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Charlebois Farm is a professional hunter/jumper stable located within the Portola Valley Training Center in Portola Valley, California. This preeminent equestrian facility in Northern California offers eight outdoor riding arenas, a 5/8 mile race track, a 150' by 300' lighted, covered arena and plenty of open space.
As owner and trainer of Charlebois Farm, John Charlebois, along with assistant trainer Jennifer Lake, oversee all aspects of the training program for both horse and rider. He provides personalized training programs specifically designed to fit the needs and expectations of his clients.
Charlebois Farm students show at local, regional and national horse shows throughout the year. Please visit our Show Schedule page for more information.
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John Charlebois is a lifelong, equestrian professional. At age seven, he began riding horses in Quebec, Canada, and has ridden hunters and jumpers ever since. He graduated from Morven Park International Equestrian Institute in Virginia and taught riding at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York.
In 1979, Charlebois managed the North American World Cup team that competed in the World Cup event in Sweden. He then came to California in 1980, where he was manager and trainer at Chalk Hill Ranch, and in 1987 started the Chalk Hill Winery Equestrian Center. Charlebois moved to Petaluma then to Portola Valley where he now owns and operates Charlebois Farm.
John Charlebois was the former President of the Northern Chapter of California Professional Horsemen's Association, and a former board member of the International Jumper Futurity. He is a big "R" Registered Judge with United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), and has competed throughout the United States and Canada as a rider and trainer.
Today, Charlebois continues to concentrate his career as a rider, trainer, clinician
and judge.
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