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Mentors
Want to be a mentor
or edit your profile?
Contact Katie Hodges, 802-985-4944 ext. 401 or katie@morganhorse.com
Mary Carlton
Marshall, MI
Area of expertise: Bareback riding; health and wellness for riders; grooming; attire and presentation; running a successful lesson program, hunter pleasure.
Vicki Bennett
Royse City, TX
Area of expertise: starting and running a rescue; rehabilitating horses
David and Kristen Cater
Dunbarton, NH
Area of expertise: starting lesson programs; saddle seat; the business behind a barn; growing academy programs; bitting and tack; show ring attire; picking out suits; hair and buns for riders.
Kristen Cesnik
Billings, MT
Area of expertise: Managing breeding animals & reproduction; certified riding instructor; owner & operator of Cesnik Stables; manager & trainer at Cross Country Morgans; President of Big Sky Morgan Association
Sheila Christiansen
Herald, CA
Area of expertise: Competitive Trail Rides; NATRC
Selina Cloutier
Derry, NH
603-953-3470
Area of expertise: Youth of the Year Contests, Youth Clubs, Horse Show Committees, Board of Directors, Club activities, Horsemastership Examiner
Esther Fiddes
Bethel, CT
203-743-7087
Area of expertise: Competitive Trail Rides; currently on Board of Directors for ECTRA; has achieved 5,000 CTR miles.
Area of expertise:
Equine insurance
including mortality,
professional, event
and club liability, &
farm & stable coverage.
Sara Foy
Kingston, NH
Area of expertise: Starting a youth group; studying for Youth of the Year Contests; running a Youth of the Year Contest; Horsemastership badges; being an AMHA Director
Andy Illes
Pembroke, MA
978-729-2558
Area of expertise: photography and ad design
Kathy A. Johnson
Pleasant Prairie, WA
Area of expertise: Fox hunting and equine therapy
Your Name Here!
Area of expertise: tell us about your area of expertise that you want to be a Mentor for.
Kristin Logan
603-926-7662
kristinlogan@taylorriverfarm.com
Area of expertise: Running a successful lesson program
Suzy Lucine
Reading, PA
Area of expertise: writing, photography, and/or public relations. Suzy has helped young trainers write press releases for newspapers for an open barn & info on their lesson program, volunteered on show committees for years, and has been involved with youth clubs.
Mary Anne Morrison
Grants Pass, OR
541-761-2628
Area of expertise: 30 year USEF judge, 50+ years of experience breeding, training, & exhibiting Morgans in many disciplines. owner of Aranaway Farm
Jeff Morse
Richmond, MA
413-822-9462
Area of Expertise: 40+ years training; 20+ years of carriage driving single, pairs in pleasure driving and combined driving; horse show management; horse club governance + management, 40 years computer experience.
Cindy Mugnier
Belchertown, MA
Area of expertise: Becoming a Morgan judge; maintaining one's judging license; also available to answer any riding instructor/coach questions.
Judy Nason
Lee, NH
978-855-2468
Area of expertise: hunt seat and western pleasure
Teri Personeni
Nevada City, CA
Area of expertise: trail riding, camping, cattle drives, trail classes, and cowboy dressage
Lucy Ray
Bostwick, GA
Area of expertise: Equine Reproduction (M.S. in reproductive physiology from University of Georgia 2007), Pasture Management, Member of UGA Forage Team and am a County Extension Agent, 4-H/youth involvement in horses, and Ranch Horse/Stock Horse competitions.
Bonnie & Keely Sogoloff
Charlotte, VT
802-425-7211
Area of expertise: Training, equine rehabilitation, grooming, presentation and show ring attire
Howard Schatzberg
Cave Creek, AZ
480-595-2865
Area of expertise: 30+ years of equine photography
Area of expertise:
Equine insurance
including mortality,
professional, event
and club liability, &
farm & stable coverage.
Gary Seibert
Shelbyville, KY
Area of expertise: Gaited Morgans; started the Gaited Morgans Association, the Gaited Horses for Sale Facebook page, and the Gaited Morgans Association Facebook Page; author of several articles about Gaited Morgans
Vali Suddarth
Gaited Morgan Horse Organization
Montreal, MO
573-286-1954 (c)
417-2864720 (h)
Area of expertise: Gaited Morgans and Trail Riding. Vali is the President of the Gaited Morgan Horse Organization, she has been an International Judging Association Judge for 15 breeds, and has extensive experience in breeding and business management.
Kimberly Viker
Lanesboro, MI
Area of expertise: · Morgan owner and breeder since 1972; Helen Brunk Greenwalt and Doris Ryan were among her Morgan mentors; Co-owner of Genetic Resources Morgan horse; Obtained Master’s Degree in Equine Reproductive Physiology from LSU in 1986
Garn Walker
Garn Walker Stables at Stormwalker Ranch
Dewey, OK
Area of expertise: Western and hunt seat; cowboy dressage; ranch management