The Staff
Without a
competant 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 USAEQ "A" level
and has demonstrated their capabilties to
coach both children and adults at any
level of competition. Currently
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and
Sienna College Equestrian teams train 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.
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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 USAEQ registered hunter and
hunter seat equitation judge who
has judged numerous national
level competitions in this
country and in Canada. |
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The
community lesson program is under
the guidance of Nora
Hanlon. Ms. Hanlon is a
past Medal/Maclay winner as well
as starting and making many award
winning hunters. A member of
Dutch Manor's staff for the past
16 years, she is also the IHSA
coach for both the RPI and Siena
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The
newest fulltime instructor to join the
staff is Sara Hamilton. Sara is a
graduate of Lake Erie College's equine
studies program with a bachelors degree.
Recently Sara was in charge of the Beavor
Brook Farm string of ponies for the
MacAry family of New Hampshire. She has
competed at both the open level and
intercollegiate level in the jumper
division at many shows in the New England
area.
Additionally both
of our part-time instructors Gail
Tidmarsh and Angie Netoski not only
compete but also have degrees in
education. Gail has an early childhood
development degree as well as 10 years of
experience in the day care administration
field. She is also a Medal/Maclay winner.
Angie, holding a masters degree in math,
competed at the intercollegiate level for
Pace University and in both the hunter
and jumper divisions at numerous
"A" level shows in the
northeast.
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