Meet the SFP Masterclass Riders & Horses
Ashlyn De Groot Dodge & Pharaoh DG
Ashlyn De Groot Dodge and Pharaoh DG, 5-year-old KWPN stallion by Koning DG who was Markel/USEF National Young Horse Champion in the 4-year-old division, and received the highest score of 87% at his North American Stallion Sport Testing. Ashlyn began competing at age eight and holds USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medals. She has competed in the Young Riders division and multiple Markel/USEF National Young Horse Championships.
David Wightman & Pole Position
David Wightman and Pole Position, 5-year-old Dutch horse owned by Lavinia Chacon. David has taken numerous young horses to the World Young Horse Championships: Partous in 2003, Brigadier in 2006, and Silberfeil in 2016. Alongside his wife Kathleen Raine, David is currently coaching Masterclass rider Alyssa Doverspike, and also coaches Sage Chacon, selected by US Equestrian for the 2025 USEF Dressage Training Series – West Coast.
Megan McIver & So Secret
Megan McIver and So Secret, 7-year-old Hanoverian gelding owned by Avonlea and Leo Wang. So Secret earned Silver at the 2022 French Young Horse Championships and represented France in the 2023 World Young Horse Championships, before being imported to the US for Megan to compete and produce up the levels. Megan, a 4* eventing rider, produced a mare that excelled in eventing before reaching I-1 dressage and heading for Grand Prix.
Sarah Mason-Beaty & Maxson
Sarah Mason-Beaty and Maxson, 8-year-old Dutch gelding by Johnson x Negro who was a finalist in Holland for the World Young Horse Championships as a 5-year-old before being sold to Sarah, who aims to qualify him for the 2026 US Festival of Champions. In 2024 Sarah was Reserve Champion in the Developing Prix St. Georges on her 10-year-old Dutch gelding Kanjer, and in 2025 she qualified Kanjer at Developing Grand Prix and Liang at Intermediaire I.
Alyssa Doverspike & Figaro
Alyssa Doverspike and Figaro, 12 years old, by Furstenball. Figaro qualified five times for the National Championships, from Young Horse through Developing Grand Prix, always finishing in the top five. Figaro has brought home to Adventure Farms many honors, ridden by Kathleen Raine and Alyssa Doverspike.
Samantha Billings-Coatney & “Fargo”
Samantha Billings-Coatney and HBS Damon’s Manitou “Fargo”, 10-year-old Westphalian gelding by Damon Hill NRW x Florencio I, was acquired by the Kennelly family at the beginning of the year with the goal of developing him for the Grand Prix over the next season. In addition to focusing on this training and competition program, Sam operates a successful equestrian academy dedicated to growing the sport by introducing and mentoring young riders.
Geñay Vaughn & Fleur Noir WSHS
Genay Vaughn and Fleur Noir WSHS, 11-year-old Hanoverian mare by Fürstenball x Weltmeyer, owned by Genay and Michele Vaughn, has been trained by Genay from age five through Intermediaire II currently. Genay has represented the US internationally from the first US Dressage CDIO U25 Teaming 2015, through the 2025 World Cup in Basel, Switzerland. She was the first rider to qualify for the US Equestrian Open of Dressage to be held in November.