Meet Team WAWF!
Brie Cassidy
Age: Young Adult
3.3′ Amateur Owners
Mount: Akino
Parker Devine
Age: 11
Pre-Children’s
Mount: Clover Croft Gryffyn
Kate Elsner
Age: 15
3′ Medals (CHJA, NEHC, M&S)
Mount: Ares
Abby Francis
Age: 14
Pre-Children’s Equitation & Medals
Mount: Askari
Cat Francis
Age: 16
Children’s Equitation & Medal
Mount: Askari
Claudia Franklin
Age: Adult
Modified Adult
Mount: Camillo
Mira Goberman
Age: 11
2′ Hunters & Equitation
Mount: Parker
Cayleigh Goberman
Age: 14
2’6 Hunters & Equitation
Mount: Parker
Scarlette LeClair
Age: 7
Walk/Trot
Mount: Wickland, Minimus
Juliet LeClair
Age: 9
Children’s Hunter Pony
Pony Medals
Mount: Minimus, Wickland
Caroline Malkin
Age: 18
Adult Equitation
Mount: Cinco
Charlotte Miller
Age: 14
Children’s Equitation
Mount: Lasinos Son
Elisabeth Morin
Age: 15
Children’s Equitation
Mount: Cinco
Samyukta Natarajan
Age: 13
Children’s
Mount: Akino
Sophia Pavur
Age: 13
Children’s
Mount: Boyhood
Lisa Rabuse
Age: Adult
Amateur Adult
Mount: São Paulo
Zoe Santilli
Age: 11
Children’s Equitation, Children’s Hunters
Mount: Clover Croft Gryffyn & Dundee
Avery Sutton
Age: 17
Jumpers
Mount: Cas Canto
Jaiden Palazzo
Age: 12
Short Stirrup
Mount: Zops
Nidhi Binoy
Age: 12
Short Stirrup
Mount: Akino
Michele started her own riding career at age four upon two, docile draft horses called Bonnie and Raison. Early on she competed in Western Equitation (stock seat) and Pony Club (three day eventing). It was not until later in Michele’s junior years at boarding school that she discovered her true love for the Hunter horse and Hunt Seat Equitation. This occurred under Purnell School’s riding director and coach, Donna Martin.
Later Michele developed her riding, coaching, and teaching skills by seeking out other successful instructors and professionals with whom to work. After making a name for herself by winning and riding in many horse shows all over the east coast, qualifying riders for several national finals, and coaching many of them to ribbons Read more…