John R. Niceley is our assistant rider & driver here at Riverplains. He works closely with Rachel on a daily basis to fine tune the young training horses. He is very good at starting draft crosses and introducing young horses to the hunt field. John often grooms for Rachel at CDE's & can navigate for driving clients during the marathon phase of CDE's. He can also show or hunt young horses the first few times for their owners. Check out videos of John riding on YouTube. (John is Frank & Bill's great nephew.)

Have a young hunt horse that needs to be started this summer to be hunting by fall? Give us a call.

John's pictures

John riding Chase at the KY Horse Park in a beautiful lengthened trot.

John navigating for Rachel, Intermediate Horse Pairs at the Kentucky Classic CDE 2011.

John navigating for Diane Newton at the Gayla CDE 2011.

John navigating for Diane Newton at the Gayla CDE 2011.

Riding Falstaff, TVH Opening Meet 2009.

"Earl Grey" 3 yr old.

Grooming for Rachel at the Little Everglades International CDE in FL. 2010.

John riding Odessa a KWPN mare for Woodsmith Farm (KY).

Joint Meet at Belle Meade, GA 2010.

Jumping 14.1 gypsy.

Jumping 13.1 gypsy.

Opening Meet 2009.

Blessing of the Hounds, 2009.