About Us
 
Horse Show Ventures offers quality hunter, jumper, and equitation classes for every level of rider and horse. Our hunter/jumper show series offers a  welcoming show environment that creates a fun, positive atmosphere for beginners to advanced amateurs and professionals in both our locally rated GHJA shows and Pensacola Hunter Jumper series.  HSV shows are also rated by TIP (The Jockey Club's Thoroughbred Incentive Program), which fosters the advancement of thoroughbred racehorses in a new "job" as show horses.  This program offers Hunter & Jumper High Point awards at the shows as well as High Point year end awards. The organization is a USHJA Affiliate Member Organization, offering special year end recognition and awards to members as well as giving HSV members the opportunity to compete in the USHJA  Affiliate Championships. 

All our horse shows offer sanctioning by HSV, GHJA, TIP, and PHJA . The shows offer great beginner classes, medal and equitation classes as well as Prize Money Hunter Classics, Double GHJA Classic Points, Champion & Reserve Jumper divisions, and  prize money offered at each show. This is a fantastic way to compete at a quality horse show without the expense of USEF rated shows. 

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Chelsea Roche

Chelsea Roche

 Chelsea (Sundius) Roche began horse showing at age five at Our Farm, Lansdale, Pennsylvania and has never looked back.  She competed in local and USEF rated shows across the southeast as a child and later as a young adult she rode and worked her way through the University of Kentucky (B.S. Marketing) as a professional riding for hunter/jumper trainers  and starting yearlings at the thoroughbred farms along with showing yearlings on the line at the Keeneland sales.

Chelsea co-owns and operates JR Show Stables with her husband John Roche.  They are based in Wellington, FL and Lexington, KY and show and compete at USEF and FEI shows across the United States and internationally. 

Chelsea's broad experience as both a hunter and jumper rider allows her to bring expertise to both the Horse Show Ventures and Pensacola show series as consultant and advisor.

Chelsea and John have three children, Quinn, age seven, Grace, four, and Jagger 12 months.  Chelsea is not only a talented rider and competitor, but also a photographer, artist, and designer. She is featured as an emerging artist, you can check out her work on IG @Astika. The busy family makes frequent trips to Ireland and Europe to visit their Irish family, shop for their next batch of imports, and attend the Derby and other shows.  

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Regan Sundius

Regan Jacobs

Regan Jacobs is one of those kids that quite literally grew up in the barn and at the shows. Coached by her older sister, Chelsea (Sundius) Roche , Regan began showing in leadline classes at age 2 and continued showing in local hunter/jumper shows in the southeast while growing up on the family farm and in the family's horse show production business.

Regan has worked closely with her sister, Chelsea, riding, training, and working as a groom.  While completing her degree in Communications from the University of Georgia, Regan taught riding lessons at local farms in the Athens area and worked the horse shows.

Regan continues to bring her expertise to the show series as a  consultant.  You will run into Regan traversing the southeast at barns and shows as the territory representative for CWD Sellier. New saddle anyone?

Regan loves animals (she is still hoping for a pet goat one day), enjoys traveling to see her sisters and her ever expanding pack of nieces and nephews, as well as hiking, kayaking and running. She is the proud Kitty Mom to Louise, aka Weezy (one of the feral kittens discovered on our jump trailer.)​  Regan and Joe Jacobs were married February 2024- Joe survived his stint working as HSV crew (true boyfriend test) and has gone on to pursue a full time career outside of the horse shows. 

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Miles Demings

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Miles Demings.... for sure the exhibitors' favorite team member, is  known for his exceptional politeness and willing attitude.  Miles landed at Horse Show Ventures as a crew newbie five years ago and has been bitten by the horse show bug.  He has risen to become an invaluable team leader and staff member, overseeing the grounds, running the crews, building and shipping jumps, and managing both hunter and jumper gates. Miles holds a Chemistry degree from Georgia Gwinnett College and his outside fulltime job is as a Warehouse Manager for Southeast Connections.  

Caroline Carlson

Miss Caroline has worked with Horse Show Ventures for six years.  She began as a gate keeper and has learned and conquered just about every role at the show.  You can count on her cheerful smile and willingness to help wherever needed.  Most usually these days you will find her at a gate or behind the desk in the office.  She is madly in love with her Bernese Mountain Dog rescue pup Brewer who you can often find taking up a lot of space in the office :)  Caroline graduated from UGA with a business degree and competed on the IHSA Equestrian Team.  She currently works as an equine vet tech for a local veterinarian practise.  

Morgan Taylor

Morgan Taylor

 Morgan founded Horse Show Ventures in 2002 working with a strong community of experienced equestrians, trainers, judges, and exhibitors to develop a show series that celebrated a sense of community, passion for the sport, and one that welcomed riders of all levels.  Since that time, Horse Show Ventures has produced all levels of shows from schooling shows, a locally rated series in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, and Arizona.  as well as USEF A & C rated shows throughout the southeastern United States.

