Dutch Manor Stable

STAFF

Without a competent staff, a stable is only a building with horses in it. Fortunately, at Dutch Manor the staff is of the highest quality. The overall experience level exceeds a century of knowledge. Each instructor has, or is currently showing on the USEF "A" level and has demonstrated their capabilities to coach both children and adults at any level of competition. Currently the Siena College Equestrian team trains at the facility. Although the emphasis is on show preparation, all instructors strive to instill a love of the horse and an appreciation of fundamentals in each student.

Peter Van Guysling

Under the direction of its founder, Peter Van Guysling, thousands of individuals have learned to appreciate and respect as well as compete, since the inception of Dutch Manor. Mr. Van Guysling is a USEF registered hunter and hunter seat equitation judge who has judged numerous national level competitions and regional finals in this country and in Canada.

Nora Hanlon

The community lesson program is under the guidance of Nora Hanlon. Ms. Hanlon is the first Capital District instructor/trainer to be certified by the United States Hunter/Jumper Association. She is a part Medal/Maclay winner as well as starting and making many award winning working hunters. A partner in Dutch Manor for the past twenty years she is also the ISHA coach of the Siena College Intercollegiate Equestrian Team. Ms. Hanlon coached Emily Unger-Weiss to win the Intercollegiate Alumni Championship in 2005.

Amanda Wadsworth

The newest addition to the teaching staff at Dutch Manor is truly a product of it's system. Amanda Wadsworth started riding at Dutch Manor as a beginner at the age of 8. As a young rider she moved through the program as a student on school horses to a boarder riding and showing her own horses. She also worked through high school and college as a show groom and assistant to the lesson program. She attended Wesleyan University, where she graduated in 2007 with a degree in English. While at Wesleyan, she captained the school's equestrian team for three years, coaching her teammates to regional, Zone, and National finals. She herself qualitifed for Regional finals all four years, and Zone finals once. After graduation, she returned to the Albany area where she began working full time at Dutch Manor in 2008.

Angie Netoskie

Additionally, our part-time instructor Angie Netoskie not only competes but also has a degree in education. Angie, holding a masters degree in math, competes in the alumni division at the intercollegiate level for Pace University and in both the hunter and jumper divisions at numerous "A" level shows in the northeast.

Gail Van Guysling-Tidmarsh

Dutch Manor's resident part-time instructor is Gail Van Guysling-Tidmarsh. Gail's experience as a preschool teacher along with a life long commitment to equestrian activities and a Medal/Maclay winning background give her a unique "can do" approach to teaching.