Our
Terrific Staff
We are able to offer these high quality programs because of our terrific staff. Our instructors have
a wide array of experience in all the different styles of horsemanship....dressage, western, hunt seat, jumping, natural horsemanship
and therapeutic. All our instructors are certified in CPR and First Aid.
Crystal
Stover, Therapeutic Instructor and Barn Owner
¨ 1996 North American Riding for the Handicap Registered Instructor
¨ 2002 Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association Certified
Horse Specialist
¨ 2002
& 2003 Attended Southern Maine Community College in Behavioral Health Science Program
¨ 2004 Centered Riding Instructor Level I
¨ 2006 Hosted and participated in OK Corral, equine assisted therapy training
¨ 2007 Parelli Natural Horsemanship Level I
¨ 2008 Centered Riding Instructor Level II
¨ 2008 Bal-A-Vis-X Level I
Melanie Derice, Traditional Riding
Instructor
¨ 30+ years showing and training in the equine industry
¨ Focus on Natural Horsemanship, behavioral studies and horse-human bio-mechanics
¨ Showed in 4-H as youth in western and later took up hunter/jumper and
dressage
¨ 2006
Participated in OK Corral, equine assisted therapy training
¨ 2007
Parelli Natural Horsemanship Level I
¨ 2008
Centered Riding Instructor Level I
¨ 2008
Bal-a-A-Vis-X Level I
Elizabeth
Cole, Traditional and Therapeutic Instructor
¨ 4-H and Pony Club
member as youth
¨ Attended
University of Maine and was a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Assoc
¨ Holds a degree in Kinesiology and Physical Education with a minor in Equine Science
¨ Maine Horse Assoc Board Member
Amber Partridge, Assistant
Instructor
¨ Riding virtually all her life as she is Crystal’s daughter
¨ Showing
for 7 years in showmanship, western and hunt seat
¨ Raising and training her Quarter Horse Mare
¨ Participates
in numerous clinics and lessons
¨ 2008 Parelli Natural Horsemanship Level I
Consultant
to us:
Sara Treat, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor also EAGALA certified
and a horse woman.