GRENOBLE STABLES LLC
Hilary Norman
Stable Manager
Hilary Norman is the stable manager at Grenoble, and brings with her years of experience as a horse professional. Hilary has been an active participant in the Thoroughbred racing industry for many years as an exercise rider, trainer, and owner. Together with her husband Greg, Hilary has developed a number of race horses and pleasure horses over the years, managed her own barn, and served as a stable management professional for several private facilities. A compassionate, knowledgeable animal lover, Hilary is an instrumental part of the Grenoble team, helping to keep all of the animal family healthy and happy.Kathy Lloyd
Owner/Operator
Kathy Lloyd carries on a family tradition at Grenoble, after the farm was established by her grandmother in 1961,
and the professional riding and training operations were expanded by her mother, Pam Lloyd, in 1970.
Kathy grew up on the farm, and rode, trained, and taught riding lessons from a very young age. While a junior rider,
Kathy showed hunters, foxhunted, hunter paced, and evented, but most significantly, started dozens of horses and
ponies “from scratch,” and re-trained race horses, in order to give them careers in the hunter world and the stable’s
lesson program. Kathy also assisted her mother, Pam, with horses on the “A” show circuit, helped coach
Denison University’s Equestrian Team at a number of IHSA shows, and was responsible for much of the day-to-day barn
work. Kathy is a 1994 graduate of Granville High School.
Between high school and college, Kathy groomed grand prix jumpers for a member of the Canadian Equestrian Team on the East Coast and the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida. During college, Kathy continued to train young horses at Grenoble, and also served as the IHSA open division rider at The Ohio State University. Kathy spent six months studying in France during college, and rode extensively with Les Écuries du Château Galland in Besançon, France, during that time. Kathy is a 1999 graduate of Ohio State, summa cum laude, with a double major in French and English. Kathy is also a 2002 graduate, magna cum laude, of the Duke University School of Law. She returned to Central Ohio upon graduation, and continued to be an active rider at Grenoble while practicing law. Together with a team of dedicated professionals, Kathy took over Grenoble’s operations, including teaching, riding, and training, in early 2013 upon her mother's retirement. She continues to practice commercial litigation as a partner in a Columbus-based litigation boutique.
Kathy enjoys teaching riders of all ages how to communicate safely, quietly and effectively with horses and ponies, and giving kids exposure to nature, animals, and farm life. Kathy is grateful to carry on the traditions of her mother and grandmother, including with her “fourth generation” nieces and nephew, brother, and sister in law, who all ride. Izzy Walker-Jones
Trainer, Instructor, and Rider
Izzy is a third-generation horsewoman and 2023 graduate, magna cum laude, of Auburn University. A gifted natural rider, Izzy rides and trains horse for Grenoble, teaches riding lessons, and helps to manage our newest facility, which we call South Campus at 4025 Granview Road. Izzy has ridden and trained in the U.S., France, and Britain, and previously worked as an assistant trainer at an FEI-level jumper barn competing at the country's largest horse shows.
John McCormick
Trainer, Instructor, and Head IEA Coach
John is a lifelong horseman and hunter-jumper trainer, who most recently operated his family's 600-acre hunter-jumper and racehorse broodmare farm in Wheeling, West Virginia, where he trained horses, ran a busy lesson program, and coached a successful IEA team in addition to the care and management of racehorse broodmares. John brings decades of experience to Grenoble for both horsemanship and facility management.