Jenna Weiner and City Limits: Photo: Shawn McMillenBy Celeste Karpf

“She’s a great student. She works really hard on her riding and she’s very dedicated,” says trainer John Abbott of Jenna Weiner, his riding student for two years this August. John trains hunter jumper riders at Bridlewood Farm, which he has recently relocated to the horse district in Aiken, SC. John has been riding for over forty years. He has enjoyed showing in the Aiken area for many years and is grateful for the opportunity to make the move.

John began riding at the age of 10 in the western discipline while growing up in Michigan. He was introduced to hunter/jumper riding at 12 years old and was drawn to pursue further training. During his junior years John rode his horse Narrow Escape under the instruction of Kay Richardson-Hartman, a long list for the Olympics in the late 1960s. He competed in dressage and hunter/jumper at Motor City and othershows in the Michigan circuit as well as the USEF.