Charlotte graduated from Hollins University in 1994 with a BA in Economics/Business and a minor in Biology. After graduation, she moved to California. For the next year, Charlotte worked for Jim Hagman at Elvenstar Farms and spent the next five years working for John Bragg at Bridgeport Farms. While working for John, she came to realize that while she had learned how to produce the winning round, she wanted to expand her knowledge of how to produce a winning horse.
In order to achieve her goals, she traveled to Europe, where the majority of the world’s top show horses have been produced for decades. Charlotte was fortunate enough to begin her training in Switzerland working for Gerhard Etter. At Etter’s, Charlotte realized that while it was easy to match a horse and rider to produce winning rounds, she wanted to learn how to educate and produce every type of horse. In order to achieve this, Charlotte continued her journey in Germany for another six years for different sales barns and breeders (to include Axel Woeckener, Wulf Rulf, Hauke Luther, and private breeders).
In Germany, Charlotte had many placings in the young horse classes (1.10 – 1.30 meters). These classes are for horses six years and under and are judged on style and riding ability. She also had success in competing horses in the regular jumper classes, where she had numerous placings in classes up to 1.50 meters. At the conclusion of 2009, Charlotte decided to return to America and start her own business, Trans-Atlantic Show Horses, and found the perfect home at Stony Ridge Stables where there is the perfect setting to create a well-rounded athlete.
