At 16, Peter became a working student at Coker Farm, in Bedford, NY, owned by Judy Richter. In 1991, he won the Rolex/ASPCA Maclay National Championship and the Rolex USET Show Jumping Talent Search East Finals.

Peter and Judy

Gincy Bucklin, trainer and owner of Lion Hill Farm in Easton, Connecticut, started beginners on horses wearing hackamores and barback pads. Peter did not ride in a saddle for six months.

From Lion Hill, Peter moved on to the Fairfield County Hunt Club where he met jumping and event trainer Sarah Dalton-Morris.

Gincy and Sarah gave Peter a solid foundation of general horsemanship, which has stood him well throughout my riding career.

After Graduation from Yale University in 1996, Peter showed sale horses for Sam Edelman at S&L Farms, eventually partnering with longtime friend Mary Manfredi to establish their own training and sales stable.