Our run of good luck in finding the perfect coach for each horse continued when we were fortunate enough to be able to send Oxanna to Tim Grosse for training.

Tim and his wife Cathy own and operate Rivendale Farm in Kendal, Ontario.  They have a beautiful 40 acre farm set up for lessons, training and breeding.  Tim is an extremely talented rider who has qualified as an OEF Certified Level 2 coach.

Tim has been riding all of his life and spent most of his youth outside the warm up ring at every show he could find, absorbing tips from riders such as George Morris and Ian Miller.  He earned himself a spot on the Young Riders Jumping Team in 1983.

After a short hiatus during which Tim thought he would give up horses and play golf, he returned to the horse world and began riding stallions at the European Stallion Warmblood Zentrum in London Ontario.  Tim has successfully competed from the low to open jumpers on the ‘A’ Circuit.  Additionally, he has had considerable success in training green horses to the highest levels in the hunter jumper divisions.

Under Tim’s tutelage, Zanna, with her raw natural talent is being made into a skilled expert hunter horse.  She is being given the confidence and the training she needs to take her future owner to the top.  Tim’s style suits Zanna to a T.  He is a confident, quiet rider who allows the horse to find its own way within the scope of the training.  His approach clearly works as we have seen tremendous development in her and a continuous string of successful showings.  

Tim and Cathy have two children, Devin and Sara, an ever changing number of barn cats and 2 Australian Shepherds, Lilo and Keeda.  We are proud to count Tim, Cathy and the whole family as friends.