Tom Brennan is a rider, trainer, judge, author, clinician and broadcast commentator. While earning his degree in psychology at Stonehill College, Tom captained the school’s team and won two IHSA Championship titles at Nationals. He then joined the training business of Tony Workman. In this role for 14 years, Tom’s purchased, trained, showed, and sold horses, coached students of all ages and abilities, managed the care of 30+ horses on any given day and coordinated the program’s extensive show schedule.

Along the way, clients like Lynn Rice partnered him with talented horses including Gramercy Park and Purple Heart. Among numerous championships and awards at major horse shows and Indoors, Tom was named World Championship Hunter Rider Emerging Professional Champion, and he rode Gramercy Park to the WCHR Hunter of the Year title.

Tom has coached a select group of juniors and amateurs in hunters, jumpers, and equitation both locally and nationally at Harrisburg, Washington, Hunter Championships, Pony Finals and Medal Finals.

In addition to teaching and training, Tom holds his USEF “R” judging licenses in Hunter and Hunter/ Jumper Seat Equitation. He has judged a distinguished group of events including the International Hunter Derby Championships, Maclay Regional's, USEF Pony Finals, ANRC Championships, Pre-Green Incentive Championships, and the New England Equitation Championships.

Tom has been a featured clinician in Practical Horseman and Today’s Equestrian as well as a contributing writer for Chronicle of the Horse and In-Stride. Committed to the integrity and growth of the sport, Tom is a past member of the USHJA Board of Directors as well as USHJA’s Hunter Working Group and International Hunter Derby Task Force. Tom currently serves on the USEF Board of Directors, Chairs its Governance Committee, and serves on the Legislative Committee.