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Mary has more than 30 years experience in all aspects of riding, horse training, instruction, stable management, show management, dressage judging, sporthorse appraisal, and marketing/public relations for equestrian interests.
She has been trained by some of the finest horsemen in the world, including Herr Egon von Neindorff, world recognized as a master of the Haute Ecole (the highest level of horse training) in Germany, Hubert Rorher (First Chief Rider at the Spanish Riding School), Coralie Baldrey (international trainer and rider for Portugal, specializing in the Lusitano breed) and the many masters of the Kobilarna Lipica Stud in Slovenia, where the Lipizzan breed and training originated in 1580 A.D., and has the longest continuous history of training the Haute Ecole in the world.
She has attended clinics given by Arthur Kottas-Heldenburg (retired Head Trainer and Instructor of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria, and recognized as one of the world masters of dressage and the Haute Ecole), Harry Boldt (former German Olympic Dressage coach and current Australian Dressage Team coach), Klaus Balkenhol (multiple gold medal Olympic winner in dressage, former German Dressage Olympic Team Coach, and coach of the American Olympic Dressage Team), Ingrid Klimke (daughter of Reiner Klimke), Volker Moritz (Olympic dressage judge), and Christoph Hess (director of the DOKR state stud in Germany), among others.
Mary has numerous wins in local, state and regional competitions in dressage and has many local wins in other disciplines as well, including hunters, western, and gymkhana events.
Her former and current students (both human and equine) have also garnered hundreds of wins in local, state and regional competitions in many divisions, but mainly in dressage.
Mary has also managed private boarding and dressage competition barns, as well as owning her own breeding and training stables for 9 years. Her focus changed from breeding and starting young horses in 1995, and she concentrated on furthering her skills in training a wide variety of horse breeds to the highest levels of dressage.
Each summer from 2001 to 2005 she went to various institutions in Europe for further training in classical dressage, gaining experience in the areas of the FEI (the highest levels of competition), Haute Ecole (airs above the ground), and work in hand.
She has trained with Stephan Kiessewetter in Rhede, Germany, and sponsored clinics here in the United States with his business partner, Christiane Borchert.
Currently, she is training in regular clinics with dressage master, Henk van Bergen, past Coach of the Dutch Olympic Dressage Team, who won two Olympic Silver Medals during the 1970's and 1980's under his tenure (now retired). He has also coached the British National Young Riders, and has presented the last two USDF FEI Trainer's Symposiums (2009 and 2010).
Mary attended six United States Dressage Federation Instructor Workshops as auditor, participant, and demonstration rider, from 1995 to 2002.
She also audited the United States Dressage Federation "L" Judges Program in 1993-1994, and started judging local dressage shows in 1994.
She was accepted by the American Association of Equine Appraisers and specializes in Warmblood Sporthorses. She has testified in that capacity as an expert witness at trial.
Mary is an American Riding Instructors Assocation Certified Level III Dressage Instructor; she is the only level III certified dressage instructor in Florida. (update: there is now one more level III dressage instructor in Florida--congratulations to Andras Siebert of the Ocala area) Mary was also certified through the Horsemanship Safety Association.
Mary has been called on as consultant by the following entities for equestrian related projects:
The Hill Group for the Timer-Powers Park Equestrian Area in Martin County, FL, a competition arena, stabling, and grounds that now attracts local and recognized competitions
Dr. Garrick Kantzler for the equestrian development Two Bridges Equestrian in Vero Beach, FL including bridlepath considerations, landscaping, barn architecture, arena construction, development architecture, paddock size and placement, and development of deed restrictions for the equestrian community. She also managed Two Bridges Equestrian Center for the Kantzlers in 1998-1999.
Einhouse, Rymer, Miller and Associates for an entire equestrian development including land use, stable architectural design, landscape design, stable management considerations, and show arena, riding area, bridlepath design/construction for a development near Disney World/Orlando in 2003.
Project manager for the renovation of facilities, including barn, dressage and jumping arenas, round pen, and paddocks at Storm Grove Stables in Vero Beach, FL--particularly innovative construction of a state of the art dressage arena on-site in late 2010. Also, acted as consultant on development of warmblood breeding program and lesson programs for Storm Grove Stables and developed their website.
Mary is the former Director of Equestrian at Windsor Club in Vero Beach, FL (2002-2007) where she managed all aspects of the stables, staff and horses for the members of Windsor, and still enjoys a working relationship with some of the members in several equestian endeavors.
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