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   A little information about the mother/daughter duo that are the heart and soul of Brier Rose.

Coco Bennett has been developing her eye for great horses almost since birth.  Raised in the Midwest

her father, George Wood, was retired from the Cavalry and later the Huntsman and Master of

Foxhounds for the famed Wayne DuPage Hunt.  Starting with riding and driving ponies in a

few short year’s Coco took her love of galloping cross country as Drag girl for her father’s Hunt

to the winner’s circle of the Amateur Steeplechase Circuit.  She brings her many years of experience

of Equestrian competition and Foxhunting to the management of Briar Rose Farm.

   Megan O’Brien has certainly followed in the footsteps of her Grandfather and Mother.  Riding

since age 3, Megan’s love of showing started in the lead line class at the Wayne DuPage Fall Horse

Show that same year.  Megan’s Grandfather served as her coach and mentor until age six when she

and Coco relocated to Colorado.

   Continuing her love of horses in the Rockies, Megan got her first “real” show horse at age 10,

competing in the Children’s Hunter Division at “A” rated horse shows under the watchful eye

of coaches Dionne Dana and C.C. Allen.  Not content to limit herself, Megan also rode

Western Pleasure horses and dabbled in Combined Training.  During her last year as a Junior,

Megan returned to the Hunter/Jumper ring to compete in the Equitation Division before aging out

and moving up to the Adult Amateur Jumpers.

   After relocating to Tryon in October of 1993. Megan and Coco purchased the “fixer upper” that is

now known as Brier Rose Sport Horses.  Megan continued riding and showing with some of the top professionals in the Southeast with much success… all the while building the Sport Horse breeding

program at Brier Rose.

   Finally taking the plunge in 2002, Megan gave up her amateur status and turned professional. 

She now concentrates on her Training and Lesson Programs at Brier Rose, as well as getting

young horses ready for the show ring.  Megan is available for lessons at Brier Rose, also freelance

instructs and will coach you at shows!