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Carolyn Curcio at Chiron Stables

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Welcome to Chiron Stables

During a capstone class for my entrepreneurship degree we did a case study on a social entrepreneur who was able to provide a sustainable energy source to his old community of farmers in Mexico, so they were able to pump water onto their fields. The name of his business was Chiron; a reflection of his childhood memories of watching the cowboys ride home over the hill at sunset. It was at that time of day that the men looked to be half human, half horse.  

Chiron is the 7th Centaur of Greek mythology. Unlike the first six who were considered to be thieves and delinquents, Chiron was known for his wisdom, compassion and knowledge in medicine. Many Greek heroes, including Heracles, Achilles, Jason, and Asclepius, were instructed by him. His fate was decided by a poisoned arrow accidentally shot by Heracles; because of this he renounced his immortality and was placed among the stars as the constellation Centaurus.

I have always loved horses, and what motivates me is that I want every horse that steps into my barn to have a better life for having been here - either by reaching their potential, or by finding the right job for them. The progression of the horses and having the horses respond in a positive way is what motivates me each day. If a horse arrives here at Chiron, and it’s sharp and unhappy and difficult to deal with, I love working with them until they settle and start to be happy.




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My competitive career really got underway in the summer of 2007, when I was on the bronze medal winning junior young riders team in Lexington at the North American Young riders Championships, riding my old faithful gelding, Croft Temptation.

I was then proud to be part of the Gold Medal winning Young Riders Team at Kentucky Park in 2009, alongside teammates Jessie Springsteen, Alexandra Thornton and Chelsea Moss. 

From here, I double majored in Entrepreneurship and Marketing at the University of South Carolina, with a minor in International Relations. I was fortunate enough to complete my studying in the UK, while being a working student for Laura Kraut and Nick Skelton.

I was honoured to be voted captain of the varsity equestrian team at Uni, and I still maintain close connections with the team coaches and the professors there.

While working for Laura and Nick, I had the pleasure of producing the beautiful superstar mare, Zermonie. 

After working for Laura and Nick, I was ready to branch out on my own and was thrilled to be given the opportunity to ride at Sagamore Farm, where I had the opportunity to produce horses who are now jumping 5* Grand Prix.

I rode for Sagamore until 2016, when I took some time out to have much needed surgery on my shoulders and hips.

Once fully recovered from 4 major surgeries, I took on a riding and management role back in the UK for Lauren Hough.

I worked for Lauren until 2018 when I decided to set up my own training base, Chiron Stables.

I am currently living out my dream of having my own business, with high quality stock of competition horses. I really love producing the young horses, and I still have competitive goals that I am striving to meet.

Competitively, dreams of a gold medal gets me up in the morning. What I’ve been learning the last couple of years is that so much is out of my control, but what its in my control is improving horses - a direct influence I have. It’s another skillset to pursue the highest level of the sport. When horses are a lifetime, when looking at the scope of my life, I always look at the bigger picture, so striving for a team gold medal is still the pinnacle.

01. Carolyn Curcio

Owner, Rider , Manager,

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