Patti Wright-Shoemaker, owner and trainer of Winterview Farm, is a 1978 Church Music
Graduate of The University of Southern Mississippi. She and her husband, Jimmy, live on the 30-acre
facility providing 24-hour security and supervision of all activities. Having grown up riding in the
hunt country surrounding Leesburg, Virginia, Patti was fortunate to have trained with leading
professionals throughout the United States. Founder of the Mississippi Hunter-Jumper Association, she
is the first and only Mississippian to be licensed by the United States Equestrian Federation as an "R"
judge in the Hunter, Hunt Seat Equitation and Jumper Divisions. Currently, training numerous riders,
she is an active participant in the Mississippi Hunter-Jumper Association, Louisiana Hunter-Jumper
Association and United States Equestrian Federation competitions.
Susan K. Walt, assistant trainer, is a 1982 Industrial Engineer Graduate of Mississippi
State University. She began her equestrian training under the instruction of Fellers Drury, of Gulfport,
Mississippi before moving to Brandon, Mississippi where she has continued her riding, training and
teaching career at Winterview for the past 10 years. Susan teaches both the after-school lesson program
and our summer horsemanship camps. Currently training several students, she is an active participant in
the Mississippi Hunter-Jumper Association and the Louisiana Hunter-Jumper Association competitions.
Nene Rhodes, assistant trainer, is a 1992 Public Relations and Communications Graduate of
Mississippi State University. She began riding at Winterview at the age of six. After many successful
years of showing in both the Junior Hunter and Adult Amateur Hunter divisions, she received the 2006
"Kurt Allen Baskin Amateur High Point Rider" award from the Mississippi Hunter-Jumper Association. She
joined our professional staff in 2007 riding and training many of our successful hunters. Nene trains
and shows in Mississippi Hunter-Jumper Association, Louisiana Hunter-Jumper Association and United
States Equestrian Federation competitions.
