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PALERMO SHOW
STABLE, LLC
1555
A Burnt Mills Road
Bedminster
By: Jennifer Millman
Offering riders, competitors and owners a safe place to learn and board.
Whether you're a new rider, a
savvy equestrian, an aspiring show-
man or an owner seeking a safe, rep-
utable stable to board your prize
horse,
Palermo Show Stable, LLC
is
the place.
Owned and operated by Osvaldo
Ornia Pacher, whose experience in
the industry spans more than three
decades,
Palermo
offers training for
horses, lessons for all ages and levels
of rider, boarding, summer day
camps, monthly horse shows, sales
and more. The full-service 25-acre
facility has large, light-equipped
indoor and outdoor riding rings with
GGT Footing, a clean, well-main-
tained boarding environment where
“
the horse comes first” and a 2-acre
Grand Prix field with natural obsta-
cles for competitive riders.
Longtime horse aficionados,
Osvaldo and his wife Gretchen work
in tandem, he as the Owner and
Head Trainer and she as the
Palermo
Horse Show Manager, to ensure a
comfortable environment for com-
petitors, clients and their horses.
Osvaldo, an international Grand Prix
rider who has trained with many of
the world’s top Olympians, opened
the stables in Bedminster 11 years
ago but has owned the business for
more than 30 years. He has traveled
worldwide to hone his training and
teaching techniques and channels his
vast experience to bring an interna-
tional standard of safety, perform-
ance and attention to detail to
Paler-
mo’s
teaching program. Osvaldo
educates his Assistant Trainers based
on his experience as well.
“
Real horsemen are produced
through the teaching system at
Palermo
–
anyone from summer
campers who wish to get their feet
wet in the horse world to the avid
competitor who wants to show at
the Winter Equestrian Festival in
Wellington, Florida,” Ornia Pacher
says.
Lessons, available in English and
Spanish, are conducted by seasoned
trainers of international pedigree in a
safe, pristine environment and designed
to teach a thorough understanding of
all aspects of horsemanship.
The goal is simple: “To provide a
riding environment where horses and
riders thrive and reach their goals
through a systematic method of rid-
ing,” says Ornia Pacher.
For aspiring showmen,
Palermo’s
top-rated friendly and knowledgeable
staff provides meticulous attention to
every detail, including top footing and
beautiful jumps/obstacles.
Gretchen Ornia Pacher’s 30-plus
years of competitive showing both in
the U.S. and abroad, as well as her
experience as a United States Eques-
trian Foundation “R” judge, make
her a seasoned horse show manager
who organizes shows appealing to
trainers, riders and spectators alike.
“
The local horse community has
made it clear that they want top level
horse shows and
Palermo
has been
able to produce them,” says Ornia
Pacher.
Palermo
imports horses from
Argentina annually and maintains a
training base with 20 horses in the
South American country. Prospective
owners can inquire about leasing or
purchasing one of
Palermo’s
horses
locally or abroad.
Palermo has their annual Grand
Prix with the top riders all competing
for prizes and prestige on October
24
th to the 27th. This event is open
to the public, free of charge to come
out and enjoy pony rides, games and
other enjoyable family activities.
Tel: (908)-719-7500/(210)-863-5446
Website: www.palermoshowstable.com
E-mail: info@palermoshowstable.com
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