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Mandy Porter Bio
Mandy’s extraordinary qualities were recognized early on by both her trainers and peers. Growing up in Northern California, Mandy began her formal training with various professional horsemen such as Carol Dean Porter, Lowrey Jones and later Butch and Lu Thomas. She demonstrated pure talent and guts from the start – qualities that would later propel her into the International Grand Prix scene. During her junior years, Mandy competed in the Maclay Finals, won the NorCal Finals, placed 2nd in the CPHA Finals and rode on the 1984 bronze medal winning North American Young Riders Championship team.
Mandy’s desire to jump big quickly led her to the Grand Prix level, competing in her first Grand Prix events while simultaneously attending college at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. After earning degrees in animal science and agricultural business management, she decided to focus her energy on her promising riding career.
In 1992, after working for two years for Butch and Lu Thomas in California, Mandy made a decisive move to Europe. Over the next seven years, first working for Gerhard Etter’s sale enterprise in Switzerland and then as a private trainer in Italy, Mandy gained invaluable international experience that allowed her to polish her talents as both a rider and an instructor. She rode in numerous international competitions throughout Europe and represented the United States on three Nations Cup Teams in Linz, Austria, La Baule, France, and Gijon, Spain. She also had the opportunity to learn from and ride with many international level show jumpers, including Katie Monahan Prudent, Alison Firestone, Alice Debany and Peter Wylde. In 1999, Mandy closed the European chapter of her life and returned to the states.
Excited to come home to the West Coast, Mandy quickly established her own venture, ACP Enterprises, Inc., in the beautiful seaside community of Del Mar, California. Since starting her own business, Mandy has successfully campaigned Barb Ellison's (Wild Turkey Farm) breeding stallions, and successfully rode the grey Holsteiner mare Summer, also owned by Ellison, to many wins during their six-year partnership including the PCHA Grand Prix Horse of the Year title in 2006. Most recently in 2009, Mandy made her third trip to the World Cup Finals with Danielle Korsh’s Dutch gelding, San Diego.
On the ground as a sought after instructor, Mandy has guided numerous riders to major victories, including Megan Ellison, Morgan Taylor and Taylor Coe, participants of the North American Young Rider Championships. She continues to attend AA rated horse shows throughout the West Coast and Canada.
As owner and trainer of ACP Enterprises, Mandy successfully manages all aspects of the elite show barn. Small by design and focused exclusively on show jumping, ACP offers each competitor unmatched personal attention in both training and care. The first-class program allows Mandy the opportunity to coach a limited number of riders, train a select group of horses, while personally competing at the highest level of the sport in the Grand Prix ring. She also continues to develop and show Wild Turkey Farm’s imported and home bred horses.
With each Grand Prix win and top placing, Mandy regularly adds accomplishments to her already impressive resume. Mandy’s dedication, consistency and knack for knowing her horses has put this California horsewoman on the map as one of the top show jumpers on the West Coast.
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Mandy Porter Career Highlights
2010
1st $30,000 Copa de Amistad Grand Prix 2nd $25,000 HITS Grand Prix at HITS DC IV 3rd $25,000 Prix de Pickwick 4th $25,000 Surfside Grand Prix 5th $25,000 HITS Grand Prix at HITS DC V 6th $30,000 Copa de Amistad Grand Prix 6th $100,000 Grand Prix of Del Mar 11th $25,000 Capital City Classic Grand Prix 2009
