About

Sloane Coles grew up in The Plains, Virginia, immersed in all things equestrian.  Her father, John, is a former steeplechase jockey and currently Joint Master of Orange County Hounds while her mother, Julie, is an accomplished hunter and jumper competitor.  There was little doubt that their third and youngest child, Sloane, would follow in her parents’ footsteps.

Sloane Coles and Chippendale's Boy DZ Nations Cup by Jump Media-7843

Sloane Coles and Chippendale’s Boy DZ. Photo by Jump Media

Sloane enjoyed a successful career as a junior, winning equitation, hunter, and show jumping titles at the country’s top horse shows.  She has trained with some of the best in the sport including John and Beezie Madden and Johnny and Kitty Barker, as well as Andre Dignelli’s Heritage Farm, Mark Leone’s Ri-Arm Farm, and Stacia Madden’s Beacon Hill Show Stables.

Now a professional rider and trainer in her own right, Sloane has claimed victories across North America including at the Hampton Classic (New York); HITS Saugerties (New York); HITS Culpeper (Virginia); and the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (Michigan).

Riding Chippendale’s Boy DZ, Sloane caught the eye of United States show jumping team selectors and made her Nations’ Cup debut at the prestigious CSIO5* Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ tournament in Calgary, Canada, in 2019.  She is currently developing Ninja jw van de Moerhoeve and Souplesse for the top levels of the sport.

Sloane Coles and Ninja. Photo by Isabel Kurek. 

Sloane graduated from Drew University (New Jersey) in 2011, having majored in sociology and business, and now owns and operates Spring Ledge LLC, a top-class hunter/jumper facility located in the heart of Virginia’s hunt country.  In addition to developing horses and riders for the show ring, Sloane and her family also operate a retirement program caring for over 80 horses.

HORSES

Ninja jw van de Moerhoeve
2013 brown Belgian mare by Elvis ter Putte 
Owner:  The Ninja Group

Souplesse
2010 chestnut Dutch Warmblood gelding by Carthino Z
Owner:  Fiddlesticks Farm LLC