Maddy Brown is the head trainer here at The Farm at One Under Lane. She brings with her a strong background in equitation, training, and horsemanship. As a junior, Maddy enjoyed competing with her own wonderful horses as well as taking advantage of any riding opportunity she could find. She was a working student for Jennifer Sansbury at Circle A Plantation and later for Laurie Occhipinti of Grand View Ponies. At Circle A, Maddy learned strong horse and barn management principles from Jennifer, who went on to be the head barn manager at St. Andrews University. At Grand View Ponies, Maddy trained, rode, and showed young Welsh and Welsh Cross ponies from their first rides to the “A” circuit. There, she continued her education in training, preparation, and show horse care. These opportunities and her tireless pursuit of the sport opened the door for Maddy to compete in hunters and equitation at local through nationally rated horse shows on her own mounts and to catch-ride horses owned by some of the industry’s top professionals such as Peter Pletcher, Elizabeth Mandarino, and Harrison Ford.

In 2013, Maddy was recruited to the University of South Carolina’s NCAA Varsity equestrian team. There, Maddy learned about a team atmosphere in the equestrian sport in addition to improving her riding and horsemanship skills, and learning how to host horse shows, including the SEC Championship. As an amateur, Maddy ribboned at PSJ and BRHJA Adult Medal Finals and was Champion or Reserve at every show in the Adult Equitation, Hunters, and Jumpers aboard her OTTB mare, Maritime. After a banner year, Maddy declared her Professional status and has been teaching and training ever since. Maddy ran and managed her own Garnet Hill Farm before being brought on at The Farm at One Under Lane, and has coached many riders to success including national championship qualifiers, 2022 NCHJA and PSJ Pony Medal Finals Reserve Champions, 2018 HJ Fox Pony Medal Finals Champion, 2017 Tally Ho Perpetual Medal Champion, and countless year end awards. Not just winners in the arena, Maddy’s students also won the national award for the USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Stable Challenge in 2016. For the past several years, Maddy competed with her gelding Topsail in the jumper ring, with whom she was year end Champion or Reserve every year 2016-2020 and claimed many feature class wins. She was also Champion of the 2023 HJ Fox Trainer’s Equitation Medal. She graduated from the University of South Carolina with a BA in Mass Communications, holds an FEI Level 1 Course Design certificate, and maintains an active SafeSport certificate of completion.