Kelly Bauer
I am Kelly Bauer, owner and operator of Rpfsporthorses LLC. I began my career as a professional at 16 training spoiled and dangerous horses. I have been blessed with many gifts, primarily to understand problem horses and help them reach their potential as solid citizens. I also have a good eye for a diamond in the rough, regardless of breed. I teach here at my farm as well as travel for lessons and clinics. I love every aspect of developing horses. As a young woman I Evented thru Training level but after my daughter was born and my husband was always deployed I focused more on dressage and less over fences. I am a trainer, coach, check writer, problem solver, cheerleader, groom as well as a proud mom! Today we actively show at low level Eventing as well as medium dressage with a team of 14 strong and growing. We also have several exceptional training and sales horses in the barn at all times Our graduates live all over the US and excel in Dressage, Hunters, Eventing, vaulting, carriage driving as well as special needs mounts. My daughter and I have brought along national and World champion Friesians in halter, western , saddle seat, western dressage, show hack, dressage, dressage suitability, driving, sidesaddle, and liberty. We have also brought along regional winning Arabians and Quarter horses, both breeds qualifying for their National/World shows. Courtney, under my instruction, has also qualified 7 horses to the American Event Championships!
Courtney Bauer
Courtney is the assistant trainer and lesson instructor of RPF SportHorses LLC. She manages rides most of the training horses, and she is the head of the lesson program. Courtney has an impressive list of accomplishments throughout her lifetime.
At age 4 CJ got her first pony. Eeyore taught CJ more abt heels down than any other horse or pony in her life! By age 6 CJ had her first training pony. CJ graduated through the ranks to her large pony, Swamp Fox, whom she Evented as well as showed straight dressage for a decade or so. Fox retired and CJ moved on to bigger more challenging horses as well as breed shows. CJ produced several Arabs and part Arabs at the Regional level, qualifying for Nationals several times. She produced both Hunters and Jumpers in the Quarter horse world, also qualifying for the AQHA World Show.
CJ produced Event horses for resale during her Junior high and High School years as well as campaigning her own two horses. CJ has qualified seven horses for the American Event Championships to include her Swedish warmblood, Chimera, by Olympic Briar (USEA developing young event horse) and Solo of Overlook, a Dutch gelding by Contango. Olympic rider John Williams described CJ's horses as two of the nicest developing Event horses on the East coast.
CJ took a short break from riding after High school. In 2010 we were introduced to the Friesian breed where CJ produced 74 World and National Champions in Hunt Seat, Dressage, Saddle seat, Western, Western Dressage (USEF Western Dressage Horse of the Year) Driving, Halter, Liberty, Show Hack, and Hunter Hack.
Today CJ focuses mainly on client horses for low-level Eventing and Dressage. CJ's accomplishments last year included a few North Carolina Dressage and Combined Training Horse of the Year awards in Western Dressage. As well as 1st and 2nd Level HOY with her mother's mare LNZ's Fancy Truss (a former broodmare/taxi horse from Amish country) CJ also produced the World Champion Drum stallion, 4 yr old HF Caspian, last year, showing virtually in the UK, Poland, So. Ireland, Estonia, Russia, Canada as well as the US. CJ also Evented him to HOY for GAG as well as winning the coveted Warhorse Championship for his division. CJ is working towards her bronze medal with Fancy Truss who was sadly sidelined in the winter of 2021 with colic surgery.
CJ currently is working with a small but exciting group of lesson people, ranging in age from 4 up. She is also bringing along a few sale horses (see Sale Horse page) Horses in training include Gunpowder and Pb, schooling 3rd, and showing Second. Great Expections, 13 yr old Hannoverian, just getting started (Sold). Wild Thing, a 7 yr old OTTB (Sold), Good Girl Pearl, Maiden Eventing, Javalena, 3 yr old Andalusian mare, Ethan, schooling Second and ready to show (Sold), and Fancy Truss who has just returned to walking under saddle as well as Moon, potential low-level Eventing and Dressage.
CJ has trained with some of the best instructors in the World. Her instructors include Pan Am medalist and r judge Nanci Lindroth, Mike Plumb, Olympic, WEG, and Pan Am medalist. Blyth Tate, 4 time Olympic Eventing Medalist, New Zealand. John Williams, Olympic and WEG Eventing Medalist. Bill Long, WEG medalist and USET's Winning four in hand. Driver, Keady, and Randy Cadwell, World Champion Drivers!