About Us

Virginia and her horse, Porter

Owner Virginia Croskery is an amateur rider with a passion for all things equestrian. A regular competitor on the “A” circuit, Virginia competes in mid-level Jumper classes with her favorite gelding Porte Bonheur.  A classical singer by profession, she is currently a professor at Simpson College and holds a doctorate in music.  Virginia is an avid foxhunter with the Moingona Hunt and directly oversees the daily management and maintenance of Irish Run Farms.

Trainer Rae Doerring offers a lifetime of experience with horses. As the daughter of an equine businessman, Rae was practically “born in the saddle.” By the age of 7, she knew walk, trot and canter and was a veteran of the local show scene.  Rae’s first championship came just a few years later when she and her pony, A Little Macho, were named Large Pony Champion.

Rae spent her childhood and teenage years riding and showing “any horse she could.” In 1989, she was awarded second place in the Hunter/Jumper Zone 6 Medal Finals.  Rae has ridden and trained with a long list of familiar names, including: George Schneider, Audrey Holt, Melinda Antisdel, Shirley Beakler, Dee Slagle and Heidi Hildebrand. Still active in the competition world, Rae is well-known on the “A” circuit and has been awarded the D-Series Adult High Point Rider for four straight years running (2003-06).