Education also extends to the staffing of the facility. Under the supervision of adult professionals, Treasure provides team-building and leadership opportunities to a small group of dedicated students via a working student program. Students learn and practice all aspects of horse care and are rewarded with lessons, opportunities to ride recreationally and in clinics and shows as well as fun trips around the US and Canada. Students are motivated by the possibility of working their way up "through the ranks" and also learn to mentor one another.

The defining theme of life at Treasure is education. We are fortunate enough to find ourselves in the midst of stimulating discussions and cutting-edge scientific advances.

We invite you to join us!

Board of Directors:

Recognizing that a program with as much breadth and depth as ours requires considerable leadership and oversight, we have recently established a Board of Directors. It includes:

President and Facilities Manager:

Jacqui Byron loves the challenge and hard work associated with an operation as large as this. Among her many talents, Jacqui has been a Protocol Officer in the US Army, a real estate agent, has a background in banking and retail and has over thirty years in horses; the last twenty-five professionally. She studied for three years in Weisbaden, Germany with Dr. Diehl as well as with many notable instructors in the US. She teaches thru 2nd level dressage, also long reining, general horsemanship and western pleasure.

Vice President:

Dr. Brad Smith: Of the non-horse persuasion, he actually owns a couple but has little time to enjoy them, though he has a strong appreciation for the animal. Aside from being a stockholder in the corporation, he lends us an intellectual, novice equestrian and objective point of view which is extremely valuable in this type of business. He keeps us connected to the outside world!

Susan Urbanczyk, Asst. Manager, Trainer, Instructor

Susan has spent her life riding, teaching and training Hunters and Jumpers.  She started with horses in Fairfield County, Conn. under the experienced eye of Victor Hugo-Vidal and Susan Toll. She then moved to upstate New York where she continued at her parents show facility as teacher/trainer under the guidance of Butch Manley. In later years Susan returned to Fairfield County and West Chester, NY, as trainer, teacher and to show. Her experience with such a variety of horses as trainer and catch rider has taught her that you can not ride any two horses the same. In recent years she has been studying dressage and focusing on the bio-mechanics of horse and rider. Susan is committed to pain free horses and riders who look forward to working with their equine partners.

Board Member and Advisor:

Sue Reed has twenty-five years experience in the field of Human Resources. She ran the department for Operations at Key Bank for seven years and then moved on to create and manage the Human Resource Department for Pine State Trading, Inc., a multi-million dollar producing corporation, for the last seventeen years.

Jeff Urbanczyk; Marketing Manager

Jeff has over 22 years in business and is currently Principle, VP Sales and Operations of Inventu Corp.  He is an experienced IT professional with a demonstrated record of success. He has built software and service business, has held sales and operations management positions and worked with diverse organizations in the fields of health care, manufacturing, air transportation, financial, telecommunications, higher education, and government.  His major strength is his ability to create and grow business as well as manage customer and partner relationships.

Sarah Spence; Apprentice Trainer/Instructor

Sarah is currently a student at University of Maine in Orono, with a Psychology Major.  Sarah has always loved horses and started as a student here at the age of 13.  She has been fortunate to ride/study with some of the most talented professionals in the equestrian world including:  Rodrigo da C Matos, Karl Mikolka, Lilo Fore, Eitan Beth Halachmy, Cleve Wells, Shane Dowdy, Tim Kimura and many more.  She has extensive experience working with young horses, treating each as an individual and is flexible while remaining committed to getting the job done.