Huntington Meadow Stables

		Terese Bouchard, owner of Huntington Meadow Stables, has been riding since she was a young girl. She and her husband, Dick, opened the stable in 1977. In addition to running the business and teaching lessons, Terese is the Nazareth College Equestrian Team coach. She also teaches a riding course for Rochester Institute of Technology, which has been offered for the last 27 years.

		Dick Bouchard oversees the day-to-day management of the stable. Some highlights of his riding experience include barrel racing and calf roping. Dick was a whip with the Hopper Hill Fox Hunt in 1974. He rode "42nd Street" in the professional divisions with the Syracuse PHA in 1977, and "Flumbá" in the 1979 jumper divisions. In 1980, he started the HMS Polo Club, which he still coaches, and he played with the Bostwick family in Gilbertsville, at Cornell University, and in Vermont.

		Michelle Santay has been riding since she was 12, and graduated from SUNY Cobleskill with a bachelors degree in Animal Science. She is the barn manager, and teaches lessons from beginner to advanced riders. She is also coach for the Bishop Kearney Equestrian Club and Nazareth Academy Equestrian Club.

		Valerie Hoban, trainer, is known as one of the area’s top children/pony trainers. She has taken students from the short stirrup division all the way to juniors, trained students at top shows up and down the east coast, and challenged her students to qualify for and compete in the top national-level shows. Her experiences in the show ring, plus professional training in education, make her an ideal instructor for children. She has been teaching elementary school in the Webster Central School District for about ten years. Her two boys, Nathan and Benjamin, share her love for horses, too. The Hoban family own a medium pony named Splash, who the boys love riding when they watch their Mom teach at the barn.

		Angela Sanzotta, trainer. Angela also rode at Huntington Meadow Stables as a child. She attended Cazenovia College where she majored in Equine Business Management, with a minor in Biology. She has serveral certifications, including as riding instructor. Angela is noted for her energetic teaching style, and even though her lessons are FUN, Angela emphasizes that her focus is on safety first.