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Board of Directors

President Lorraine Tripani - bio coming soon.
Vice President Olivia Goodnow is the owner/manager of a horse boarding-training business called "The Barn, LLC" located at Vail Farm in North Salem NY.  Olivia specializes in training adults in Hunter, Jumper, Dressage, Eventing, Trail Riding, and Hunter Pacing.
Corresponding Secretary Robin Augustadt, WWR's corresponding secretary, holds a B.S. in Business Education from Husson College. She has volunteered in many organizations in which her now grown children were once involved. She began her volunteer involvement with therapeutic riding when introduced to it by a friend in 1986 and found it a wonderful way to combine her love of horses and enjoyment of working with adults and children. She is a NARHA Accreditation Associate Site Visitor, and a NARHA certified registered instructor. She is a horse enthusiast, owning her own horses for many years and is currently learning how to drive them.
Treasurer Bruce Augustadt, Treasurer, brings over 30 years of experience in finance as a corporate controller in Fortune 500 companies. He has served as We Will Ride's Treasurer since it's beginning. 
Volunteer Director  
Recording Secretary Diana Friedlander has been teaching children with developmental disabilities for almost 30 years and is a specialist in educating children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. She currently teaches the inclusion project at Ridgefield's Veteran's Park Elementary School. Diana, her husband and daughter all share a love of riding.

Additional Members

Sylvia Sturges Sylvia Sturges has been involved with horses since childhood.  Currently retired, she ran the Golden Bridge Hounds Pony Club for 8 years and was a floral designer by profession.  Sylvia is a mother of three, a grandmother of five and a great grandmother of one!  In addition to being on the board, Sylvia volunteers in our program.
Jeanene Hupy  
Diane Twedt Diane Twedt has been a pediatric physical therapist for many years and in her own practice has recommended students for horseback riding programs as an adjunct to physical therapy.  She became interested in working with We Will ride after a personal connection to one of our students led her to volunteer as a sidewalker for this child.  Diane relates "I recognize the benefits from riding for children with various disabilities and enjoy working with the instructors who seem so knowledgeable."  the mother of two grown sons, Diane resides in Ridgefield, CT with her husband. 
Lisa Mann Marotta Lisa Mann Marotta is a clinical psychologist who has spent over twenty years working with children and families.  A mother of three children, she became involved with the world of riding through her daughter who is a passionate horseback rider.

Staff

NAHRA Registered Instructors

Robin Augustadt
Cindy Joyce

Physical Therapist Terri Baker

 

 

 

Directions to We Will Ride/Vail Farm

From I684: Exit 8. Right on Hardscrabble Road. Go to end of Hardscrabble, turn left onto Route 124. Take first right onto Bloomer road. Go to end of Bloomer, turn right onto Route 121. Vail Farm is about 1/2 mile on the left.

Route 22: First Brewster Exit. Turn left on Route 6, Turn right onto Route 121. Vail Farm is about 2 miles on the left.

West on I84: (From Danbury CT) Exit 21, Route 121 Left at end of ramp on Route 21. Vail Farm is about 2 miles on the left.

East on I84: This is a clover leaf exit -- get off Exit 20 -Brewster (Route 6 and 202) end of ramp turn left. Go 1/2 mile and turn onto Route 121. Vail is about 2 miles on left.

 

 

 

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