Ghita Ziani - Barn Manager and Flat Rider
Ghita was born in the United States, but is from Moroccan origins. She first sat on a horse back at home in Rabat, Morocco at the age of 4 at her father’s farm. She grew up riding and jumping horses back at home and later moved to a little Red Sea town in Egypt called Hurghada, where she attended school and pursued her passion for horses as a hobby. Later on, moving to the busy capital of Egypt, Cairo, she continued her studies, but her drive to ride and compete took a serious step where she competed at shows up till 1m40 and traveled to ride in Holland during the summer. Ghita moved to the US in 2011 and attended FAU and started riding and working for Imperial Show Stables with Michael Morrissey & Lourdes De Gaurdiola where she acquired a taste for American Show Jumping, hunters & producing young horses and learned all about them. With Michael & Lourdes, Ghita also learned about barn management, and work routines with both young horses and other more experienced Grand Prix horses. For a short while, Ghita also worked privately for W Show Stables where she got the chance to meet Joe Fargis. Ghita started at Baxter Hill in 2018 as an exercise rider and barn manager.

Ashley O’Reilly - Flat Rider Ashley is from Port Washington, New York, where she spent most of her childhood surrounded by horses. Ashley grew up riding at Hunter’s Moon Farm under the tutelage of Pamela Polk with a focus on equitation and hunters. Throughout college, Ashley worked as assistant trainer at Hunter’s Moon and veterinary assistant to Dr. Kara Spillman. In 2016, Ashley graduated from Fordham University with a degree in Economics & Business Administration. After university, she worked in finance prior to pursuing a full time career with horses. Ashley gained valuable experience with young horses, barn management & training across hunter and jumper disciplines under multiple professionals and organizations including Pamela Polk, Colin Syquia and Rein Family LLC. Ashley is thrilled to join team Baxter Hill, along with her dog, Willow!

Finwe Duffin - Flat Rider Finwe was born in England but grew up in Santa Clara, California. She grew up riding in the Los Altos Hills area with Heather Franco, where she rode hunters and jumpers. As Finwe progressed and grew, she worked under Heather to produce her own young horses, help with the other clients horses as well as privately exercising other boarders horses. Finwe attended the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) where she competed on the IHSA team and earned a BA in Equestrian Studies and minored in Business. After graduating in 2021, Finwe worked several freelance jobs working in horse show management and production at shows such as Brandywine in Devon, Pennsylvania and Pony Finals at the Kentucky Horse Park. From there she worked under numerous talented riders, primarily jumpers, including Simon McCarthy, Lauren Crooks, and James Brennan. Finwe joined Baxter Hill in November of 2024 along with her dog Trip!

Gustavo, Juan, Julio, Tony, Lester, Roberto, and Josue
The Baxter Hill team owes a huge part of their accomplishments to their grooms. Most of their grooms have been with them from the start, and without their hard work and dedication they wouldn’t be as successful as they are today.