With 20+ years training experience and the influence of her family’s strong involvement and dedication to the horse racing industry since she was a child, Jaime Kinnear has developed unique training skills that have proven to be successful for both the horse and the rider. This experience also includes saddle fitting and her being a certified veterinary technician. Her enthusiasm and love for horses, people and teaching shines through no matter what discipline she is engaged in. Growing up with horses provided Jaime an environment where she developed a deep understanding of horse behavior and why they react in certain ways. Her ability to communicate with them is an accomplishment by itself and so valuable in building a relationship with any horse. Jaime understands the need to communicate with the horse and knows that this is a key element. She transfers this knowledge to her students and riders so that they may learn actions that open up the channels of communication between them.

Her passion for teaching began at home where she helped her family train young horses and taught students how to ride and care for their mounts. During this time her horizon expanded by taking work at the request of those with private barns. Later her family became involved in breeding, raising and training horses for racing. It was during this time that Jaime developed her training skills working with high-strung thoroughbreds. After five years working with thoroughbred racehorses, her focus veered toward primarily helping off-the-track thoroughbreds embrace their new careers by introducing them to eventing. This led to her employment at various Connecticut stables where she learned from instructors adding yet another dimension to her robust repertoire of abilities. In addition to her work in training horses, Jaime’s disciplines also include eventing, jumping, and dressage. Although she has worked with many thoroughbreds, Jaime has experience with a diverse breed of horses. Her knowledge of the retired race horse’s needs and the needs of their new owners contribute dramatically to her successful instruction in retraining their horses so that the new partners can enjoy a happy and healthy relationship.

Rachael has twenty plus years of experience in the saddle. She grew up eventing, but discovered her true love and passion for the jumpers during her time competing in Florida including Fox Lea Farm and HITS in Ocala. In addition to teaching, Rachael is the Manager of the Equine Therapy Program at Newport Academy which employs an equine assisted program to help youth facing various challenges and is also training her young thoroughbred mare, KD. Rachael is passionate about teaching and helping, both new and seasoned riders, in a safe, encouraging fashion. She looks forward to the sharing of building blocks that allows her students to progress at a natural pace. She strives to educate all of her clients in the mechanics behind certain aspects or cues of riding, in order to help them develop a more complete and personalized toolbox for their future rides!