Karin Reid Offield
Objective: I intend to bring all my knowledge, my equestrian enthusiasm and a lifetime of horse credentials to the Roaring Fork Valley Horse Council. I will work with Aspen and for the Board of Directors of the RFVHC to help maintain and improve a sustainable, generational equestrian community.
"I began riding horses and competing as a child and made equestrian sports my life. From competing on the international stage in dressage, winning national jumping championships, horsemanship to reining, roping and racetrack colt starting, creating children’s riding programs and creating world-class equestrian facilities, I have an intimate and vast knowledge of the equine industry.
In Aspen, beginning in the 1950’s, we spent decades riding horses learning to jump, playing polo, barrel racing and we learned how to go on trail rides to have fun and come back safely. The riding stables where we spend our days include the Aspen Riding Club on Sixth and Gillespie; Jim Smith’s Ranch at the Stillwater area; the Dixon Oval; the Aspen Meadows; a stable in the South Hallam Lake neighborhood; Danny Barry’s ranch where the Prince of Peace Chapel now stands; W/J Ranch; Carol Craig’s in Woody Creek; Sam Howell’s home & stable on Sneaky Lane; St. Finbarr Farm in Carbondale; The Frank Ranch, Old Snowmass; The Vagneur Ranches in Woody Creek; Trudi Peet’s home ranch in Woody Creek; Vivian Goodnough’s Ranch on McClain Flats/Whitehorse Springs; and Erickson Ranch on Red Mountain, where I was the head instructor and helped John Sweeney and Jon Hollinger to build.
My very first riding instructor was Vivian Goodnough, the owner/operator of The Snowflake Lodge, now torn down and gone from the Aspen landscape. Together, all of us kids and adults, kept our horses in every kind of stable that surrounded the town and our horseback riding activities thrived. We held treasure hunts searching throughout the town’s dirt streets in search of our bounty on horseback. Vivian instilled in each of her students what it took to look after and care for horses. Her riding programs were a horsemanship course comparable to the current Pony Club instruction today. She was a taskmaster and it was fun. We played Cowboys and Indians, we were in parades, we held horse shows, we had bake sales to earn money for our equestrian education. She taught how to make money in the horse business.
I rode hunters and jumpers throughout the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s and after a full western career with reining, cutting and roping in Sedona, Arizona, I switched to dressage. I am the proud owner of Lingh, one of the worlds’ most famous dressage stallions. My equestrian competitive career took me across the United States and into Europe. I am now living in Northern Michigan and am the owner of Brek-n-Ridge Farm, a small training and clinic barn, I am teaching riding and training my own home bred, a son of the well-known stallion I owned for many years; Hexagon’s Louisville."
Horse Experience
Executive and Public Relations Experience
Objective: I intend to bring all my knowledge, my equestrian enthusiasm and a lifetime of horse credentials to the Roaring Fork Valley Horse Council. I will work with Aspen and for the Board of Directors of the RFVHC to help maintain and improve a sustainable, generational equestrian community.
- Owner/Builder – El Rojo Grande Ranch, Sedona Arizona 1992 – 2004. 176 - acre community equestrian center in Sedona featuring trail rides; stagecoach rides; a vaulting school for kids; working student programs; roping and riding programs; a two-acre park to host weddings and community events for 500 people and a small commercial store for the tourists and townspeople specializing in art to wear and ranch souvenirs. Creator of the website www.elrojograndesedona.com and an administrator of the El Rojo Grande Ranch Face Book page.
"I began riding horses and competing as a child and made equestrian sports my life. From competing on the international stage in dressage, winning national jumping championships, horsemanship to reining, roping and racetrack colt starting, creating children’s riding programs and creating world-class equestrian facilities, I have an intimate and vast knowledge of the equine industry.
In Aspen, beginning in the 1950’s, we spent decades riding horses learning to jump, playing polo, barrel racing and we learned how to go on trail rides to have fun and come back safely. The riding stables where we spend our days include the Aspen Riding Club on Sixth and Gillespie; Jim Smith’s Ranch at the Stillwater area; the Dixon Oval; the Aspen Meadows; a stable in the South Hallam Lake neighborhood; Danny Barry’s ranch where the Prince of Peace Chapel now stands; W/J Ranch; Carol Craig’s in Woody Creek; Sam Howell’s home & stable on Sneaky Lane; St. Finbarr Farm in Carbondale; The Frank Ranch, Old Snowmass; The Vagneur Ranches in Woody Creek; Trudi Peet’s home ranch in Woody Creek; Vivian Goodnough’s Ranch on McClain Flats/Whitehorse Springs; and Erickson Ranch on Red Mountain, where I was the head instructor and helped John Sweeney and Jon Hollinger to build.
