Matt Archer

Matt Archer grew up in and around the Fresno, CA area. He started out on the show circuit in the children's hunter ring and gradually moved over to the jumper ring. Over the years he worked with Bob Walker and Butch and Lu Thomas. More recently he has spent time working with Leslie Burr Howard, Lise Quintero and Buddy Brown.

During the summer of 2003, Matt travelled to Europe to work at the sale barn of Alan Waldman and Egbert Schep. While he was there he learned countless skills. He was exposed not only to the European methods of training horses, but to their methods of selling horses as well.

Recently Matt has imported a few young jumpers from Holland to promote the "Young Jumper" division in Northern California. And he is an avid believer in the Young Jumper program that helps to promote the development of high quality young jumpers right here in the United States

When Matt isn't at the ring riding or teaching, he spends time shipping horses. Whether it be hauling horses from LAX to quarantine, or hauling horses to horse shows, Matt can be found doing it all...