iJump Feature HOLLY HUGO - VIDAL Welcome Home Again! O
riginally from New York, I ventured out to California in 2004 along with my mother planning to escape the
cold winters and spend the rest of my life in the warmth of Southern California. Since I loved the horses and clients I started a training business
in Del Mar continuing the business name I had used in the east for years, Pacific Blue. It was a great situation for several years until my mother’s health began to decline. Daily, she expressed a strong desire to return to New York. As her health weakened, her desire to go back strengthened! Finally I succumbed and back across country we went with two cats
in tow! Moving across country with an aging mother and two cats in carrying cases, on Jet Blue was an adventure in every sense of the word! Being in the caretaker role on this type of trip was taxing to say the least but we made it with no disasters. We settled in Westchester, New York and over the next few years,
I taught for a couple of professionals and continued to judge, all the while missing California. Making comparisons was inevitable and
perhaps annoying! There are just so many times you can say “in California, they do such and such!” Sadly, my mother passed away
two years ago right before Christmas, at the age of 95! I miss her terribly as we had been living together from the time we joined forces and moved west in 2004. Sometime later, one day it occurred to me that I was in a position to return to “my California”. If I was going to ever return it was then! So this time the move was with two French Bulldogs, Peanut and
Tuna, as I packed my bags to head West on my next adventure! Me, back on Jet Blue and the pups in the back of my Jeep that was kindly driven out by a friend! Perhaps some thought the choice for me was bold but I was optimistic
and determined to make it work. My plan was to hang out my Pacific Blue banner and start up again! Before I could unpack, I quickly became involved as a freelance trainer in the area and since teaching is my passion, I was grateful to have found the opportunity so quickly. I enjoy teaching riders of all ages with only one requirement, that they love horses! My early association with the legendary Rodney Jenkins, who always said, “the horse comes first” has never left me and it strongly influences many of my decisions to this day.
Since I really love to teach, whether it’s a clinic or developing
a rider and their horse at home, teaching gives me the most joy! There is nothing more rewarding than to start a horse or rider and watch them progress! Over the years of my career, I have had a great deal of success
at top-rated horse shows (both east and west coast), but when it comes right down to it, working with riders that have the number one requirement of really wanting to learn is the best way to spend a day. Another passion of mine is writing.
I’ve written three books
and I contribute articles to several publications on a regular basis. It’s a hobby I can get completely immersed in and usually do. Now that I am back in California, I plan to continue teaching, judging and giving clinics. I’m also looking forward to working with riders that will be home during the winter circuits and am available to do clinics as well as judging when I get the opportunity.
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To contact Holly for clinics and judging: 828.674.7983, e-mail
pacificblue2020@gmail.com or visit
www.hollyhugo-vidal.com.
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