Our Team

At Cairn O'Mount Stables we have a strong focus on team. Susie works with each individual rider to set and reach achievable goals. We are proud of all of our students, whether their goal is to complete their first event or are focused to International competition.

Arezo Ghahremani Amin

My name is Arezo Ghahremani Amin. I’m in 7th grade, and I have been riding for 7 years. I have been riding at COM for 2 years. I love Cairn O’Mount because I am able to learn so much in a safe environment with amazing people. I have learned to have good sportsmanship and had the opportunity to learn more about being around horses. I love riding because it is a relaxing and graceful sport.

Amanda Beale Clement

My name is Amanda Beale Clement and I am currently obtaining my Masters Degree at Cabrini University. When my mom, Susie, found my first horse, Small Wonder, at the age of 11, I fell in love with fox hunting, then eventing and never looked back. In the Summer of 2014 my mom found Peter Pan, a 2003 Bay Thoroughbred. In 2015 Peter Pan and I competed at the North American Junior Young Rider Championship where we were part of the Area II Gold Medal Team.

In 2018 I acquired the ride on Carlson 119 owned by the Get Ready Syndicate LLC. In 2022, I finished off my year with a 5th place finish in the USEF CCI3-L National Championship at The Maryland 5*. After a very successful season, we were named onto the 2023 USEF E25 Emerging Athlete Training List. I ride with COM because it is more than just a stable. It is my second home. The place I have grown as a rider and a person. There is no other trainer who cares so much about her students and their success. I have big dreams of following in my mothers and grandfathers footsteps and hopefully competing at a 5*, as well as representing the United States on a team.

Mary D'Alonzo

Hi, I’m Mary D’Alonzo and I started riding at Cairn O’Mount 1.5 years ago. Though I had been riding for the majority of my life, i had stopped competing (showjumping) some time in my teens. I was content with riding “just to ride” and felt like it was unnecessary to dust off my show coat after more than a decade.
The saddle is my happy place but I was timid (ok, fine, petrified) when doing anything outside of my normal routine. I was a total “ring girl” and deviating from the safe zone would have been entirely too risky.
That mindset lasted exactly 1 week at Cairn O’Mount.
In 1.5 years, Susie has completely changed the trajectory of my riding career. She inspires me to grow as a rider and encourages me to believe I am capable. In 3 short months, I left the ring and loaded a trailer to my first event ever! Susie escorted me into the start box of x country and reminded me to breathe. She laughed when she met me at the finish and I screamed “that was the best time of my life!”. In just under a year from that day, I completed my first training. Although, I was still reminded to breathe, I sailed around all three phases and, again, had the best time of my life.
I sometime forget I didn’t always event and that I have only been doing this for a year. Everyone at the barn is like my family already and we are all so supportive of each other. I am so fortunate to be surrounded by such an amazing group of people and to have such wonderful guidance from Susie and Amanda.

Sophie Davish

My name is Sophie Davish and I am a student of Susie Beale’s competing in the high adult jumpers. Susie has been a tremendous help in obtaining my goals in riding. She is detail oriented, incredibly knowledgeable, and most importantly, committed to my success. It is wonderful to have a trainer that I know is in my corner every step of the way. I am also a third year law student at Villanova Law and Susie’s flexibility and commitment to my horses’ care helps me focus on my studies with the peace of mind that my horse is getting exceptional care.

Dar Keyhani

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Annabelle Kress

My name is Annabelle Kress, and I will graduate from the University of Michigan in 2026. My horse Canny Calypso, or Charles, has been in my family since 2018 when I was lucky enough to take the reins from Susie. I have been riding in the Cairn O’Mount Stables program since I was five years old, and under Susie and Amanda’s guidance, I have transformed from a complete beginner to a serious competitor at the Intermediate level and have completed numerous FEI 2*s. I was fortunate enough to ride one of Susie’s ponies in 2016, Batteries Not Included, where we won AECs and finished the year as the USEA Jr. Beginner Novice Rider of the Year and he finished the USEA Pony of the Year. In 2017, I was the USEA Jr. Novice Rider of the year aboard Cooley Streetwise. Canny Calypso and I have formed an incredibly strong partnership since 2018, with top finishes at the Preliminary, 2*, and Intermediate levels.

Riding has become something I cannot imagine my life without, and I owe so much of that joy to Susie and Amanda. I consider Cairn O’Mount stables to be my second home, and Susie and Amanda to be family. While I have had a lot of success in the sport, I feel that I have learned the most when things were going wrong. Susie pushes me to be not just a better rider but a better person and is truly the one responsible for all the success I have had eventing. Susie is patient yet firm and creates an environment where everyone can learn, compete, and have fun at the same time. Her focus on safety as a priority is essential, and Cairn O’Mount stables is the perfect place to learn and grow in a safe environment. From top competitions in the summer to foxhunting during the winter and trips to Canada, South Carolina, and all over the east coast, the opportunities Susie provides are truly unmatched and Cairn O’Mount stables has become a place I cannot imagine my life without.

Scarlett Miller

Hi, Im Scarlett Hayes Miller I’m 14 years old in 8th grade and have been riding on and off for four years. I ride ruby and we work really well together, she has taught me so much. I love riding at COM because it is such a welcoming and supportive environment where I can work hard and have fun! I’ve learned so much about how to take care of horses and I’m working on my canter. I look forward to continuing learning with Susie!

