Our Staff

Sharon Bach

Sharon Bach has been working with horses for the last 15 years. She has competed in English, Western, and horse judging. She attended Cazenovia College in New York, where she majored in Equine Studies and holds an Associate Degree in Horsemanship. She is a CHA certified instructor in English and Western riding.

Margot Cullen
Margot Cullen has been instrumental in the success of the summer riding program for the past 6 years. Having grown up on the farm she is knowledgeble about all aspects of horse care and stable management. She was active in the 4H program and has competed successfully both in horse science and in rding and has competed at local, state and national levels in saddle seat, hunt seat and western.
She holds a B.S. from SUNY Oneonta and was 2004 Youth of the Year at the Northeast Regional Morgan Show.


Carla Adinaro

Carla Adinaro has recently joined our staff bringing many years of experience as a horse woman with her. Carla has taught, trained and competed in several disciplines including dressage, hunt seat and foxhunting. She has operated her own breeding farm and raised horses that won at Devon, Upperville and Warrenton. In the 1960's she trained at the ADI (American Dressage Institute) in Saratoga and has continued her education with such notables as Lendon Gray, Debbie Bowman, Emily Gershberg, John Craven, Lockie Richards and Mari Straz.
Carla is certified with the ARICP to teach through Second level. She holds a BS in Biology and a BA in History from Mt. Saint Mary's College and has taken the Teaching Horsemanship course through Pace University.


Barn Manager - Ann Lefferts

Our barn manager Ann Lefferts has been with us for the past 6 years, and brings many years experience to the job. She has been a professional groom and excercise rider for hunters, jumpers and fox hunters. She has a strong driving background and has competed in ADS events. Ann holds a Parelli Level I and is working on her Level II certification.

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