Doug Payne

Who is Doug Payne?

At age 7, Doug joined the United States Pony Club which is a youth organization established to educate and promote horse sports to people under 21. He is a graduate 'A' rated Pony Club member, and donates as much time as possible to teach for his local club. The USPC has created a rating system from 'D' to 'A' in which the 'A' is the highest of nine increments and is the most rarely attained rating.

In 2000, Doug graduated from Voorhees High School of Glen Gardner, NJ with high honors, and was a member of the National Honor Society and the German Honor Society. He continued his academic success at RIT where he was a member of the National Scholars Honor Society, as well as the Dean's List in consecutive years.

At RIT, Doug was a member of the alpine ski team, and enjoys running and swimming as well as many other outdoor activities. In April of 2005, he completed the Big Sur International marathon, placing 15th in his division and 201st of the 4,500 participants in a time of 3:28. He tries to stay well rounded and is also an avid photography, car and computer enthusiast believing that although horses are definitely an integral part, they are not all there is to life.

DPEquestrian was started in 2005 and has grown from a small traveling training and teaching business in the Gladstone area. It has since developed into a thriving training and competing operation. We currently have 15+ at the farm with 10+ consistently competing. Doug will finish up the 2009 eventing season with nearly 100 starts, with 15 wins, and an astounding 60.4% of the starts resulted in a top 5 finishes!