Bridget is the manager of ShowtimeHorse Sales LLC, "Showtime Stables", where we concentrate our efforts on passing a love of true horsemanship to a select number of students, as well as operating our website; showtimehorsesales.com where we match quality show horses/ponies to shoppers in all price ranges.
Education:
Kingsborough Community College; Brooklyn, N.Y.
Major course work included the following; Psychology and Mathematics
On Track Training Center, Gardiner, N.Y.
Working student working under Loraine Roe 1979-1981
Trained monthly with Mr. George Morris
Pittstown, N.J. 1989-1990
Train with Christina Schlusemeyer and Bob Braswell
Quiet Hill Farm, Ocala, Florida 1995-2001
Current Licenses:
USEF Registered Steward "R"
USEF Recorded Judge H/HE
USEF Registered Jumper Judge "R"
Welsh Judge
POA Judge
Career Accomplishments:
Obtained my USEF "r" hunters/hunt seat equitation and "R" Jumper judge and "R" Stewards card.
Currently own and train Solomon, a 6 year old Hanoverian gelding. Solomon finished 6th in zone 4 in 2006 and was 5th in the National Championship Class for 5 year olds at the National Horse show in Wellington, FL
In 2007 Solomon is currently leading zone 4 in the 6 year old young jumpers and is ranked 8th in the nation.
I Currently train my son Michael Imparato who finished 3rd in the Nation in Marshall Sterling Medal Standings. Michael and Solomon won a 7th place in Children's Hunters O/F at the Marshall and Sterling Finals. The pair were also 2007 Florida State 4H Equitation Over Fences Champion and won the Southeast Regional Equitation O/F as well as the Open Jumper Championships. Michael was overall high point hunter champion for the 2007 4H Southeast Regional Championships.
Coached and qualified my son, Michael Imparato to USEF Pony Finals, 2003 Small Green Pony Hunters, the 2004 USEF Pony Medal., 2005 Large Green Pony Hunter Finals.
Coached three students and my son to qualify for 2005 USEF Pony Finals.
I had taken some years off to raise my children, however as a young trainer I Coached riders to the ASPCA Maclay Finals, the AHSA Medal Finals and the USET National Medal Finals in the mid 1980's and 1990's.
Coached riders to Championships in the following categories:
1994 AHSA National Reserve Half Arabian Hunter Champion
1994 U.S. Youth National Half Arabian Hunter Grand Champion
Long Island Horse & Pony Equestrian Champion
New York State Fair Equestrian Champion 1985
New York State Fair Jumper Champions 1985,1986,1987
Feb 2003 USAE Jumper Judges Clinic, Wellington, Florida
Feb 2004 USEF Stewards Clinic, Wellington, Florida
Jan 2006 USEF Jumper Judges Clinic, Wellington, Florida
Feb 2006 USEF Hunter/ Hunt Seat Equitation Clinic, Wellington, Florida
Feb 2009 USEF Hunter/ Hunt Seat Equitation and Jumper Clinic, Wellington, Florida
Feb 2009 USEF Steward's Clinic, Orlando, Florida
Past Work Experience:
1/82-6/91 Jamaica Bay Riding Academy, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Duties Included: Head instructor and trainer. Managed 4 AHSA Horse Shows annually and designed courses for the above shows.
I acted as a sales agent, managed the show program on the road ( from N.Y. to Florida). Provided horse transportation both local and long distance.
8/88 Judged the 101st Ulster County Fair Horse Show
9/88 Course Designer, Long Island Horse and Pony Show.( AHSA Rated)
3/90 Guest appearance on the television show, Good Day New York, in which I gave a riding lesson to Larry Hoff
5/91 Judged Byway Farms Horse Show in Long Island, N.Y.
9/91-9/92 Pine Hollow Farms, Brooksville, N.Y.
Worked for Eddie Horowitz. Duties included: Training students and horses for the show circuit, managing schooling shows, sales agent
and transported horses.
8/92 Judged the 105th Ulster County Fair Horse Show
10/97 Judged the On Track Training Fall Horse Show , Gardiner N.Y.
September 29th, 2001 Judged the Sawgrass/University Hunter/Jumper Schooling Show, Newberry, Fl.
October 7th, 2001 Judged the LAJUF Hunter/Jumper Show in Brooksville, Fl.
December 1st, 2001 Judged for KK Stables Hunter Schooling Show, Belleview, Fl..
December 16th, 2001 Judged for Just A Bit Performance Horses, Brooksville, Fl.
February 2nd-3rd, 2002 Judged Twin Rivers Saddle Club Horse Show, Martin County, Fl.
April 6-7,2002 Stewarded Littlewood Spring Show for Dave Burton
April 28, 2002 Judged the Palm Beach Posse Horse Show
May 11, 2002 Judged Just A Bit Performance Horses, Brooksville, Fl
June 8th, 2002 Judged Sparr Horse Show, Ocala, Florida
Sept 7th, 2002 Judged Gainesville schooling show in Gainesville, Fl.
Sept 21st, 2002 Judged Horse Shows In the Park , Melbourne, Fl.
October 6th, 2002 Judged WHAF Show in Miami, Fl.
Oct 26, 2002 Judged North Hammock Stables in Merrit Island, Fl.
Dec 6-8th, 2002 Steward CFHJ "A" Show in Tampa, Florida
Jan 18-19,2003 Judged LAJUF, Brooksville, Florida
March 30, 2003 Judged Dragon's Lair Welsh Horse Show, Gainesville, Fl
April 6, 2003, Judged FLPOA Open Show, Ocoee, Fl
April 19, 2003 Judged Silver Sands Bridle Club
April 26, 2003 Judged Horse Shows in the Park, Melbourne, Florida
May 10-11, 2003 Steward CFHJ, Tampa, Florida
May 16-18, 2003 Steward RMI Post Time, Ocala, Florida
May 30-June 1, 2003 Steward RMI Post Time, Ocala, Florida
May 21-25, 2003 Steward HITS Ellenville, N.Y.
May 30-June1, 2003 Steward RMI Post Time, Ocala, FL
July12-13, 2003 Judged Full Partners Farm, Gainesville, Fl Open Show
July 19-20, 2003 Judged the Chateau Elan, Braselton, Ga
July 23-27, 2003 Steward HITS Ellenville, N.Y.
July 30-Aug 3, 2003 Steward HITS Ellenville, N.Y.
September 6th, 2003 Judged North Hammock Stables, Merritt Island, Fl
September 13th, 2003 Judged Sparr Schooling Show, Sparr, Fl
September 20th, 2003 Judged Horse Shows In The Park, Melbourne, Fl
