Brandon Howard is an international show jumper riding for the parliamentary Republic of South Africa. He started his riding career at 6-years old at the Alzu Weltmeyer Stables near Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2008, Brandon moved to Texas with his family. He debuted on the Grand Prix Showjumping Circuit at the young age of 16 on a mount he bought as a 5-year old and brought up through the ranks while training with Matt Cyphert, an accomplished rider himself. After leaving for the East Coast, Brandon worked for Darren Graziano, an elite showjumper/trainer, and competed in Wellington, Florida and in the Northeast with many results at the Grand Prix level. Since moving back to Texas, Brandon has continued competing at the Grand Prix level, but has now added results in the hunter ring to his resume. Brandon enjoys the fundamentals of training and finding the best way to improve every riders’ understanding of the horse.

Lauren Eisele has roots in the North Texas horse community as she grew up riding and showing in the hunters, jumpers, and equitation both on the Texas A circuit and the local circuit. She has won numerous titles in all three rings over the course of her career. Lauren began as a working student at the age of 11 and blossomed into the role of an assistant instructor at 16. Since then, it has been her passion to help riders achieve their goals and get them to the top level of the sport. In addition to riding and teaching, Lauren is also a licensed chiropractor and helps to keep our horses and riders in top form. She really enjoys working with the young horses and focusing on the fundamentals. She has developed several young horses that have had top placings in the derbies, the Texas Green Hunter Super Stake Series and the USHJA Green Hunter Stake. Lauren also enjoys working behind the scenes to ensure operations are running smoothly, our horses are getting the best care possible and that clients are always satisfied.