Charlotte Moffitt Troup

As a young girl, Charlotte showed thoroughbred horses in Hunt Seat Equestrian classes and over-fences.  She then became an avid foxhunter and a member of the Bearfort Hunt. From 1939 to 1944 she was one of the "Whipper Ins" for the hunt.  After the birth of her daughter she gave up foxhunting but not her love for horses. From 1944 to 1956 she cared for her own horses as well as her father-in-law's saddlebreds.

Throughout that time in her life she remained interested in the horses and always wanted to contribute more to the community. In the fall of 1956 she opened a riding school known as Runnymede School of Horsemanship in Harrisburg, PA. That business became the birth of Runnymede Stables. After a tragic fire in 1981, the facility was moved to Tulsa, OK where it remains a very successful training facility today.

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