MICHAELA SCANLON (Coach, Class of 2012)

For the past quarter-century Michaela Scanlon has been involved in equestrian events as an instructor, coach, district commissioner, and performer.

From 1985 to 1990 she wore a number of hats at the Aquidneck Pony Club and coached show jumping and dressage teams at national competitions in Kentucky and Virginia.

In 1987 she became the equestrian coach at Roger Williams College (now University), a position that she held for ten years.  Among her students was Matthew Walby, who won the individual Open Rider over Fences Championships at the 1992 ISHA Nationals.

Since 1996 she has been the Brown University equestrian coach.  The team trains at Warren’s Windswept Farm, which is a full service boarding and lesson facility that is part of Chace Farm.

Michaela’s Brown teams have captured ten Region One Championships (most recently in 2011), five Zone Reserve Championships, one Zone Championship, and five Ivy League Championships.  The only Ivy League school to ever qualify for National competition, Brown has made the National Team Championships six times and placed in the top ten each time.

She has coached several national individual champions.  In the Cachione Cup that recognizes the overall high point rider, Amanda Forte won every single individual event at the 2002 Nationals and in subsequent years other riders placed second, fourth, fifth, and eighth.

As a competitor herself Michaela has earned the U. S. Dressage Federation’s Bronze Medal for Dressage and is in training for the Silver Medal.