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locating her first training business at Edgewood Equestrian facility in the beautiful Marin county hills just north of San Francisco. This decision is the next natural step for this young lady following tremendously successful Junior and Amateur careers showing up and down the east coast. Born into an equestrian family, she
started riding at a local farm with Peg Wallace, almost before she could walk. From there Bibby Farmer Hill, who worked for Erin's father Don Stew- art, taught her on her way up through the Short Stirrup and Pony rings. Af- ter the ponies, she found herself with Scott Hofstetter, another Don Stew- art assistant, where the Children's and Equitation rings were introduced. As she got older and moved on with
her riding and into the upper ranks, Don had outside trainers help her (in conjunction with him) so that some- one other than himself was giving the instructions! Bill Cooney, Michele Grubb, Mark Leone, Mclain Ward, Karen Healey, Leslie Howard, and Emil Spadone have all helped with
rin Stewart is stepping into the Professional world of training show horses, along with their riders. And she has chosen to move 3000 miles away from home to do that,
nent in the horse world was great," says Erin. "I always had horses to show and got to learn from some real- ly great trainers. BUT, he always made it very clear that he was my dad first and then my trainer, that is why he had other people help me along the way. It
her riding throughout her career. "Having a father that is so promi-
for me to get to ride, and I learned to listen-to people and to horses." The horses that came along the way
to be her competition partners are certainly impressive. Among those special horses were Hilton, Dance Away, Gizby, Gladiator, 007, Karat, Gia, Contendress, Rodrigo, Devito, Confidential and Quality Time. In- terestingly, she considers her special wins as The Best Child Rider WIHS 2001 and 2002, Grand Champion Ju- nior Hunter WIHS and The National Horse Show 2001, Grand Champion Junior Hunter Devon 2001, ASPCA Maclay Finals Winner 2002, Gold Medal Prix de States 2002. Quite a list of credentials for this
young lady, but just who is she and what does she think? She is twenty six years old, the oldest
of three children for Don and Nancy Stewart. Her brother Don Stewart III is twenty one, sister Whitney is six- teen and in school
did put a little pressure on me as a Junior in the ring because he is such a well known professional. But it was not pressure from him, it was only from myself. I always wanted to make the horses look and do their best. It was however, a great way
Opposite Page: Erin Stewart at the barn; (Inset) Erin and Hilton at Nationals, 2002.
This Page: (Top) Erin with her dad, Don Stewart. (Middle) Erin and SnoWonder, 1995, Photo © Cathrin Cammett. (Bottom, Left to Right) Erin and Devito at Washington, Al Cook Photography; Erin and Gia at NAYRC.
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