OUR STAFF
Mindy has over 30 years of experience riding and competing in multiple disciplines. She began competing in Utah at a very early age in hunters and jumpers. She moved into eventing at the age of 12, starting and training her own horse to Intermediate level and competing as an Area Young Rider.
In 1995 she moved to England to become an assistant to Sandy Pfleuger, Olympian and 2x WEG Dressage and Event rider. From there she moved to Germany to train with the great Georg Theodorescu, internationally renowned dressage rider and trainer, at the prestigious Gestut Lindenhof stables. After a year with the Theodorescu family gaining invaluable training in dressage and jumping, as well as the development of young sport horses, Mindy returned to the US. Back home in California, she rode and trained with Heather Bender in Los Angeles where she competed successfully in the Young Riders program winning numerous CDS and USDF National awards. During this time she also rode and showed hunter and jumpers for Summerland Farms in Newhall, CA.
Mindy has had wonderful opportunities to ride with and learn from some the top names in the Equestrian world including Hilda Geurney, David O’Conner, Hap Hansen, Blyth Tait, Betsy Steiner, and Capt. Mark Phillips.
In 2015 Mindy purchased the facility on S 15th (St. Claire) in Idaho Falls and Clockwork Farms was born. More recently she has shown young horses in Dressage and Eventing throughout the Northwest, California, Colorado, and Arizona.
Mindy holds a BS degree in Nursing from Westminster College. She has also earned the prestigious USDF Silver Medal
Lindsay Neher
Lesson Program Manager
Lindsay Neher is our lesson program manager, offering a fun and educational experience for riders of all ages and levels. She is a native of Idaho Falls and grew up riding on family horses. She has been riding her own horses for the past 13 years over a wide variety of disciplines. Lindsay has trained with professional reining trainers, participated several times in the BLM wild horse program, and has been training in English riding, primarily jumpers, for the last 7 years. She has competed up to 1.15 meters in the jumper ring and has shown in both local and rated shows throught the Northwest and California. After joining Clockwork Farms, Lindsay begin her journey into the eventing and dressage world and has successfully shown in both disciplines. She loves to share her experience, knowledge, love of horses and the joy of riding with the hope of creating a wonderful new generation of confident and compassionate riders.
Lindsay is currently studing business managent at CEI.