European Grand Prix rider and trainer David Sterckx owns San Pascual Stables and runs his training team, Sterckx Stables, within it – offering training to both his show team as well as clients who prefer not to show. He has competed successfully at the Grand Prix level after moving his world class horses to San Pascual Stables. David’s previous experience includes his competitive training under the direction of world renowned Nelson Pessoa, serving as a member of the Junior National Team of Belgium, Belgian National Champion and former record holder in the prestigious Puissance classes, as well as numerous successes in the Grand Prix rings of Europe.
David’s show team is comprised of riders of all ages competing at different skill levels and areas of interest. The team competes at many “A” and “AA” rated horse shows nationally. Sterckx Stables has hosted several clinics at San Pascual with some of the world’s top riders, among them Olympians Rodrigo Pessoa (2019 and 2016), Pierre Durand (2020), Gregory Wathelet (2018), Philippe Le Jeune (2012), and international showjumper Richard Spooner (2011).
Caroline Sterck, co-owner of San Pascual Stables, has been the director of the riding school at San Pascual for over thirteen years. She teaches intermediate through advanced jumpers. Caroline began competing as a showjumper at the age of 8, and by the age of 12, she had joined the national Belguim pony team. At 16, she moved to the world-renowned Nelson Pessoa’s stables and joined the Junior National Belgian team. Caroline competed at all of the official European competitions including the European Championship in Berlin, Germany where she finished fifth. That same year she was second at the South American Championship in Monterrey, Mexico. At 19, she continued to compete in the young riders circuit all over Europe. Caroline has trained with some of the top trainers in the world, including Rodrigo and Nelson Pessoa, Jos Kumps, and Gilles Bertrand de Ballanda.
Natalie Klibanow runs A&O Stables at San Pascual Stables. She been working with horses in Southern California for twenty years and has been part of the San Pascual Stables family for the last thirteen. She specializes in hunters, jumpers, and equitation and has a special place in her heart for retraining OTTBs.