Kelly O' Brien

My name is Kelly O'Brien and I have been riding with Susie and Cairn O'Mount just since this May. Although a competitive saddle seat competitor and Arabian horse owner through college, I had not seriously nor consistently ridden in 30 years. I could not have picked a better place to re-launch my equestrian endeavors. Susie has taken me from a very rusty rider who never really jumped to successfully competing at the Beginner Novice level, going to jumper shows (!!) and even dabbling in fox hunting. Susie's passion for teaching is tremendous and her abilities to communicate, correct, encourage and praise are spot on. Even more impressive is Susie's desire to make better horse people out of all of us, fostering an environment of continual equine education. I feel so very lucky to call Cairn O'Mount my horse family and be able to learn on some of the most amazing horses and from very accomplished and successful horse people.

Cynthia Sansone

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Francie Schafer

My name is Francie Shafer, I’m an adult student of Susie’s currently based in NYC. I’ve grown up riding with Susie — from Saturday lessons after my youth travel soccer tournaments, to my first combined test, to eventing at the Training level — she has been an integral part of my development and growth, both as a rider and a person. She encourages active horsemanship and responsibility and is a supportive coach to all of her students.

The COM family are a wonderfully caring, generous, and kind team that have become great friends. After taking a 16 year hiatus from competing, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to get back to eventing. I was embraced by this community, welcomed down south to train in Aiken, and cheered on through the highs and lows of competitive sport.

Though I’ve spent most of my time recently riding Susie’s topnotch horses, B.E. Never Say Never (“Connor”) and B.E. Excalibur (“Calibe”), I’ve no doubt that when the time is right for me to buy a horse, Susie will be the best steward of that process.

It’s hard to put into words what Susie and Amanda have modeled and taught me, certainly: patience, resilience, integrity, and above all love and care of horses. I’m beyond grateful to them and the entire COM family for sharing the joy that horses give to us. The barn is my favorite place to be!

Vanessa Stoltzfus

My name is Vanessa Stoltzfus, I’m 24 years old and live in Philadelphia. I have been at Susie’s for 4 years with my 13 year old Irish Sport Horse, Teddy Sarco.
I came to Cairn O’Mount looking to do my first Preliminary and we’re now laying out the plan for my first 3*-L!
When my partnership with Teddy began, we were both at the Beginner Novice/Novice level and Susie has played a fundamental role in developing us into an upper level pair. She was the last person I saw before leaving the box at my first 2* and 3* and the first person I saw when I made it home through the flags.

Susie is really patient and understands the dynamic Teddy and I have where each step up the levels is new for both of us. Susie loves a good challenge, but she would never put anybody in a situation they were not adequately prepared for which I really value from her.

From the start, Susie has supported me outside of the arena just as much as much as she does inside the arena. Whether it’s getting Teddy to Bromont so I can take a final exam before my first FEI or coaching me through a hundred transitions at sunrise so I can make it in to work on time, Susie has always been there. Her commitment to me as her student strengthens my passion for training and the sport.

I can’t wait to see what 2023 holds for Cairn O’Mount!

Maria Scheib

My name is Maria Scheib and I’m a Junior in high school. I’ve been riding since I was 8, and I’ve been at COM for about 2 years. Susie’s incredible training has introduced me to the wonderful world of eventing. I have been so lucky as to be able to ride one of Susie’s horses, Ruby, and show her at the beginner novice level. Riding at COM has greatly increased my confidence thanks to Susie and her amazing instruction.

Elizabeth Welker-Ebling

My name is Elizabeth Welker-Ebling and I’m in the 2023 graduating class at Villanova University majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in Psychology. I own a 17.1hh grey Oldenburg mare named Santana II (Annie) and a 16.1hh bay Selle Lux gelding B.E. Calvados 12 (Calvin).

I’ve been riding at Cairn O’ Mount since October 2012, but only started eventing in the spring of 2015 and from then on, I was hooked. I have been extremely lucky to have ridden such amazing horses, including Batteries Not Included, the super pony who brought me into eventing, and Catchy Connection, the incredible mare who brought me from Beginner Novice to the 2*L level in two years. I have now had the privilege of riding and competing Annie for four years, and she is truly a one-in-a-million horse. After successes at the training, preliminary, 2*, and intermediate levels, this year we completed our first 3*S together and finished the year 7th at the CCI 3*S at Virginia Horse Trials. Calvin completed his first modified this spring, and we have been focusing on training and getting to know each other. He has been enjoying his break from competition and having fun foxhunting and going to various jumper shows.

The biggest lesson that I have learned while riding at Cairn O’ Mount is that every moment and everything you do counts. This is a sport of incredible highs and lows, and it is impossible to do without a strong support network and foundation to fall back on. My goal is always to be a better rider than I was the day before, and Susie makes that goal a reality. One day I aspire to complete a 5* and possibly represent the US on a team, and until then I will not stop trying to be my best and do my best. My whole life revolves around riding, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Katherine Wiedmann

My name is Katherine and I compete in the jumpers with my OTTB Longshore. I first rode at Cairn O’ Mount with Susie over 10 years ago, where I rode her lesson horses and did some starter horse trials. This past summer I began training with her again on my own horse. Susie pays close attention to detail, and works hard to get the best out of both horse and rider. She develops individualized plans to help her students succeed and reach their goals. Out of the saddle there is also a clear focus on fostering a strong barn community. I board my horse elsewhere and ship in for lessons, and everyone at COM has made me feel welcomed and a part of the team. I am looking forward to what the next season holds!

Bailey Yablonovitz

My name is Bailey Yablonovitz and I’ve been riding with Carin O’Mount for the past 10 years. A bit over 8 years ago Susie found me Fiddler’s Choice (Fiddler).
With Susie’s training, Fiddler was the Area II Thoroughbred of the Year in 2015. However, more than the awards and ribbons won, I am most grateful for the friends I’ve made through Carin O’Mount, my relationship with Susie and all she’s taught me and my horse of a lifetime.