Stephen Birchall Clinic Creek Hollow Ranch
Originally from Florida, Stephen Birchall moved to California in 1999 to go to
business school at SFSU in San Francisco. His love for horses began early as a
child and continues to be his life’s work as a careered professional dressage trainer
and competitor. In addition to working with horses, he studied bassoon
performance, acting, dance, and is an avid yoga practitioner.
Throughout his professional riding career he has worked with many trainers such
as Scott Hassler, Guenter Seidel, Debbie McDonald, Steffan Peters, Nick Wagman,
and Marie Meyers. Over the past 15 years, Stephen has competed and trained
multiple horses through grand prix. He owns and operates Birchall Equestrian &
Co., a training, sales, and consignment business based in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. After living in Los
Angeles for nearly 8 years, Stephen and his sponsors relocated to the San Diego area to gain closer
access to competitions and a more extensive network of higher level trainers.
Stephen’s training philosophy is simple: Believe in yourself… train like each day is new, fresh with
no mistakes in it and have fun! He believes that by increasing rider self-confidence through
combining classical theory with practical training tools, every horse can reach its full potential and
each rider can reach his/her individual goals and expectations.
Below are images from the recent Dressage clinic held March 23rd by Stephen Birchall at Creek Hollow Ranch. Rider/Trainer Marion Wright of Belvedere Stables can be seen below riding Finesse.
Stephen Birchall riding Corsaire:
