Germaine Dougherty
Germaine began cultivating her ability to train horses and riders at a young age. She started riding at age 7 with Leslie Kogos, who instilled a strong work ethic and a solid foundation, eventually bringing Germaine to 3’6″ equitation and junior hunters. When Germaine moved from New York to Texas with her family as a teenager, she found a wealth of horses to ride, and she capitalized on every opportunity. Shane George became a mentor to her, helping her to become a top junior hunter and equitation rider, as well as allowing her to work with some of the top hunters in the nation. Meanwhile, Germaine also expanded her knowledge base by starting dressage horses, and producing sale horses for a combined training farm. While pursuing a degree in Biomedical Science at Texas A&M University, Germaine joined the equestrian team, and led the team to Individual & Team NCAA National Championships in 2002.
After graduating, Germaine began her professional career riding sale horses and developing young horses at Ralph Caristo’s Glenview Stables in New York and Florida, where she found success in the Young Jumper divisions, and professional hunter divisions, alike. Following her five years at Glenview Stables, Germaine independently imported, campaigned, and produced countless grand prix jumpers, enjoying top results from Saugerties, NY to Ocala, FL, including several podium finishes and a top 20 finish in the 2011 Saugerties $1,000,000 Grand Prix.
Since moving to Bend in 2019, Germaine has continued to produce top show jumpers, and has enjoyed excellent results at the highest level of hunters and the jumpers up and down the West Coast. Throughout her career, Germaine has always trained riders and shown them the pathway to success. Her clients have qualified for the equitation finals, placed in grand prix, and won national championships in all three rings.
Wendy Krohn
Wendy fell in love with horses and riding at the age of three. She began her riding with the late Gincy Bucklin of Lion Hill farm in Easton Connecticut. As a junior rider she rode ponies with Emerson Burr and won many Equitation championships along the East Coast. She attended the University of San Diego and earned a double degree in psychology and sociology. After spending some time as a recruiter for Duetche Bank in New York City, Wendy couldn’t stay away from riding. In 1998 she moved to San Francisco and was recruited by John Charlebois and Peter Breakwell to ride and train in Portola Valley, California. Wendy stayed on with Peter for eleven years. During that time, Wendy rode and showed the majority of Peter’s clients’ horses, while also gaining an education in the world of International show jumping, including a trip to the Sydney Olympics in 2000 where Peter represented New Zealand in showjumping.
In 2009 Wendy moved back to the East Coast to work with Leslie Burr Howard and Burr Associates. She also helped run the riding program at Sleepy Hollow Country Club in Briar Cliff New York, where she met her husband Nick. In 2012 they moved to Talent, OR to start Westport Stables. For eleven years Wendy ran a thriving business at Westport. Some proud achievements during that time was one of her students that she started from scratch finished 12th in the prestigious Dover Medal in Harrisburg Pennsylvania, and another student placed second in her first Grand Prix at the age of thirteen. She produced her own Bushido up to 1.40 jumpers, and international Hunter Derbies and has developed numerous other young horses to successful Hunter and Jumper careers.
Wendy believes in a very positive and systematic approach to training horses and riders. She builds a strong foundation with an emphasis on the power of position and proper flat work being the basis of it all. Her horses and students are always in the ribbons at shows and having fun along the way.
Wendy joined the team at Some Day Farm in 2023, adding depth and experience to the training program. She has taken on many hunters, jumpers and clients, demonstrating excellence in both the show ring and on the ground.
Emily Dunn
Emily started riding at age 7 in Woodside, California at Woodside Junior Riders and Woodside Pony Club. She explored all disciplines of riding, but found a true passion for combined training. As she grew, Emily sought out opportunities to ride and teach, working for several barns in the San Francisco Bay Area while maintaining her involvement in the Woodside Pony Club and working her way up through the levels of combined training.
After several years of riding and teaching, Emily found her way to the hunter/jumper world, and began working for Laura Gerst at Windy Hill in 2016. Between 2019 and 2022, Emily divided her time between working for Windy Hill and a private job, at which she taught three of the family’s four kids how to ride.
Upon moving to Bend in 2022, Emily furthered her education by working for renowned equine reproductive veterinarian, Gary Martin, during the breeding seasons of 2022 and 2023. She also began working for Some Day Farm on a part time basis before transitioning to her current role as a full time trainer in 2023.
Emily’s strong foundation in horsemanship, well-rounded equine education, and her innate ability to understand horses and riders make her a valuable part of the Some Day Farm training team. Horses and riders alike flourish under her training.