Pam Roush - Owner, Founder, and Trainer

Pam Roush has successfully trained blue ribbon riders and horses for over 20 years.  She has shown all over the country and has earned several nods for her success in and out of the ring.  She started out as a young rider in equitation and became a popular catch rider for many different horses and divisions due to her expertise in the sport. She has competed in classes ranging from 3-Gaited, 5-Gaited, Park, Pleasure, and Equitation. Pam has also achieved great success showing road horses under saddle and to bike, as well as road ponies. She has trained several Best of Breed horses, an honor given by Saddle and Bridle magazine.  These horses include CH My Heart, Top Star Willie, and Galahad’s Gold Mine. All of these horses have also been named Horse of the Year by the UPHA Chapter 16.  Additional horses with award winning records include Rumblestrip and Telemark’s Choice who are USEF blue ribbon winners for the Southeast region.  All of these horses and still remain under Pam’s remarkable tutelage.  One of Pam’s favorite horses and greatest accomplishments was training the phenomenal road horse, The African Queen.  In 2006, The African Queen was crowned the World’s Champion Youth Road Horse to Bike.  Her many horse’s accomplishments truly compliment her own.  She has received acclaims including Sportsman of the Year Award - Tampa Charity Horse Show, Trainer of the Year, and she held the position of President for the United Professional Horseman’s Association Florida Chapter 16 for 4 years, a nationally accredited agency.  Aside from training, Pam is also a judge in her area and is Chairperson and creator of the Summer Fun Horse Show in Tampa, Florida every June.

Elizabeth Duggan - Assistant Trainer

Elizabeth Duggan started riding and showing when she was only 5 years old.  As a Junior Exhibitor, Liz showed in a variety of different divisions but thoroughly enjoyed the driving aspect of showing.  In 1998 and 1999 she was in the ASHAF driving challenge at the World’s Championship in Louisville, KY with her horse CH Crimson Flame.  There she competed in both the Fine Harness and Pleasure driving divisions, winning top ribbons in both classes.  Elizabeth’s resume and talent doesn’t stop there.  She has competed at the World’s Championship a total of five times, an amazing accomplishment in its own right, winning top honors in every class she competed in.  Her expertise in this sport is limitless and she has competed in classes including, but not limited to, 3-Gaited, Pleasure, and Country Pleasure.  When Liz graduated high school she instinctively knew her calling in life was to become a trainer herself. To gain more experience and knowledge she moved to Fulton, Missouri to attend William Woods University, the premier school for the training of American Saddlebreds and Saddleseat riding.  While there, she received her Bachelor’s in Equine Science. While competing in college she achieved huge successes as a blue ribbon rider and competitor.  After graduation she rejoined Pam and her sister Carly in Florida to train at Avalon Stables where she retired her Junior Exhibitor Fine Harness horse, CH Crimson Flame.  In 2008, Liz received one of the greatest honors and became Captain of the 3-Gaited Invitational team.  Under her leadership, they competed against the South African team and brought home the coveted gold.

Carley Duggan - Assistant Trainer

Carly Duggan has been riding and competing with horses since she was five years old.  In her early years, she competed in the Academy division all over the country, successfully winning in the Equitation and Showmanship classes.  Every year she competed, she received the Academy Highpoint award, which is only presented to competitors who have accumulated enough points throughout the year.  As a juvenile, Carly transferred to A circuit and competed actively in the Equitation division.  She would later be named the Saddle & Bridle Medallion winner with her horse Crystal Day, a prestigious honor in this industry.  After her Equitation days, Carly worked in many different divisions throughout the years. Including, but not limited to, working with Standardbreds.   Here she would win one of the most coveted and impressive honors, a world title, with her horse The African Queen in the youth roadster to bike class in Louisville, Kentucky.  Carly has been an assistant trainer at Avalon for over 10 years.  She has genuinely enjoyed training others to follow in her path and has helped her students make the journey, a reward all their own.