Before opening Silver Lake Farm in Kingsport, TN, Eddie rode for Hunter Hill Farm in Atlanta, GA. He joined the faculty of Virginia Intermont College in 1994, and became Equine Studies program director in 1995. Since that time, Eddie has worked to make the Equine program well-rounded and career-centered rather than competition-based. That is not to say that competition has suffered; in fact, for the last two years, Intermont's Intercollegiate Riding Team has been nationally ranked. Eddie is an AHSA recorded Hunter and Hunter Seat Equitation judge.

In addition to her responsibilities as an Instructor and Academic Coordinator of the Equine Studies Program at Intermont, Patty recently completed a doctoral program at Virginia Tech. She holds Bachelor's Degrees in Biology and Animal Science from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, a Master's Degree in Equine Nutrition from the University of Florida and a Doctorate Degree from Virginia Tech. Her previous experience includes riding with Janet Gillespie at Brass Head Farm in Winchedon, MA, and traveling extensively as a sales representative for Manna Pro Feeds.

A native of Long Island, N.Y., Lisa has been riding since she was five
years old. In her youth, she competed in equitation and jumpers, and
eventually focused primarily on jumpers. Later, Lisa exercised racehorses at several farms on Long Island and at Belmont racetrack while continuing to compete in jumpers. Lisa then attended Virginia Intermont, where she competed on the IHSA team and continued to work with racehorses back home during the summers. She also gave lessons and worked as a show groom for River Circle Farm, which developed horses for Olympians Joe Fargis and Conrad Homfeld's Sandron Farm on Long Island. Lisa graduated with an equine
studies degree from VI, and went on to work for a dressage barn, also
trained with Karen and David O'Connor and Jimmy Wofford. Since returning to VI as an instructor, Lisa has completed the development of the dressage and combined training programs at the college, and was instrumental in developing the Equine-Assisted Growth and Development minor. Lisa is an ARIA Level III certified instructor in hunt seat and dressage, a Level I EAGAD instructor, vice president of the IDA and Intermont's dressage and eventing coach.

For 13 years Margaret has been the mainstay of Intermont's Equine Studies program. With ten years of experience working in the Office of the Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon, she excels in her current position of Office Manager. She maintains all financial, medical, and maintenance records, purchases supplies, communicates with prospective students, assists the Intercollegiate Riding Team, and sees to other needs of the Equine Studies Program.

 

A 1995 graduate of the Horsemanship program at Virginia Intermont, Sue has been riding horses all her life. She has 15 years of experience showing hunters, jumpers and equitation at A-rated show. She is a CHA Certified Instructor, was a 4-H member and Junior leader for five years, and has served on the Board of Directors for the Tri-Cities Hunter/Jumper Association and the East Tennessee Hunter/Jumper Association. Additionally, Sue has served as show manager for the Southwest Virginia Hunter/Jumper Association. Before joining the faculty at Intermont, Sue was an instructor and manager at Webb Valley Farm in Unicoi, Tenn., barn manager at Cozart Farm in Abingdon, Va., and worked at Blue Spring Farm in Abingdon, Va. In addition to her instructor responsibilities at Intermont, Sue also coaches the college's ANRC National Collegiate Riding team.