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The St. Andrews Equestrian Staff |
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Peggy McElveen Director St. Andrews Equestrian Center Dr. Laura Kellam Veterinarian-In-Residence Assistant Professor in Sport Studies Marsha Toyne Operations Coordinator Jackie Dwelle Dressage Coach
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Carla Wennberg Western Coach
Lindsey Crowther "A" Show Team Coach Riding Instructor Pebbles Turbeville Director, Therapeutic Horsemanship Chair, Sport Studies Department Elizabeth Harris Adams Assistant Director, Therapeutic Horsemanship Megan Ellis Director, Community Lesson Program |
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Peggy McElveenA 1971 graduate of Sweet Briar College, Peggy is the director of the St. Andrews Equestrian Program. She oversees everything in the program from coaching and recruiting riders to looking at prospective donation horses. She is also a member of the St. Andrews faculty, serving as an instructor in Sport Studies. Prior to joining St. Andrews in 2000, she served as the coach of the N.C. State and Peace College intercollegiate riding teams at MacNair's Country Acres in Raleigh. She served for 16 years as the associate director of the Raleigh YMCA Camp Seafarer and is a certified camp director with the American Camping Association. In the 1970's, she coached the University of South Carolina intercollegiate riding team. Peggy is presently a member of the Nominating Committee for the Board of Directors as well as the Chair of the Affiliates Committee for the United States Hunter and Jumper Association. She is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association, co-chairing the Hunter Seat Committee. She also serves on the IHSA Marketing Committee. She's the Regional President for the IHSA. |
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Dr. Laura KellamDr. Laura Kellam attended Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond Virginia with a Bachelor’s degree in Music and Biology. Then Dr. Kellam continued her education at Virginia Polytechnic University in Blacksburg, Va., obtaining her DVM degree. She took an Equine Surgery and Medicine Internship at the University of Guelph, in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. She completed her residency of Equine Internal Medicine at the University of Missouri, in Columbia, Missouri. Dr. Kellam has been a member of the St. Andrews equestrian staff since August 2004. She is the Veterinarian-in-Residence and Assistant Professor in Sport Studies. Dr. Kellam is responsible for the veterinary care and maintenance of the 140+ herd at the St. Andrews Equestrian Center. She is also the professor of the equine science-related classes and pre-veterinary studies program. Dr. Kellam’s riding interests resides in three-day eventing with some hunter/jumper experience as well. Dr. Kellam is a musician who plays piano and sings as a mezzo-soprano. She loves cold weather and enjoys skiing and snowboarding and dog sledding. However in the southern climate, Dr. Kellam has picked up sea-kayaking to keep her happy in the warmer weather. |
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Marsha ToyneWhile most of the equestrian staff can be found outside taking care of horses and teaching lessons, Marsha can be found in the office taking care of the necessary office functions of the equestrian program. She is Regional Secretary for IHSA Zone 4 Region 3 and handles all the paperwork and points for all schools in the region for both hunter seat and western disciplines. She transferred to the equestrian program eight years ago when it began to grow tremendously. "I grew up riding horses everyday until my parents were transferred to St. Louis where we could no longer keep our horses, so I understand the love of these animals and all who pursue a career either showing or caring for them." |
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Jacqueline DwelleJackie is an Indiana Wesleyan University Alumna, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in the Science of Management in December of 2003. She also continued her education with an MBA from East Carolina University in July of 2006. Jackie has been a member of St. Andrews since 1998 as Sports Studies Faculty, Instructor and Coach. Jackie oversees lesson scheduling, teaching classes, coaching the IDA team, Parelli, and teaching dressage lessons. Before Jackie came to St. Andrews, she was a barn manager for several barns in Southern Pines at Pine Meadow Farm, Mark Weissbecker’s, and Nokomis Farm. She also was a head groom and road manager for Michael J. Plumb and Karen Stives of Stonehenge Farm. She was also a riding instructor for the Harroway House Riding School and Flanders Farm Riding Centre both located in England. Jackie was inducted into the hall of fame of the IDA in 2007. She is the author of several published books and a Parelli level two graduate. You can often find Jackie at St. Andrews riding her horse Max. |
