Congratulations to Natalie Hewson’s “Bastille” ridden by John French and trained by Justine Annandale.
Read MoreCenter Court, aka ‘Billy’, is back in the show ring with John French. The pair are wasting no time at getting back onto the leaderboard and brining home the tricolors
Read MoreJohn French brought us up to date on the last year and what has been happening with Billy (Center Court).
Read MoreFrench got the ride on the black gelding over the winter, and the pair has earned multiple championships in the 3’3” Green Hunters, from the HITS Coachella Desert Circuit in California to Thunderbird in Canada.
Read MoreNordeney, owned by Cobblestone Farm, wins the $10,000 Jr/Am/Green Hunter Derby at Thunderbird’s West Coast Classic with John French aboard.
Read MoreNordeney owned by Kit Thomas and ridden by John French were winners of Ashby Group CND Derby at the 2019 Odlum Brown BC Open at Thunderbird.
Read MoreJohn French brings home the Thunderbird tricolors in the First Year 3′ Pre Green Hunters aboard Royal Rumor owned by Peg Devan , 3′ Green Hunters with Quotation owned by John French, in the Green Conformation Hunter with KittyHawk owned by Greg Schmandt.
Read MoreQuotation, ridden and owned by John French, has experienced tremendous success in the 3′ Green Hunter division.
Read MoreJohn French and Tippy Bushkin’s Familiar claim Champion 3’3″ Performance Hunter two weeks in a row!
Read MoreContinuing to write page upon page in his voluminous series, French has decided to close the chapter on his location and home in Paso Robles, CA to settle anew near Seattle, in Snohomish, WA at the Crooks Show Jumping facility.
Read MoreJohn French and Frosted Blue win Inaugural Hunter Derby on New Grass Field at HITS Coachella Desert Circuit IV.
Read MoreFor award-winning hunter rider, John French, 2018 was triumphant. Despite two freak accidents that left him out of the show ring for months at a time, French made the most of his talents.
Read MoreInterview with EquiFit
Read MoreFour-time World Champion Hunter Rider Champion John French kicked off the 2017 with renewed goals as Waldenbrook Farm settled into their new Central Coast location in Paso Robles. With a quiet demeanor yet a commanding presence at shows from coast to coast, French ended the season with numerous awards, championships, derby wins, and new sponsors.
Read MoreJohn French discovered Center Court as a 4-year-old in a video from England. The big horse impressed him with his scope and bravery.
Read MoreArticle originally published by the Chronicle of the Horse.
Read MoreIf Boss keeps his winning streak up, Laura Wasserman is going to run out of room for the gelding’s iconic red Washington International coolers. Since the Dutch Warmblood (Samba Hit II—Vulana D) first attended the show back in 2015, he’s left the ring with a championship ribbon.
Read MoreBy Doris Degner-Foster for Sidelines Magazine
Read MoreRINGSIDE with the 2016 WCHR Pro Finals winner, John French at the 2017 Capital Challenge Horse Show.
Read MoreSeasoned veteran John French won the Romfh Professional Hunter Leading Rider award, with multiple impressive wins aboard Bansky, Captain, Churchill, Malbec, and Snowflake. French had an exceptional season, as he won the Romfh Leading Professional Hunter Rider Award in the Spring, Summer and now Fall.
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