Derek Reed and Sulu Rose Reed are a husband wife team with more than twenty years experience in horses and showing.

About Derek Reed

Derek Reed was born in British Columbia, Canada to American parents. His family then moved to New Brunswick, Canada. He grew up in New Brunswick on a farm and learned to ride on his friends' ponies in the snow. From his early love of riding he began volunteering at the local riding school in exchange for weekly lessons. His parents then got him his own horse. His career as a show jumper started when he was a teenager when he went to see the Vermont Summer Festival Grand Prix and was mesmerized by the horses and level of horsemanship. He took a job working in Vermont and then began his trek to warmer weather. After several years of struggling to find his niche as a trainer and horses to ride Derek decided to move to Germany. In Germany he spent two years working as a second rider under several top German riders. During his stay in Germany Derek learned  about starting young horses, proper flatwork, and preparing horses for the show ring. When he returned from Germany he took a job working for Augustine Walch in the W Charlot Farm sales barn. It was at this point that he and Sulu met at a horse show in Canada. Sulu and Derek started Reed Training and Sales in 2004. Since their meeting Derek has been instrumental in Sulu's success with her Grand Prix horses as well as coaching many students to honors at local and national level horse shows. He has also started many young horses and repaired many problem horses. Derek is a wonderful rider and teacher with a great sense of humor a combination that brings out the best in his students and his horses.

Sulu Rose Reed was born in Tehran, Iran. Her father Don Rose, an American, was in Iran on business for Reynolds Metals, her mother Gail, a Canadian, trained the Iranian National show jumping team during the family's stay in Iran from 1972 to 1976. Sulu's grandfather Brigadier General W. Denis Whitaker was also involved in horses he was the chef d'equipe of the Canadian Show Jumping team from 1960 to 1982 and has been inducted into the Jump Canada Hall of Fame as well as Canada Sports Hall of Fame for his many successes including but not limited to the Olympic Gold Medal at the 1968 Mexico City Games. So from the beginning Sulu's road was headed toward equestrian sport. Sulu has taken her family legacy and made it her own as a young rider she rode hunters as well as jumpers. Sulu qualified for the Zone 4 Prix De States junior jumper team in 1988.  After a family move from Albany, Georgia back to Richmond, VA she qualified for the Zone 3 Prix De States in 1989. Sulu continued riding through out high school. After graduating in 1991 she moved to Merida, Mexico to take the job of head trainer at Club Hippico Del Sureste a riding club in Merida. There she organized shows and updated the approach taken to horse sport in Yucatan as well as teaching many children and adults to ride and enjoy horses. A family emergency brought Sulu back to  Richmond where she has been based since 1993. Sulu spent 14 years working at her mothers farm The Galloping Field in Manakin, VA before buying Stillmeadows Farm with Derek. Sulu has had many successes in her 22 years of horse showing including 10 Grand Prix wins. Her partnership with Derek has led to continued success.

About Tracey Harmon

Tracey Harmon is the assistant trainer at Reed Training and Sales at Stillmeadows Farm. Tracey is 26 years old and has loved horses her whole life. She starting riding at the age of seven. She rode at The Galloping Field with Sulu and her mom, Gail Thompson, during her junior career. After college Tracey could not seem to give up the sport she loved so much and took a job at the Galloping Field working for Gail and bought and sold horses to help support her showing. After working for Gail for several years she moved north to Massachusetts to take a job with River Wind Farm. There she prepared horses for the show ring, exercised horses and managed the barn. Tracey is a beautiful rider and an excellent teacher. Her students love the way she explains things and how patient she is when they do not understand.