1st $50,000 Strongid® C 2X™ FEI CSI-W Grand Prix at HITS DC II 1st $50,000 Orange County Register FEI CSI-W Grand Prix 1st $25,000 HITS Grand Prix at HITS DC II 1st $50,000 Oaks Blenheim Fall Tournament FEI CSI-W Grand Prix 2nd $25,000 HITS Grand Prix at HITS DC VIII 2nd $25,000 Equifit Jumper Classic at the Oaks Blenheim Spring Tournament 3rd $25,000 Showpark Racing Festival Grand Prix 4th $25,000 Del Mar International California Horsetrader Grand Prix 6th $25,000 Showpark Racing Festival Grand Prix 7th $25,000 August Festival Grand Prix 8th $50,000 Purina Mills FEI CSI-W Grand Prix at HITS DC III 8th $50,000 FEI CSI-W Grand Prix, presented by Adequan at HITS DC VI 8th $35,000 RBC Capital Markets Cup at Spruce Meadows National 10th $25,000 Showpark Racing Festival Grand Prix Finalist 2009 FEI World Cup Finals in Las Vegas, finished 17th 2008
1st $50,000 STRONGID® C 2X™ FEI CSI-W Grand Prix at HITS DC IV 1st $25,000 Oaks Blenheim Jumper Classic 1st $20,000 McDaniel & Assoc. Cup at Spruce Meadows Canada One 1st $25,000 Welcome Stake at the Los Angeles National 2nd $50,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix at HITS DC III 2nd $50,000 Tourneau FEI CSI-W Grand Prix at HITS DC IV 2nd $50,000 Grand Prix of Showpark 2nd $35,000 RBC Capital Markets Cup at Spruce Meadows National 3rd $25,000 Ariat Grand Prix at HITS DC VI 3rd $25,000 Showpark Jumper Classic 3rd $25,000 Equistar LLC Welcome Grand Prix at the Sacramento Int'l 4th $50,000 Oaks Blenheim Fall Tournament CSI-W Grand Prix 5th $50,000 Tourneau FEI CSI-W Grand Prix HITS DC II 5th $50,000 Orange County Register FEI CSI-W Grand Prix 6th $50,000 Tourneau FEI CSI-W Grand Prix at HITS DC III 6th $175,000 Chrysler Classic Derby at Spruce Meadows North American 7th $175,000 NEXEN Cup Derby at Spruce Meadows Nat'l 8th $35,000 Oaks Blenheim Summer Classic II Grand Prix 8th $50,000 Los Angeles National Grand Prix 9th $25,000 Ariat Grand Prix at HITS DC III 10th $50,000 FEI CSI-W Grand Prix at HITS DC IV 10th $50,000 Las Vegas FEI CSI-W Grand Prix 10th $200,000 Invitational Grand Prix of the Desert Finalist 2008 FEI World Cup Finals, Gothenburg, Sweden - finished 19th 2007
8th $75,000 Footing Authority Grand Prix at HITS Thermal, Week II 2nd $50,000 Grand Prix of California at Showpark Ranch & Coast 1st $25,000 Surfside Grand Prix 2nd $25,000 Summer Classic I Grand Prix 3rd $100,000 HBO Grand Prix of Del Mar 6th $50,000 Oaks Blenheim Fall Tournament Grand Prix (Double Dutch) 7th $50,000 Orange County Register Grand Prix 8th $50,000 Las Vegas Grand Prix Semi-Finalist FEI World Cup, Las Vegas - finishing 21st 2006
Winner PCHA Horse of the Year Award– Wild Turkey Farm’s Summer 3rd PCHA Rider of the Year 6th USEF $25,000 plus Grand Prix Division - Wild Turkey Farm’s Summer 1st $50,000 Del Mar International Grand Prix 1st $30,000 Golden State Horse Show Grand Prix 1st $35,000 Wild Turkey Farm Grand Prix, The Country Classic 2nd $100,000 HBO Grand Prix of Del Mar 2nd $50,000 Grand Prix of California at Showpark Ranch & Coast Classic 3rd $50,000 Oaks Blenheim Fall Tournament Grand Prix 4th $30,000 Oaks Classic Grand Prix 5th $50,000 Los Angeles National Grand Prix 5th $75,000 HITS Grand Prix 7th $150,000 Desert Circuit Grand Prix of the Desert 7th $50,000 Antares Saddlery Grand Prix at the Palms Classic 8th $50,000 Las Vegas Grand Prix 2005
3rd PCHA Rider of the Year 1st $30,000 Antares Saddlery Grand Prix at the Palms Classic 1st $30,000 Pebble Beach Grand Prix 2nd $40,000 Grand Prix of California at Showpark Ranch & Coast 3rd $30,000 Oaks Classic Grand Prix 4th $25,000 Memorial Day Classic Grand Prix 8th $100,000 HBO Grand Prix of Del Mar 2004
1st $40,000 Del Mar International Grand Prix (Summer) 5th $40,000 LA National Grand Prix 3rd $75,000 Grand Prix Of Del Mar (Argensohn) 2nd $25,000 Open Equitation Championship Final Chef d’ Equipe Zone 10 Young Riders Team 2003
2nd $30,000 Lexus of Glendale Grand Prix (Argensohn) 3rd $50,000 Budweiser Speed Derby (Lio Caylon) [Back to Top]