• Waterfront

Waterfront is a 13-year-old, 16-hand English Thoroughbred owned by Dick and Jo Byyny. In 2007, he was third at the World Cup CIC3*W at The Fork and completed his first four-star event at Rolex Kentucky. He finished the 2006 season with a 2nd place at the Fair Hill International, earning him the United State's Eventing Association's Advanced Reserve Championship and Jan the Reserve Owner/Rider Championship. He also placed second at the Jersey Fresh*** behind his stablemate, Task Force, and qualified for the 2006 World Equestrian Championships. In 2005, Waterfront finished second at Pine Top III, 4th at Red Hills CCI-W*** World Cup Qualifier, and second at both the Foxhall Cup *** and Virginia Horse Trials CCI**, leading to his selection to the U.S. Equestrian Federation's "Talent Tour" team, which competed at the Luhmuhlen, Germany CCI****. In 2003, at the Advanced level, he placed 4th at Over The Walls and Millbrook horse trials, and 2nd at the USEA Advanced Championships. In 2002, he was 2nd at the Jersey Fresh USET** championship. Waterfront is a real showstopper, and according to Jan, a "cheeky monkey". (Shannon Brinkman)

   • Syd Kent         

Owned by Chips Chester, Syd is a nine-year-old, 17-hand New Zealand Thoroughbred. He had a fair amount of Preliminary experience before coming to Surefire, but hadn’t really been proven beyond that level, so Jan was thrilled with his third-place finish in Stuart’s CIC** Gold Cup division and 1st place at the Bromont CCI** 2007. Jan describes Syd as a warrior-type horse—quite a good mover, an incredibly careful and scopey jumper, very kind—but a tough-natured individual who’s all about business. (hoofclix)

• Task Force

Career highlights include competing at Badminton, being selected for the Aachen, Germany World Championships Team, a win at the Jersey Fresh *** in 2006, a 6th place finish at Rolex Kentucky **** in 2005, being named third alternate for the Athens Olympic Team and a 6th place finish in the Rolex Modified Olympic division in 2004, 14th place at the 2003 Blenheim International in England (the 3rd highest placed American out of 144 starters) and a 12th place finish at the 2001 Fall Three-Star Championships at Fair Hill. Jan gave Jedi his stable name because he is so handsome, "like a Jedi warrior". Very un-warrior-like in the barn, however, Jedi loved to cuddle.

• Nikki Smith

From Ottowa, Canada, Nikki came to Surefire in the fall of 2006 after working at a show jumping barn. She competes her horse Suzi Q at preliminary. (hoofclix)

• Lillian Heard

A senior at the University of Virginia, Lillian competes her horses Frederick’s Finest, Anything But Ordinary and Share Options. (hoofclix)

 

• Christy Stauffer

Office Manager for Surefire Farm, Christy keeps everything organized and running smoothly behind-the-scenes. Contact Christy for information about boarding, training and lesson rates, sale horse consignments, billing, entries and releases.

 

• Alexandra "Po" Tatham

Po is the Surefire go-to person for help with special events and projects, pitching in whereever and whenever something needs to get done. Po has helped with everything from fundraising for Jan to assisting with the Surefire Horse Trials. Po competes her horse, My Security Blanket (Linus), purchased from Surefire.