HIDDEN CREEK RANCH - Key Persons
Jolie is the owner and primary instructor. She grew up in Virginia and has ridden since she was 4. Her primary background is English hunter/jumper. In her youth, she helped form the Ballentrae Pony Club and hosted their own horse shows. After moving to California in 1979, she began riding Western Pleasure. She is qualified to instruct in both English and Western styles and has been teaching riding and basic horsemanship for over 20 years.
She is a member of Certified Horsemanship Association.
Jolie and her husband, Nick, bought the 6-acre property in 1994. At the time, it consisted of a single family home, a pump house and a shed. Over the years, Jolie and Nick have renovated the house, added 3 barns, a 100x200 ft lighted sand arena, a round pen, and many kinds of farm animals.