Jody Fontanetta

Jody Fontanetta is a fourth generation equestrian from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Her riding experience spans across many disciplines to include dressage, eventing, pony club, western events and gaited breeds. Jody has trained and competed on the national circuit in dressage through the FEI levels and participated in the North American Junior Young Rider Program. She earned her Bronze and Silver medal with the United States Dressage Federation. In 2017, she was introduced to Working Equitation and since has earned numerous high point awards in Region 7 through the Master’s level on self-trained horses. Jody is the 2024 & 2025 USAWE Eastern Zone Champion at the Master’s level with her own appendix gelding. Jody Fontanetta teaches and trains Classical Horsemanship and Working Equitation at her farm in Milton, Tennessee and travels nationwide for clinics. Jody Fontanetta is a USAWE Professional Instructor and L candidate for the USA Working Equitation judge’s program. She is listed in the USA Working Equitation International Riders’ Program and was the 1st rider to qualify for the 2026 WAWE World Championships.

Jody Fontanetta presentations and Clinic

Friday, February 27, 2026
Skill, Precision, & Partnership: Working Equitation Description: Working equitation is a relatively new equestrian sport that originated in Southern Europe in the mid-1990s. It was developed by Italy, Spain, France, and Portugal to showcase the horses and riding traditions of the region, as well as the equitation techniques used for ranch work.  Presented by South Douglas and Helluva Slide, Jane Renner and Dragon’s Ladd,  Ashley Young and Wildwych Benedict Arnold,  and Jody Fontanetta and Misty Morning Stash!!!
Saturday, February 28, 2026
Skill, Precision, & Partnership: Working Equitation Description: Working equitation is a relatively new equestrian sport that originated in Southern Europe in the mid-1990s. It was developed by Italy, Spain, France, and Portugal to showcase the horses and riding traditions of the region, as well as the equitation techniques used for ranch work.  Presented by South Douglas and Helluva Slide, Jane Renner and Dragon’s Ladd,  Ashley Young and Wildwych Benedict Arnold,  and Jody Fontanetta and Misty Morning Stash!!!
Sunday, March 1, 2026

Skill, Precision, & Partnership: Working Equitation Clinic
Description:  Learn about Working Equitation. This a relatively new equestrian sport that originated in Southern Europe in the mid-1990s. It was developed by Italy, Spain, France, and Portugal to showcase the horses and riding traditions of the region, as well as the equitation techniques used for ranch work.