Pamela Carroll

Events Co-Coordinator

Have you ever tried to take a selfie with a horse….or two….at dawn….in the rain?! I highly recommend it! It’s a great way to start the day. Most of the photos are hilarious! As usual, my horses gave me a real dose of joy on the morning I tried to take photos for this bio!!



Like most of you, I cannot remember a time that I was not obsessed and totally in love with horses. I was fortunate to have my first horse, Rosa, when I was 11 years old. We lived just outside of Madrid, Spain and she was a PRE mare that I could not believe was mine! Over the years I have known and loved many beautiful equines. Currently I share a 5 acre property with two PRE mares; Samba and her daughter, Skye.



As a teenager, I rode bareback except for once a year; I used a saddle when I rode in the Fiesta Days Parade through downtown Vacaville! While a student at UCDavis, I learned to play polo and I have played polo in the US, India, New Zealand and Argentina. My horsey travel adventures also include a safari on horseback in South Africa and riding trips in Ireland, New Zealand and Portugal. My Dressage journey began while I was working and living in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In order to ride, I took lessons at a stable in the city. The lessons were tailored to the discipline of the instructor. I learn to jump a little until the jumping instructor went back to England. She was replaced by a Swedish Dressage instructor. So my education in Dressage began. I am not a competitive rider and am very much an amateur; but I love learning about fine tuning my communication with my horse and how to influence her way of going.



As your Communications Director, it will be my privilege to communicate with all of you the Dressage news from our chapter and beyond.