Head Coach Pam Payson
E-Mail -
ppayson@colby-sawyer.edu
Phone - (603) 203-0724
Head Coach Pam Payson of the Equestrian programs enters her 20th season with the Chargers as she took over in 2003, bringing a lifetime of experience with horses with her.
In 2022, Payson was elected IHSA Zone 1 Region 2 Regional President by the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. In the same year, Payson led three of her student-athletes to zone qualifiers.
As a junior rider, she rode as a member of the United States Pony Club and in the Pony Hunter and Equitation divisions.
In college, Coach Payson played varsity polo for the University of Connecticut while competing on the Hunter circuit. She graduated from the University of Connecticut with a degree in Agriculture and Natural Resources with a concentration in Pathobiology. She is also certified in Equine and Canine Triggerpoint Myotherapy and has given clinics in Equine Biomechanics, Conformation and Movement.
After college, coach Payson continued riding as a professional, training, schooling and showing for private owners in the United States and Canada and training young riders to compete on the show circuit. While raising her own children she became involved once again in the United States Pony Club acting as an instructor and judging show jumping in addition to becoming District Commissioner of Mt. Kearsarge Pony Club, a position which she held for a number of years.
While coaching at Colby-Sawyer, Coach Payson has also served on the IHSA Zone 1, Region 2 Regional Ethics Committee. She continues to pursue her interest in lameness and biomechanics and strives to teach good horsemanship and horse management practices.
During the summer months, Coach Payson is the Director of Riding for the elite Camp Laurel in Readfield, Maine where she coordinates eight instructors and approximately 80 riders in their summer riding program.
Pam has been on the ethics committee for years and is a USHJA certified trainer.
