United States Eventing Association

Eventers come up with names for their businesses and farms from a wide variety of sources. Maybe the name of your business came from your favorite horse or your home town. Maybe you decided to go with a tree or animal name–an ever popular choice. Or you chose to go with just your own name. When it was time for up-and-coming eventer, Molly Rosin, to pick a name for her business she turned to her good friend and word genius, Jenny Steres, who gave her the suggestion of “Havarah.”

Molly was looking for a word that could describe her vision of the future business. “I have never had a barn that I taught out of, and I wanted the name of my business to reflect what my clients are to me,” Molly explains. Therefore, Havarah Equestrian was born. Havarah is a Yiddish word that is used to describe a close group of a people that a Jewish family would invite over for holidays and other important events. Molly’s clients have become a part of her Havarah.

Education Comes First

Molly started eventing in Pony Club when she was ten-years-old on Rosie, a 20-year-old Morgan who taught her the basics of the sport. By the age of seventeen, Molly was an ‘A’ Pony Clubber. In 1998, she competed at the North American Junior Young Riders Championships in the CCI2*. Following Young Riders, Molly attended California State University at Fresno on a full scholarship competing with the Varsity Equestrian Team while pursing her degree in Animal Sciences with a concentration in Equine Studies. After finishing up her degree at Fresno State, Molly worked to gain more experience in managing barns, training horses, and to perfect her teaching skills. With these experiences she started Havarah Equestrian.

It’s All About Family

According to Molly she has the “best mom ever.” Molly’s mom grew up in New York and always dreamed of riding. When the family moved to Las Vegas for a year, riding became a reality. A few years later, when Molly was eight-years-old, she moved to Fresno, California and took up Western riding. Since both of her parents worked full-time, Molly got dropped off at the stable at 7:30 a.m. and picked up after 8 p.m. “I loved every minute of it and did not go more than a day without horses for many, many years,” said Molly.

In addition to having the best mom ever, Molly cites her late father, David, as her greatest influence. “I like to keep my mouth shut and listen a lot, so I really have been lucky to learn from many people,” Molly explains. “But if I had to choose one person it would have to be my father, who never questioned where I was going with the horses. He always referred to "when" I’d compete for the USA and never said "if". His moral support was second to none in my early development as an equestrian. It’s only human to have doubts occasionally in anything you do but my father’s words are like a mantra in my head so when the tough gets tough, I keep going.”

With her parents’ support and the loyalty of her Havarah, Molly has achieved great success in the eventing world. Recently Molly and Charly won the two-star at Plantation Horse Trials, placed fourth at the Fair Hill CCI2* and were named to the 2009 Developing Riders List. When forced to choose her favorite memory so far as a professional eventer, Molly selected her cross-country ride at last year’s Fair Hill CCI2* in Elkton, Maryland on Havarah’s Charly. She said that everything just worked out perfectly, and Charly ended up being the best conditioned horse of the day and made time without a single problem. “I’ll never forget the feeling I had that day,” Molly said.

A Promising Future

Like many of her peers, Molly hopes to make it all the way to the top of the sport. It is not an easy road, but Molly has the drive to continue. She says that she loves to compete, coach riders, train horses, and give clinics – basically every aspect of her job. Seeing the progress in the horses and students that she works with is what keeps her on her path. “Jimmy Wofford asked me once if I wanted to go to the Olympics,” Molly explains. “I of course answered yes so he told me to find out what I’m doing wrong and fix it! Sounds simple but it really was great advice. Every day I try to better my riding, my training and my coaching. I leave the house around 6:00 a.m. and get home around 8:00 p.m., sometimes six days a week but more often than not it’s seven days a week. You really have to be ready to work harder than most people if you want to be successful in this business.”

Since college Molly has been on her own, working hard to make enough money to pay rent and event her horses. The Minyan Syndicate, the owners of Charly, have been an integral part of her success, and Molly said that her sponsors have been a huge help as well. “Hopefully with the right owners, sponsors and a lot of hardwork I’ll be able to fulfill my goal of representing the United States Equestrian Team someday.”

If you would like to learn more about Molly, check out her website at www.mollyrosin.com