About

About Equestrian Arts Institute
Equestrian Arts Institute is a riding school that specializes in the disciplines of eventing and dressage. We are a full services boarding, training and lesson facility offering customized programs that help our riders and horses meet their individual goals. All of Equestrian Arts Institute’s programs are set-up in the structure of an educational institute. Each class and/or horse is given a grade level. Students and horses are evaluated on a regular basis to check their progress and to determine if they need to move onto the next grade and/or stay back to review topics that need some fine tuning.

Our Instructors
Toney Massinople—Owner/Head Instructor
Toney is the CEO/Owner of Equestrian Arts Institute. Toney graduated from Morven Park International Equestrian Institute in 1978. At the time Morven Park was one of the top equestrian facilities and thee top equestrian school in the US. Currently Morven Park is the home to the US Olympic Team. Toney has competed through Intermediate Level eventing, while schooling Advanced level fences. Toney has also competed through Prix St. George in dressage. Toney has taught students through Preliminary Eventing and has coached a student through the “A” Pony Club rating.

Toney’s training methods are from the old school, where long-reining and in-hand work are greatly employed. Toney allows the horse to show when he/she is ready to progress to the next level, therefore gaining not only trust, but the willingness to do what has been taught.

Amy Brumbach—Program Director/ Assistant Instructor
Amy started at EAI August 2003 as barn staff and a teacher’s apprentice Amy has worked her way up to being the Program Director/Asst. Instructor
of all riding programs. Amy teaches most of the children’s lessons a for EAI’s 2nd String JETS. Amy is also a member of the EAI Senior
Currently Amy competes her 5 year old homebred Connemara/QH g 15.3h TB gelding. Amy is available to take on additional training programs.
Working Students
Brandace Parham—Asst. General Manager
Brandace started as a working student in the spring of 2004. She has a valuable part of the EAI Team, not only as a working student, but al member of the Senior Eventing Team. Brandace works weekends at Equestrian Arts Institute, in addition to holding a full-time job as an ex room nurse at a local veterinary hospital.

Laura Smith
Laura started riding at Equestrian Arts Institute in the summer of 2003. at the age of 7. Laura has now come back to Equestrian Arts institute as a working student, with the goals of becoming on of our assistant trainers. At the young age of 13, Laura has grown to be a tough nut rider that doesn’t take any nonsense from the horses, but has maintained her true love for each individual horse she works with.

Sarah Shapero
Sarah started working and riding at Equestrian Arts Institute this past summer (2008). Sarah came to us with a lot of eventing knowledge, but
to a long break from riding, she needed to re-develop her riding muscles effectiveness. Sarah works as a working student, taking good care of our
horses.