My very first riding instructor was Vivian Goodnough, the owner/operator of The Snowflake Lodge, now torn down and gone from the Aspen landscape. Together, all of us kids and adults, kept our horses in every kind of stable that surrounded the town and our horseback riding activities thrived. We held treasure hunts searching throughout the town’s dirt streets in search of our bounty on horseback. Vivian instilled in each of her students what it took to look after and care for horses. Her riding programs were a horsemanship course comparable to the current Pony Club instruction today. She was a taskmaster and it was fun. We played Cowboys and Indians, we were in parades, we held horse shows, we had bake sales to earn money for our equestrian education. She taught how to make money in the horse business.
I rode hunters and jumpers throughout the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s and after a full western career with reining, cutting and roping in Sedona, Arizona, I switched to dressage. I am the proud owner of Lingh, one of the worlds’ most famous dressage stallions. My equestrian competitive career took me across the United States and into Europe. I am now living in Northern Michigan and am the owner of Brek-n-Ridge Farm, a small training and clinic barn, I am teaching riding and training my own home bred, a son of the well-known stallion I owned for many years; Hexagon’s Louisville."
Horse Experience
- Owner/Operator – Brek-n-Ridge Farm 2010 – current. A 38-acre riding stable in a summer tourist destination on the Great Lakes. Specializing in riding lessons and programs for children and adults, over 200 families a summer sign up for lessons during the three-month season.
- Hunter/Jumper Equitation Champion West and East Coast, Top ten in Medal Finals, Instructor and competitor East Coast and Canada. See Full Bio offieldfarms.com.
- Western, roping, reining and cutting horse training. Western Dressage – current
- Dressage Gold, Silver and Bronze USDF Medalist, Winner of Regional Championships held throughout the USA.
- FEI International competitor riding world famous Dressage Stallions, Tiamo Trocadero, Hexagon’s Louisville and Lingh under coaching by Olympic trainers Robert Dover, Michael Poulin, Steffan Peters, Bo Jena among others.
- 2008 Olympic Selection Trials Competitor
- Riding Instructor – Currently training a 10-year-old gelding from her own stallion Hexagon’s Louisville and teaching students www.breknridgefarm.com
Executive and Public Relations Experience
- President of the Roaring Fork Valley Horse Council, Marketing and Promotion Chair; administrator of the RFVHC Face Book Page - current www.rfvhorsecouncil.org www.facebook.com/keephorsesontrails/
- Executive Producer – “The Search for America’s Next Equestrian Star” 2007 Go to www.offieldfarms.com home page to purchase the series.
- Executive Producer – “Harry & Snowman” a documentary. Winner of 10 Film Festival Laurels. Theatrical release date September 2016, After a successful national release. 17th most successful documentary released in 2016, earning a top 15 Documentary of the Year acclaim. www.harryandsnowman.com
- National Council Member – Aspen Music Festival & School - current
- National Council Member – Equestrian Aid Foundation 2004 - retired
- Grounds and Building Committee – Birchwood Farms Golf & Country Club - current
- Food and Beverage Committee – Birchwood Farms Golf and Country Club - retired
- Audit Committee – United States Dressage Federation, retired
- Board of Directors – Trappings of the American West 1992 - retired
- Board of Directors – The Dressage Foundation - current www.dressagefoundation.org - current
- Co-Founder – The Equestrian Fundraising School, current/program retired
- Sponsor – Dressage World Cup, Las Vegas Nevada 2005. www.offieldfarms.com
- Creator – World Cup Photo Contest, Las Vegas Nevada 2005, 2007, 2009
- Creator - Lingh Story Contest 2010 with national and international judges.
- Creator - Win a Ride on Lingh Contest 2011 Held in Germany
- Creator - Tool Box Symposiums 2010, 2011