former coaching staff


The Stanford Equestrian Team would like to acknowledge those individuals who have played such an integral role in shaping our team. Thank you so much for all the work, time, and effort you dedicated to the team; it would not be what it is without all of the people who have been on our coaching staff.

Jana Cain

As a Stanford undergraduate, Jana was a Team Horse Manager and a fierce competitor for the Western Team, earning a 3rd place finish at 1998 Nationals. She played an instrumental role in the Red Barn's renaissance, working with Gwyn Gordon and Vanessa Bartsch to create the business model for the new Stanford Red Barn Equestrian Center. Though she lived and worked in the East Bay during her time coaching at Stanford, she still drove down to the Red Barn twice a week to coach and never missed a horse show. Her huge dedication to developing Stanford's Western Team culminated with a banner 2008 season, with Stanford Western finishing in the Top 10 at Nationals.
 

Jessica Connor

Jessica Connor began riding at age 11 in Ann Arbor, MI under trainer Cindy Carlson Phibbs. She competed throughout the US and Canada in the Jr/AO Jumpers and the 'big eq,' qualifying for the ASPCA Maclay Medal Finals. She continued to show on the 'A' Circuit throughout college in addition to competing as an Open rider for the University of Michigan Equestrian Team. Jessica moved to Stanford for graduate school and started working with the Stanford Equestrian Team in early 2005. Besides working with the team, Jess also worked with local hunter/jumper equestrians in Portola Valley and Woodside, including Woodside Junior Riders, where Jessica served as Head Instructor.
 

Jennifer Henderson

Jen joined the Stanford Equestrian Team as a freshman and was never quite able to escape. In her junior years, Jen was a constant presence on the equitation circuit, consistently finishing on Top 10 Year-End leaderboards and qualifying for all the major medal finals. As an undergrad, Jen played polo for Stanford. While losing a hard-fought battle with Davis at the Western Regionals, Jen was nominated as one of the Western All Stars. Jen graduated from Stanford with a B.S. and a M.S. in chemical engineering. After her graduation, Jen returned to hunter/jumpers, turning professional and balancing working as an assistant trainer to John Charlebois with her work as a Medical Device Engineer. In 2006, Jen returned to the team in a coaching capacity, taking on coaching the high school program at Stanford in addition to assisting with the college program.
 

   
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