Cyndi McGarry, Barn Staff

Cyndi McGarry spent years heavily involved with her kids’ schools and extracurricular activities, everything from classroom helper, PTSA, and Cub Scouts to booster club board of directors. It all came to a screeching halt in 2020 when the world went on lockdown and...

Elaine Taylor Rose, President

Elaine is a seasoned executive with a successful track record and passion for the power of advocacy and political action. A lawyer by training, she spent much of her career in public service at the state and local level driven by a passion for social justice. Elaine...

Trish Markey

Trish Markey feels that horses are a daily passion that brings joy, accomplishment, and accountability. She was introduced to Joel Conner in 2018 and started participating in his horsemanship clinics at SAFE with her gelding Sampson. After learning more about SAFE,...

Joel Conner

In Joel Conner’s life, horses are his work and his play. Professionally, Joel starts colts and teaches horsemanship using the techniques of the masters: Tom Dorrance, Ray Hunt, and Buck Brannaman. He started riding horses for SAFE back in 2015, and had been involved...

Amanda Madorno

Horses have long been a love, delight and passion for Amanda. Her first four-legged was a donkey named ‘Pizza Pie’ (which is what happens when a 5‑year-old names a donkey.) She’s been blessed with the friendship of her rescue donkey, Guinness, since 2006. As a...