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Damron Training Center
About Darcy
About Darcy: About Me
Darcy began riding horses 34 years ago with hunter pleasure training with Collette McMillan of Mystic
Plains Arabians, and was competing in Class A shows 4 months later. Since then, her show record has
grown quite impressively. Although a trainer of all breeds of horse, she has a fondness for Arabians and
their crosses.
For the Arabian divisions, she is a multiple National Champion in Half-Arabian Working Hunter Over
Fences in both the Open and Amateur Owner divisions, as well as Sport Horse In-Hand, and Reserve
National Champion in Arabian Hunter Pleasure for Adult Amateur Owners.
Darcy has been awarded National Top Ten Awards in Dressage Training and First Level, Sport Horse
Show Hack, Arabian and Half-Arabian Hunter Pleasure, Arabian and Half-Arabian English Show Hack, ,
Arabian Jumpers, Half-Arabian Side Saddle, Arabian Country English Pleasure, Hunter Seat Equitation
Over Fences, Hunter Seat Equitation Flat, Saddle Seat Equitation, Horsemanship, and Half-Arabian
English Pleasure.
Darcy has also competed extensively on the Friesian Show Circuit! In 2010 at IFSHA’s World Show,
Damron’s mare Basksera Knight claimed 8 World and National titles in Sport Horse In Hand, Senior
Mares In Hand, Dressage Suitability, Walk/Trot Pleasure Open and Amateur, English Pleasure Hunt Seat
Juvenile Rider, Walk/Trot Riders 10 & Under and English Pleasure Juvenile Rider. They returned in 2012
and earned the coveted Part Bred High Point award. The 8-year old Friesian/Arabian cross mare was
ridden by a number of Darcy's friends in pursuit of that prize. Sera competed and won six World
Champion titles, five National Champion titles as well as five Reserve World and National Champion
awards. Sera was awarded the Leoness Sport Horses Part Bred Friesian High Point Perpetual Trophy and
the Jeff Wonnell Memorial Versatility High Point Trophy. The Versatility Trophy is awarded to the All-
Around High point horse which competes in at least five different disciplines.
Darcy has also teamed with Three Day Ranch as the Hunter Pleasure and Dressage trainer for Sjoerd, who
was awarded the 2011 United States Equestrian Federation Horse Of The Year!
Darcy Damron was born and raised in San Diego. She has been a member of the Tierra Del Norte Arabian
Horse Association since 1988 (now known as San Diego Arabian Horse Association, of which she still is
a member), Southern Arizona Arabian Horse Association, the Greater San Diego Hunter Jumper
Association and the International Friesian Show Horse Association. Darcy is also a Certified Equine
Appraiser.
About Darcy: Services
She graduated the University of Arizona in May 2001 with a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science and
Chemistry and has also completed the University of San Diego Paralegal Program with high honors. After
completing her schooling at U of A, Darcy accepted the position of Farm Supervisor for the University's
Horse Farm.
She returned home to San Diego and was soon hired as Manager of the Poway Valley Stock Farm. She
claimed Professional status in the fall of 2003 and began training and teaching soon after. In 2004, she
took her first students to the Arabian Youth Nationals where they claimed 3 National Top Ten Awards.
Since then, she has qualified many other students for the Nationals, and led many others to Achievement
Award status in the more local Greater San Diego Hunter Jumper Association arena.
Darcy moved back to Tucson in 2017 and revamped her training center in June 2019. Darcy now manages
all her training & lessons at Milagro Boarding Stables in east Tucson.
Contact Darcy for information about services that can assist you in caring, training, instruction and additional programs customized to suit your needs.
About Darcy: Services
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