Born: October 3, 1959
Residence: Wilsonville, Oregon
Horse: Gyro (14-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding; owned by Harry and Mollie Chapman)

Rich Feller's riding career began at the age of 11 when he was given a two-year-old Appaloosa for his birthday. The pair quickly grew close with the help of Fellers' mother and local riding instructors. The short, stocky horse had a talent for jumping, and the pair eventually became winners from the West Coast U.S. Grand Prix circuit to Spruce Meadows in Canada. In 1983, Fellers turned professional and began training horses for other owners.

He met and married his wife, Shelley, in 1987 while operating a show jumping stable in southern California. In 1989, the couple moved north to Oregon to train privately for Harry and Mollie Chapman while the private job and quieter lifestyle of Oregon allowed the couple to start a family. Son Christopher was born in 1991 and daughter Savannah in 1994. Rich was a member of the U.S Team at the Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba, in 1991. A family man at heart, Fellers only competes 15 to 18 weeks a year at top shows throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico with an occasional trip to Europe. He currently stands fourth on the all time money won list at Spruce Meadows. In 2004, he and Mc Guinness were the number two prize money winners in North America, and Mc Guinness finished 2005 as the U.S. Grand Prix Horse of the Year. Fellers competed only five weeks in early 2006 yet was the winner of the 2006 West Coast League. Later in 2006 at the Spruce Meadows CSI 5* North American, he and Mc Guiness won the Gunnar Office Furnishings Cup and were second in the $200,000 Atco Power Queen Elizabeth II Cup. At the CSIO 5* Spruce Meadows Masters, they finished second in the $100,000 EnCana Cup. They've had a very solid season so far in 2007, qualifying for the Rolex FEI World Cup by ranking third in the U.S West Coast League.

Bio courtesy of USEF