EQUINE INDUSTRY EXPERT WITNESS
SUMMARY
- Riding instructor, 40+ years
- Stable owner & manager, 30+ years
- Expert witness since 1990 on cases involving issues such as:
- Riding lessons
- Trail rides
- Horse camps
- Horse rentals
- Children’s day camps
- Tack and equipment
- Recreational riding
- Horse-human interactions
- Stable management
- Horse behavior
EXPERIENCE
- 1981 - Present
Owner/Principal Instructor, & Manager: Miwok Livery
- A National Park Service boarding and riding facility in Golden Gate National Recreation Area
- Manage and train employees
- Own and care for numerous horses
- Teach riding tstudents
- Provide trail rides
- Run camps for children
- 1970 - 1981
Owner/Instructor: Point Reyes Livery, Point Reyes National Seashore (National Park Service)
CERTIFICATIONS
- American Riding Instructors Association (ARIA) - Stable Management & Recreational Riding (2005 - Present)
- Certified Horseman’s Association (CHA) - Advance Instructor (1989 - Present)
- Centered Riding, Inc. - Centered Riding Instructor (1989 - 2011)
COMPLETION RIDES
- Competed in numerous American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC) rides with over 3,000 miles completed
- Completed 100 mile Western States Trail Ride aka The Tevis Cup (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991 & 1992)
- Completed 1,000-mile Pony Express Challenge, Salt Lake City to Sacramento (1989)
OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
- Founded the Miwok Livery Outreach in 1994, later called the Miwok Stables
Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
- Provide riding programs tmembers of the community with special needs
who benefit from the therapy of interacting with horses.
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