Barbe Smith

Barbe began riding at Audubon Stables in 1963 and has operated Cascade Stables in Audubon Park since 1981. She has coached riders to World’s and National Championships and has had riders selected to the U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team, for which she has also served as a coach. Barbe is well respected in the industry and has been at the forefront of the horse business for many years, both locally and nationally. She serves on the United Professional Horseman’s Association’s board of directors and its equitation committee. She has served as vice president of the Louisiana American Saddlebred Horse Association and is a USEF licensed judge. In 2010, she was inducted into the Helen Crabtree Instructor Hall of Fame. (Source)