About Us

Melyni showing her Knabstrupper mare, Cita

 

Dr. Melyni Worth,
Ph. D. P.A.S.

Originally from Great Britain, by way of Kenya, Dr. Worth has a Bachelors degree in Agricultural Biochemistry from Newcastle University, received a Masters in Equine Nutrition from University College of Wales (Aberystwyth) and a Ph.D in Equine Nutrition and Exercise Physiology from VPI & SU (Virginia Tech).

Melyni holds a British Horse Society Assistant Instructors certification (BHSAI), and an International Trainers Licence (II) from the European Union, and has trained horses and taught riders for 28 years. She has taught riding and horse management programs at college level as well as being a life-time rider and competitor. Melyni trains and rides (sometimes competitively) in Eventing, Dressage, Hunters and Jumpers. She has also worked in Side-saddle and Combined Driving.

She does some breeding of sport horses but specializes in the preparation (including training) of horse and rider for athletic endeavor. Based in Stuarts Draft, Virginia, Melyni works as a consultant and writer in equine nutrition and exercise physiology.

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Meg and Tyler

 

Meg Jones

Originally from Springfield, IL, Meg moved to Virginia at twelve and grew up riding pony hunters. She has a Bachelors degree in Animal Science from Virginia Tech, where she and Melyni first met and were roommates. Meg then spent 12 years in the banking world before joining Foxden Equine full time in 2000 as the office manager and bookkeeper.

She is an avid rider and competitor has a Danish/TB mare by Aslan named Savoir Faire, who competes in Dressage and Amateur Adult Hunters, and Savvy's son by Shine, Tyler. Meg, her husband Jeff and three Shelties, Lily, Daisy and Love, live in Stuarts Draft, Virginia.

Photo credit: Danny Young, Action Shots Photography

Meg and Daisy

Love, Lily and Daisy

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Karen Pletcher packs our outgoing orders

Jennifer Anderson and Biko