Dawn M. Gilbert- Trainer/Instructor

Dawn is a 1997 graduate of SUNY Morrisville, majoring in Equine Science. She's been riding since the age of 5 and rode at Pople Ridge Farm, Mexico,NY for 11 years, riding AQHA hunters exclusively, competing at the AQHYA World Show once. While at SUNY Morrisville she showed IHSA Hunt Seat and Western in the Open division, and showed AQHA Reining. Since then she's had multiple ApHC World Show Top Fives, Top Tens in the Nation, AQHA World Show Top Fives, and NYS high point awards in both Quarter Horse, Appaloosa, and Pinto. Her primary focus is the Hunter Undersaddle horses and coaching riders in Equitation and Horsemanship, but also shows in Western Pleasure, Trail, speed events, and all over fence classes. She has over 25 years of horse experience.

Kenn Knowlton- Trainer/Farrier

Kenn Knowlton has been riding since he could walk, and has been showing nationally since the age of 9. After High School he attended farrier school in Pheonix, Arizona and has been shoeing professionally for the last 30 years. He's been training professionally for over 20 years, accumulating multiple World and Reserve World Championships in ApHC and AQHA competition, as well as National High Points in virtually every event. His focus is primarily on the speed events, but shows also in Trail, and Western Pleasure.