Calendar of Events - New England Dressage Association

Reese Koffler-Stanfield is a USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medalist. She is a USDF Certified Instructor through Fourth Level. You may know Reese as the host of the Dressage Radio Show, the official podcast of the USDF.

To kick off our 2026 series, Reese will discus the state of the industry: boarding, employment, long term financial planning, and more.

Reese Koffler Stanfield is a lifelong horsewoman, born and raised in Kentucky. She has competed in the sport of Dressage since early childhood, working her way up through USDF Youth programs, including the Advanced Young Rider Program. During her Young Rider career, she earned several international medals while representing the United States and Region II. Reese attended the College of Agriculture at the University of Kentucky, earning a BS in Agricultural Economics. She also earned an MA in International Commerce from the prestigious Patterson School of International Diplomacy and Commerce at the University of Kentucky. Alongside her studies, Reese maintained her International High Performance Dressage riding career and also spent two years at a prominent German facility where she became fluent in German! Is there anything she can’t do?!

An established Grand Prix competitor, Reese has earned her USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals, as well as her Gold Freestyle Bar as she has continued her journey up the ranks of International dressage. Thanks to her background, Reese possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills that make her a fantastic fit as a Ride iQ coach. She is a USDF Certified Instructor through Fourth Level and has also been selected to ride in the Hilltop Young Horse Trainers Conference.

Reese’s training and experience from junior rider through high performance competition give her great empathy for her students during the learning process. She enjoys riding, training, and coaching students and horses of all levels to help them reach their fullest potential!

The NEDA Know How webinar series runs every Thursday evening from 7:30pm-8:30pm in January, February, and March.
NEDA members can access previously recorded sessions under the "multimedia" dropdown in their member portal.

Audrey Paslow is a PT, DPT, NCS, Certified Level 1 FMS, and 4-Star Certified Trainer of Train Your Seat Equestrian Training.

Dr. Audrey Paslow, PT, DPT, NCS, blends her skill sets as an experienced educator, physical therapist, and 4-Star Train Your Seat Equestrian instructor to focus on rider biomechanics to benefit both the amateur and professional equestrian. She earned her doctorate in physical therapy from The Sage Colleges Troy, New York, and currently works at her own practice as a physical therapist at Anchored Seat PT & Wellness in Halfmoon, New York. She has spent her life as a physical therapist and board-certified neurological clinical specialist with experience in treating vestibular disorders and concussions. An adult amateur equestrian who competes in dressage, Dr. Paslow has a vested interest in educating amateur and professional riders about biomechanics and how to improve their balance, prevent injury, and create greater harmony for the welfare of both the equestrian and the horse. To that end, she has created her own brand of wellness training and rider education.

The NEDA Know How webinar series runs every Thursday evening from 7:30pm-8:30pm in January, February, and March. NEDA members can access previously recorded sessions under the "multimedia" dropdown in their member portal.

Join the NEDA moderators and Jaralyn Gibson to discuss contact, what the horses are saying, and how to listen to the horses from the rider and judges' perspective.

​A life-long rider, Jaralyn was fortunate to learn from some of the best, who put horse welfare first and taught the highest standards of horsemanship. Jaralyn has developed her training approaches over 40 years of effort, education, competition and practice. 

Jaralyn’s focus on dressage began as a working student with US Team rider Arlene “Tuny” Page  in 1994 and 1996 in Hamilton, Massachusetts.  Jaralyn has been coached by many talented trainers thereafter; William Warren FEI*** judge (2004-present), Conrad Schumacher (2005-present) and Scott Hassler (2010-present). Jaralyn’s  early teachers include Lainey Johnson, for whom she cleaned stalls to earn rides on school horses at beloved Mainstone Stable and who is today her best friend and mentor.  Also the exceptional coaching staff at Skidmore College from 1991 to 1995, where Jaralyn was a member of the National Champion Varsity Equitation Team.

Jaralyn has earned all USDF Medals with Distinction; Gold (2011), Silver (2007) Bronze (2005) and the Gold Freestyle Bar (2012). Jaralyn has helped more than 80 clients since starting her full time training business in 2007, with many long term, invested relationships. Jaralyn loves helping students earn their USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals, and setting annual goals from learning to sit the trot to qualifying for Regional Championships. While the bulk of her clients have been adult amateurs and professionals, Jaralyn is particularly proud of her young riders and working students. 

Prior to being a full-time trainer,  Jaralyn  had two rewarding careers and during both she trained and competed horses for clients.  Using her BA in Government from Skidmore, Jaralyn worked for NOW-NYS, Inc. as Director of Governmental Affairs, helping to manage and lobby for the 30,000 member women’s rights organization from 1997 to 2000.  Jaralyn intended to pursue law school, with acceptances to multiple institutions, but was recruited by the founders of SmartPak Equine, LLC in 2000 and joined them as the fourth employee as Marketing Manager. After 6 amazing years growing this start-up, Jaralyn resigned as the Vice President of New Business Development and launched her full time training business, Finesse Dressage LLC, based in Poolesville, MD in 2007.

 Finesse Dressage has evolved into a boutique training stable, with a farm in Loxahatchee, FL at White Fences for the winter and southern Virginia in the summers.  Jaralyn and her life-partner (and farrier!) Joseph Hubschman have an amazing son William and family time has become an important aspect of everyday life with the horses since William’s arrival in 2018.

The NEDA Know How webinar series runs every Thursday evening from 7:30pm-8:30pm in January, February, and March. NEDA members can access previously recorded sessions under the "multimedia" dropdown in their member portal.

Shannon Dueck is a lifelong equestrian who moved to New England from Vancouver in 1997 to get closer to great dressage opportunities. She has represented Canada internationally at the Pan Ams, WEG and the World Cup on self-trained horses, and coaches internationally as well. She now resides in Loxahatchee Florida where she runs Dueck Dressage Training and is lucky enough to count Carl Hester as one of her coaches. Shannon's sessions with NEDA Know How are always incredibly thorough and highly rated- she last discussed this topic with our membership five years ago, but it wasn't a recorded session. We are grateful that she's willing to return again to discuss this with us, and hope you're able to join!

The NEDA Know How webinar series runs every Thursday evening from 7:30pm-8:30pm in January, February, and March. NEDA members can access previously recorded sessions under the "multimedia" dropdown in their member portal.