Morgan's family has been involved in equestrian sport for five generations, starting with her Grandmother pioneering the way with Beechwood Pony Farm  in Amherst, Ohio in the 1930's. For ten plus years, Morgan owned and operated Hidden Hill Farm in Milton, Georgia which was a training and boarding facility, specializing in rehabbing off-the-track Thoroughbreds into show horses long before TIP (Thoroughbred Incentive Program) became a reality.

Horses are a family passion, and two of Morgan's four daughters continue to be actively involved in the equestrian industry as well as assisting with the show series.

Morgan divides her time between Scottsdale, Arizona and Conyers, Georgia. She is a retired Marketing and Nonprofit Development Consultant having served organizations across the country. She has raised over $4 million dollars for causes that include homelessness, pet rescue, education, and the elderly.  

Morgan enjoys traveling, gardening, hiking, painting, biking,  yoga, and writing, but her favorite thing is spending time with her loved ones. Her bucket list ambition is to visit the Giraffe Manor Hotel in Nairobi.  (one day!) Her latest projects are the renovation of her 80 year old Conyers cottage and putting her art skills to use creating adult coloring books and greeting cards sold through @LucyandRose/Etsy.com, LucyandRosedesigns.com and Amazon.
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Sara McDermott

Sara Fowler

Sara & Trent with USEF R Jan Massaro

Sara works for Horse Show Ventures as Show Secretary, and often times Technical Coordinator, Grounds Manager, Office Assistant, Announcer, Gatekeeper....really you will see her hard at work just about everywhere around the shows.  She has been with us eight years. She quickly put her smarts, killer organizational skills, and willing attitude to good use, and she is a welcomed and valued team member.

This Northerner-turned-Southern girl moved to Georgia from cold upstate New York to attend the University of Georgia where she competed for the IHSA Intercollegiate Equestrian Team and was Team Barn Manager. Upon earning her Business Management degree, Sara decided the warmth of climate and people made Georgia a great new place to call home. (lucky us!)

She has ridden since she was 8 years old, and she has had the privilege of training with George Morris, Frank Madden, and J Michael Halbleib. Sara has competed in the Junior Hunter Finals multiple years and in multiple medal finals including USEF Finals, Maclay, National PHA Medal Finals, and Marshall & Sterling Medal Finals. Sara has also participated in the Emerging Athletes Program in Colorado and North Carolina. 

While we love Sara dearly, let's talk about her adorable rescue dog, Maybelline! Best little horse show dog ever.  You will find Maybelline wherever you find Sara. Look for them both and be sure to stop and say "Hey!".  Our warmest congratulations to both Sara and Trent on their 2023 engagement! 

Maybelline & Sara

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Trent Fowler

Trent in Staff & Grooms Competition

 Trent has been an integral part of the Horse Show Ventures team for over seven years.  Behind the scenes he is a big part of all areas of the show planning and vision.  Most usually you will find him in the judge's box in our Jumper Rings in Georgia and Florida.  He also judges hunter classes, runs gates, announces, and can even ship jumps in a pinch.  Besides his winning smile and his many talents, we greatly appreciate his ability and willingness to fill the gap whenever and wherever needed. 
 
Trent, a Georgia native, grew up on a farm in Oxford, Georgia and competed as an equestrian throughout the southeast.  He is a graduate from the University of Georgia and is a Project Materials Manager for Southeast Connections, when he isn't working the horse shows. 

Trent is working on obtaining  his USEF r and is the co-parent to the fabulous  horse show pup Maybelline. In his free time (what's that?), you will find him on his boat enjoying the lake. 

Congratulations to both Sara & Trent on their wedding in January 2025!

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 What we offer 
Exhibitor Parties & Fun Activities
Prizes & Prize Money at Every Level
TIP High Point Awards at Show & Year End
USHJA Affiliate Championships


What You'll Find at our shows
 Adult (18+) Crossrails division, Silver Spur (Adult 35+) 2' division, and .70M Young Jumper (7yo and younger)
HSV Finals Show (Halloween Costume Class, Stall Decorating Contest, Ringside Table Gating)
$250 Hunter Derby (2'6" & 3') @ Each Show
$250 Hunter Derby (2' & 2'3 riders)
Friday Fun $250 Jump Seat Medal - 2', and 2'3" & 2'6", 3' sections
$$ Mini Prix at Each Show
​Discounted hotel stays
Year End Awards Banquet
A Warm & Welcoming Horse Show for every level rider and their families

Founder / Horse Show Manager Morgan Taylor

Technical Coordinator Regan Sundius

Course Designer / Advisor Chelsea Roche

Sara McDermott Office Assistant & Technical Coordinator

John, Grace, Chelsea, Quinn Roche