLD
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Walina just had her baby colt "Don Ryan" !!  Mother and son are doing well!!!
Tom travels to Germany and Ireland on buying trips.  These trips can be privately arranged.
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Steven Schachter / Co -Owner Viola Farm:  Amateur 3 day Event Rider (Training Level)

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