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Jennifer B. Hansen, Esq., Executive Director |
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B.A. The College of Wooster, J.D. The Ohio State University College of Law; 26 years of horse handling experience, 12 years developing, implementing and managing equine education programs. Professionally served as legal counsel for Ohio Secretary of State Bob Taft and IDEAS International developing computer systems to apply campaign finance law. Currently employed by the Ohio Judicial Conference. Co-owner of Field of Dreams Riding Stables. |
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Sandra Oliver, Riding Instructor, Special Needs Horse Professional |
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Sandy is the mother of 4 children and a grandmother of 10. Sandy attended The Ohio State University pre-vet med. She obtained certification as a Registered Veterinary Technician in 1976. Sandy passions include her faith, her family, rescuing Thoroughbreds, and raising German Shepherds. |
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Melanie Kohlheim, Program Coordinator, Riding Instructor
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Melanie is a 2004 graduate of Purdue University where she obtained Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Agribusiness with a minor in Sales and Marketing. She has been riding, training, and showing horses since the age of 7 beginning at a Hunter/Jumper barn in Connecticut and moving up through both the Western and Hunt Seat Equestrian Teams at Purdue University. She was involved in 4H in Indiana from age 13-18, receiving a 4H Horse and Pony Scholarship towards her education at Purdue. |
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Katie Rudd, Riding Instructor, Barn Manager, 4-H Club Coach |
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Katie has been involved with horses for over 17 years. She has participated in 4-H and shown successfully at the Ohio State Fair as well as many open shows. She has been teaching lessons at Field of Dreams since 2003. |
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Becky Hickman, Riding Instructor, 4-H Club Coach |
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Becky King, Lesson Coordinator |
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Becky graduated from The Ohio State University with a double major in Criminology and Sociology. She grew up with her neighbor's horses, attending camps and taking riding lessons. As a new mother, Becky now does what she loves most- working with youths and horses. She also works as an alternative instructor for Gahanna Lincoln High School through Field of Dreams' Dreamcatchers’ program instructing at-risk youth and helping them to graduate and schedules all of FOD’s riding lessons. |
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1416 Reynoldsburg-New Albany Rd Blacklick, Ohio 43004 614.864.9500 FieldOfDreamsFm@aol.com |
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Horse Handlers |
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Rachel Dalton Mary Ely Marsha Krantz Karla Filsinger Susan Greenbaum Rhonda Lewis Megan Lowe Bev Little Tara Robinette Becky Seitzinger Kyla Semer Jessica Starr |
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Becky competed both Western and English in open horse shows and in the SEOHEA show circuit as a youth, then in the OWHA and ICPHA show circuits as an adult. Becky began instructing students, including her daughter, Holly (now 19 years of age), on horseback through a 4-H program. Becky has served as a 4-H advisor for 10 years for a 4-H club in Pickerington, during which her club members attended youth shows, county fairs, and the Ohio State Fair. Becky has a husband named Rob, a daughter, Holly, a solid colored paint named Sonny, and a cat named Lucy. |
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Phone: 614.864.9500 E-mail: FieldofDreamsFm@aol.com |
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DiDi showed hunter on the A show circuit in Southern California. Nearly a decade of apprenticeship to FEI trainer Kerstin Albrecht and several years of working under 3-time Olympian Guenter Seidel helped fine-tune her understanding of horsemanship, the significance of correct schooling of the gaits, and a deep appreciation for classical riding. Didi was drawn to dressage and its focus on a horse’s athletic ability and harmony with its rider. Since her relocation to Ohio two years ago, Didi has assisted in breaking and finishing horses at Walker Training Stables and advanced her knowledge of horses by taking western pleasure and huntseat as well as natural horsemanship lessons from a variety of trainers in central Ohio. Didi now shares her skills teaching beginner through intermediate students interested in learning the basics of classic dressage and jumping at Field of Dreams. |
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DiDi Lund, Riding Instructor, Summer Camp Supervisor |
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Troi Orth, Asst. Barn Manager, Riding Instructor, Trainer, 4-H Club Coach |
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Troi has been riding and showing horses since she was young. She has a very diverse horse background, from jumping to reining, driving to hunt seat, and has even worked at the racetrack. Awards received by some of the horses and clients she has trained are:World Champions, 2 AQHA Reserve World Champions, 6 AQHA Congress Champions, AQHA Reserve Congress Champions, 1 Reserve All Around at AQHA Congress, and 1 Reserve All Around Amateur at AQHA World Show. She is married with a little girl who brightens her days. |
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Jennifer Watson Special Needs Program Director |
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Jennifer Watson is currently a 3rd grade teacher in Gahanna-Jefferson Schools. She has been teaching in a full-inclusion classroom since 2004. She has been riding horses since she was a child. Jennifer's passion for teaching, horses and God led her to Field of Dreams in 2006. At that time, she trained with various instructors and horses in order to be a wrangler and counselor at Echo Ranch Bible Camp in Juneau, AK. Jennifer is looking forward to using her passion for people, horses and learning in the Strides for Pride and Dare to Dream program. |