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Ariel Tokar
Trainer - Hunters - Equitation - Dressage
From an early age I have always wanted horses to be a part of my life.  At eight years old I begin riding lessons at a local English hunter barn and continued through high school.  I participated in the United States Pony Club which furthered my knowledge of horsemanship greatly.  I even earned a National Championship in the Quiz Competition in 2003.  My passion for the sport continued to grow as I became a more serious competitor in the hunter jumper ring. My parents bought me my first horse at age 15 – my “Answered Prayer”.  Dante was my off-the-track thoroughbred dream horse that taught me a great deal, and carried me through many horseshow experiences.  Not just competing and winning blue ribbons, but he also taught me about myself and life-lessons through our rough patches together.
 
I attended college at Texas A&M and found a way to work horses into my degree. By declaring my emphasis area in Equine Studies, I was able to take riding classes such as Stock Horse where I rode western and learned reining, cutting cows, and trail patterns. Another hands-on class was Behavior and Training where I was assigned my own “un-broken” youngster and was able to train and ride him by the end of the semester.  My curiosity for other disciplines of riding led me to join the university’s Polo Club, which was a blast to learn such a revered and classic style of riding.
 
Since college, I wanted to expand my knowledge and experience with horses even more.  I spent a year and a half in South Carolina, where, as a working student and Assistant Trainer at multiple riding and training facilities, I received hands-on experience with training horses and barn management.  My love for Texas eventually brought me back home, and I now continue to stay active in the horse community here.



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Bridget M. Bello-Alcoba
Trainer - Hunters - Equitation

With over 30 years’ experience in multiple disciplines, Bridget has ridden most of her life.  She spent her younger years riding and training young horses and re-training older horses for her family’s recreational horse farm in upstate New York. Her objective was and continues to be instilling ground manners, safety & rideability for a variety of ages and abilities. She is a natural born trainer, finding herself giving lessons to her brother, cousins, friends and family – to learn the “correct” way before mounting one of her horses, riding safety and skill acquisition. 

Bridget has been working and training at Flower Mound Farm for the past 5 years. She trains both students and horses preparing them for shows, jumping, equitation and assists the horse owners with equine fitness & nutrition. She also emphasizes helping the rider develop their own confidence around horses, gain independence and create a partnership between the horse & rider. 
 
Bridget’s competition experience includes 10 years of coaching & competing for the Long Island University/ CW Post Equestrian Team where she and her students regularly qualified for IHSA Regional, Zone and National horse shows. She also attended recognized A & B level shows as an amateur where she trained under the late Jimmy Rice. Bridget keeps her professional development as updated as possible by attending clinics from Olympic level riders such as Michael Page & George Morris. 

Bridget has a background in teaching with the NYC Department of education, is a credentialed PATH (Professional Association for Therapeutic Horsemanship) Certified Riding instructor and has been teaching at Flower Mound Farm since 2014.  She enjoys working with children and adults who have never ridden before and her patience and knowledge of child development helps her understand how to motivate the young student as well as the adult amateur.



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Mary Mahler
Dressage

Mary has over 25 years of professional experience working with horses and riders of all breeds and disciplines. She rode saddle seat in her early youth and then went on to compete in hunter/jumper and eventing divisions. In her early 20s she discovered her passion for dressage and trained her first dressage horse, an Appaloosa, up the levels to Prix St. Georges to earn her USDF Bronze and Silver Medals. Her next mount, an Arabian, was also an unlikely dressage candidate. He started his dressage career with Mary at the age of 10 and was the IAHA Regional Champion at Prix St. Georges by the age of 14. Since those early days, Mary has trained a large variety of horses to numerous open and breed specific titles. She is currently competing her 13 year old Oldenburg gelding, Starrs and Stripes, at Intermediare I and her 6 year old Hanoverian gelding, Wrenegade, at 1st and 2nd Levels. Mary is very proud to have earned her USDF medals on horses she's started and trained up the levels herself, and she is currently half way to her Gold Medal with Starrs and Stripes.

7950 Cross Timbers Road, Flower Mound, Texas 75022 - 817.430.3182

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