Pam Baker - Hall of Champions

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- Pam Baker

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Pam Baker has spent a lifetime in the horse industry, taking horses and riders to the highest levels of the hunter world. She has guided Champions and Reserve Champions in all of the major East Coast "AA" Shows, including HITS, Palm Beach, Devon, Harrisburg, Upperville, Warrenton, Washington and New York to name a few.

From her home base of Hillcrest Farms in Bealeton, in the heart of Virginia Horse Country, she works with a range of clients, from pony riders to adult amateurs to working hunters shown for other professionals.
She dedicated herself first to learning, and then teaching the art and craft of horsemanship. Captain Vladmir S. Littauer and Clayton Bailey, both early proponents of the forward seat style of riding, influenced her development as a master trainer.

Pam's Philosophy as a Trainer
"If my horses and riders look happy and relaxed and are also winning, then I am doing my job as a trainer." She goes on to say, "I feel very passionately that my clients can be more than just riders; that they should strive for excellence in horsemanship as well." According to Pam, winning is the natural by-product of good riding and good horsemanship. "I start with the basics and help my riders develop a system of true communication with their horses. They end up with a deep empathetic relationship with their horses as well as the physical skills needed to compete at the very highest levels."

She was formally on the Board of Directors of the VHSA (at large member). She is also a past USEF "Zone 3" Committee Member, and was the "Leading Trainer" at the Upperville Horse Show . Pam also has served on the VHSA "Zone 2" and Junior Horse Committees, as well as being past Chairperson of the Junior Hunter Committee of the USEF. In 2007 Pam was awarded the AHJH Lifetime Achievement Award.