David showing Folly Farm's Calgary in Ocala, Florida 2010
    David Wilbur is Folly Farm's resident rider as well as assistant trainer.  Having ridden and trained at Folly Farm throughout his junior career, David steadily rode his way through the Short Stirrup and Maiden divisions and into the Medal/Maclay and Junior Jumpers. Early on he knew that he would spend the rest of his life in the saddle and make a life out of riding and training horses and their people. He credits his early accomplishments to the guidance and instruction of current head trainer and Folly Farm manager, Cara Chapel.
    After qualifying for all of the prestigious junior equitation finals and graduating high school, David left Folly Farm and moved to Germany to ride and train under the tutelage of international horse dealer, Tjeert Rijkens. It was here that David began learning the ins and outs of the horse business while he earned valuable riding experience. After returning to the States, David worked for professional Michael Kirby, as his assistant trainer and sales and show rider.
    Beginning in 2001, David had the opportunity to work and ride with veteran Grand Prix rider, Mark Jungherr. Assuming the position of assistant trainer and sales and show rider, he not only worked with a number of talented, young hunters and jumpers but also one of the most respected and accomplished horsemen in the United States. During his time with Jungherr, David qualified and rode customer and sale horses in the rated hunter divisions at the indoor fall horse shows and began riding in the bigger jumper classes including both Mini-Prix and Grand Prix events.
    In November 2005, David accepted the opportunity to return to his hometown and become a trainer at Folly Farm. He is in charge of training and riding the horses of Folly Farm as well as helping teach lessons. David also regularly competes the farms horses as well as many of the clients horses at shows up and down the east coast.
    Some of David's recent show ring highlights include winning the 2010 Marshall & Sterling Finals $10,000 Devoucoux Hunter Derby, placed 8th in the 2010 USHJA World Champion Hunter Rider Emerging Professional Finals at the Capital Challenge Horse Show, and in 2011 qualified and showed in the inaugural $500,000 HITS Diamond Mills Hunter Prix Finals.
Contact David at  DavidWilbur@follyfarm.us or
call at (610) 763-5884
In April 2011, David completed the USHJA Trainer Certification Program.
David showing Caroline Connal's Eloise in Ocala, FL 2011.

Below is a video of David riding Eloise at Capital Challenge 2010.
David and Susan Banta Lowery's Reuben Himself won the
$10,000 Devoucoux Hunter Derby at the 2010 Marshall & Sterling Finals.
Below is a video of David & Reuben's 2nd round from the Hunter Derby.
Folly Farm, LLC
75 Hartford Rd
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 658-9943
David and Folly Farm's Charismo were Champions of the High Pre-Green Hunters during week 7 of the 2012 Ocala Winter Circuit.