An extremely dangerous and competitive sport, the World Cup Grand Prix Show Jumping is the only International sport that men and women athletes compete on the same level.  With a multitude of different countries vying, Kerron plans to represent the United States in the 1993 World Cup Competition to be held in Sweden, where ultimately only 45 riders win the world will compete.

In World Cup competition, horse and rider must clear jumps or "fences" in excess of five feet high and six feet wide.   With "no faults" or rails down, riders must stay on the course and finish within an allotted time.  The excitement and competition is heightened when all qualifying riders with clear rounds return for the "jump-of".  Rails are raised even higher on a shortened course and the athletes return to the arena to attempt the fastest time and cleanest round among the remaining competitors.  An action-packed spectator sport with high stakes, World Cup Show Jumping has recently gained in popularity and participation as television coverage and equestrian interest increases.

The goal to become a World Cup winner has lead Kerron to the Kirkland Hunt Club In Kirkland, Washington, where she has teamed up with [her] mother Joan Kerron-Curtin,  also an International successful. rider and trainer.

At the Hunt Club, both mother and daughter conduct training programs for local amateur and  Junior riders in addition n to preparing and training  Shelley for World Cup qualification.

To qualify, Kerron must accumulate points in the West Coast league. She improves her chances  having not one, but two hopeful stallions to compete with. The youngest, "Ivar", a six-year-old Washington-bred Thoroughbred has just started his career as a show jumper.   The other, 'Godwin’, an eight-year-old Belgium Warmblood breed who has already competed successfully in international division in European competitions.

This  stallion was scouted and discovered by Kerron in Belgium during her European trip, specifically to become her Grand Prix prospect.  Both stallions stand over six feet tall at the withers and weigh in over 1500 pounds each.  The diminutive Kerron at 5'5" still has control and gentle mastery over her powerful equines.  Ultimately, as the rules of World Cup riding specify, she must declare one of the two as her World Cup horse.

Grace end confidence began at an early age for Shelley as she began riding at the age of five and competing at the age of seven.  It was all-in-the-family for her, with her grandfather, Harry Kerron, starting it by owning and operating the Portland Riding Academy for over 50 years.  AS she grew up, her parents together, and separately owned and operated nationally recognized hunter-jumper businesses.

The legacy of expertise and performance came naturally for Shelly, when at age 14 she joined her mother for a coast-to-coast competitive tour, excelling at such prestigious shows as Lake Placid, Tampa, and Los Angeles International.  In 1981 she won the Zone IX Equitation finals.  In the following year, she finished her Junior career with numerous championships on her horses "Steer Clear" and "The Red Headed Greek" 

With her junior accomplishments behind her, she quickly began to dominate the amateur Grand Prix Circuit with her mount "Boston Taxi", in addition to attending Linnfield College in Oregon. 

Fueled by continuous success in amateur competition, she turned professional in 1985, aptly coining her new business "Legacy."   During this period, she finished ninth in West Coast standings for her first year attempt at World Cup competition on a horse she trained herself named "Reno".  

With a family horse heritage spanning three generations, Shelly now has the horses, the commitment, and the experience to fulfill her competitive dream in World Cup Circles.