Instructors & Trainers

 

Fay Strasel

Fay has been in love with anything that has to do with horses since she was a little girl. When she first wanted riding lessons, she worked them off at a farm near her home in Virginia Beach. She also got her first horse, Sunny (hence the name "Sunny's" Corner Farm) at that farm. She and Sunny went on to showing in all different styles, Western, Eventing, and Hunters. She has passed her love of horses onto her two daughters, Piper and Christa. Piper has been riding since she was very little and shows a huge interest in the Hunters, but mostly the Equitation and the Medals. Christa, being only three years old is already competing in the Lead-Line divisions, and loves all three of her ponies!

 

Ann Louise Markert

Ann Louise was born in Sweden where she received most of her training. While Ann Louise does a great job training the hunter ponies and riders, her true love is the Eventing scene. She has owned her own horse, Rhythm (Glenord's Celtic Rhythm) since she was a filly. Ann Louise has done extensive training with her horse, and is now competing in high level events, and doing very well. Ann Louise has two daughters, one of which is also a very talented young rider, competing in high level events with both Robin (Glenord's Christopher Robin) and Rhythm.

Pictured at left is Ann Louise is riding Glenord's Christopher Robin (Rhythm's sire) who is currently standing at stud at Sunny's Corner Farm.

 

Lynn Genovese

Lynn Genovese has been riding for over 20 years.  As a junior she rode and showed hunters and equitation in Michigan where she grew up.  At her local barn, she assisted with barn chores as well as with the lesson program in exchange for free riding time.  Riding consumed all of her time throughout elementary school, junior high and high school, only to allow for an occasional volleyball or softball game.

Lynn continued to develop her riding style while attending Virginia Intermont College and earned a Liberal Arts degree in Business Administration.  Riding time at college was plentiful - she spend four years showing the Intercollegiate circuit as well as learning a bit about Jumpers.  After college, Lynn entered the working world during which time she learned to juggle a working career and riding career, spending all of her free time (and vacation time) showing young hunter prospects.  Lynn moved to Northern Virginia in 2002 where she began teaching.  She now works full time in DC as a Corporate Event Planner for the Gallup Organization and continues to ride when she can find the time.

Teaching has been very rewarding for Lynn.  She loves to see her students spending as much time at the barn as they can sharpening their horsemanship skills and building great friendships and self esteem - all because they truly love horses and the sport.

 

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