Ginny Plancke (owner/trainer) was raised on Long Island, and has worked for such horsemen as Bill Cooney, George Morris, George Lindemann, Joe Fargis, and Frank Madden, to name a few. Immersed in this industry from a very young age, she has experience everywhere from New York to the Florida circuit/WEG, Aachen and the European circuits, and is now conquering the West Coast.
Kelly Balk (trainer) was also raised on the East Coast, competing in mostly 3 day eventing and jumpers before going to Centenary College in New Jersey. Riding mainly under “R” judge Andrea Wells (as well as other prolific trainers there), she majored in Equine Studies with concentrations in riding instruction and horse training and equine business management, as well as interning with a veterinary surgeon, all while having a successful career in the IHSA.