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Carla WennbergCarla is a University of Georgia Alumna, graduating in 1981 with a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science. Carla joined the equestrian staff in 2006 as the head Western Coach and teaches dressage instruction as well. Carla is responsible for coaching the IHSA Western Team, and teaching horse judging classes. Carla has won three World Championships at AQHA Youth Worlds, and was All Around Youth at American Quarter Horse Congress. Carla has also won a bronze medal in dressage. She has been a AQHA judge for 22 years, and 18 years as a NRHA and NSBA judge. She has judged in eight foreign countries. Carla has also worked at other universities prior to coming to St. Andrews. She spent six years at Colorado State University, five years at the University of Georgia, and almost five at Martin Community College. |
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Lindsey CrowtherA Rhode Island native, Lindsey is a 2007 alumna of Johnson & Wales University and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Equine Business Management and Riding with honors. She is coach of the "A” Show team and Riding Instructor in the Hunt Seat program. As the “A” Show team Coach, she travels with students to both local and rated shows throughout the Carolinas as well as to Jacksonville and Ocala, Fla., in January. Lindsey is also responsible for teaching the Schooling Hunters, Showing Hunters and Showing Jumpers classes held at the farm. Prior to joining the St. Andrews staff she was a Riding Instructor and Assistant Coach at the Dana Hall School in Wellesley Massachusetts. In 2008 as assistant coach of the school’s Interscholastic Equestrian Teams, Lindsey helped the middle school team to the Team National Championship title. As a junior rider, Lindsey rode under the guidance of her Mentor Amy Eidson at Irons Gate Stable in Wakefield, R.I., and later with George Bessette at Stone House Farm in Scituate, R.I.. She competed successfully in both the Hunter and Equitation divisions throughout the Northeast through the national level. She had great success with her Large Pony “Zim’s Oh My Stars” in both the Large Children’s and Regular Large Pony Hunter Divisions through the mid nineties and later with her horse “Apollo” in the Big Equitation divisions. Lindsey was named Rhode Island Equitation Rider of the Year in 1997, 1999 and 2000 and was also Champion of the Rhode Island Equitation Junior Medal Finals that same year. In college, she rode as an Open level rider on the Johnson & Wales Intercollegiate Hunt Seat team and was named Reserve Champion Open Equitation rider for Zone 1 Region 1 in 2005 and 2006 and competed through the Zone level. Lindsey currently lives in Laurinburg with her husband Scott and also enjoys Frisbee golf, gardening, scrapbooking and riding her favorite school horse “Jojo” out in the fields at the equestrian center. |
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Pebbles TurbevillePebbles is an alumna of Columbia obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education. She went for her master’s degree in Recreation Resource at NCSU. Pebbles has been a part of the St. Andrews equestrian program for eight years and is the Therapeutic Horsemanship director and oversees the entire therapeutic program. She is also an Assistant Professor and Chair of Sport Studies, in which she teaches classes, and guides students during academic advising. Before Pebbles became a member of St. Andrews, she worked for ten years in non-profit work, ran an outdoor recreational facility with equestrian programs, and was a barn manager for a training and breeding facility. Pebbles grew up riding hunt seat often fox hunting, eventing, and showing Andulisians at halter.You can often find Pebbles out at the barn with her faithful golden retriever Salty or out riding Dutch, her freisian Arabian gelding. Pebbles also enjoys equine photography as her side hobby. |
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Elizabeth Harris AdamsLiz is a St. Andrews Presbyterian College alumna, graduating in May 2001 with her bachelor’s degree in Therapeutic Horsemanship. She continued her education with a Masters in Education with a concentration in Special Education from MSU in 2006. Liz has been a part of St. Andrews for eleven years, four as a student, one as an academic aid, and six as the Therapeutic Horsemanship Assistant Director. In her position at the Equestrian Center, Liz organizes and implements the practical portion of the Therapeutic Horsemanship degree program by running the Ride-Like-A-Knight Program. This is a Premier Accredited Therapeutic Riding Center through the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association. While a student at St. Andrews, Liz competed on the IHSA and IDA teams while the programs were still growing. |
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Megan EllisMegan has been involved with horses for over 20 years. After graduating from Wake Forest University in 2004, she served four years on active duty in the Army. She then came to SAPC in order to seek a degree in therapeutic horsemanship. Megan has been on full-time staff at the equestrian center since January 2009. She is responsible for assisting with horse care management and is the director of the community lesson program. Previously, she has ridden on a mounted drill team and volunteered countless hours for equine rescue organizations and therapeutic horsemanship centers both in North Carolina and Texas. Megan is also a member of the North Carolina National Guard, and enjoys running with her dog and spending time with her Arabian mare. |
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