| Don Broughton
President
donbroughton@yahoo.com
My wife Karen and I moved to a small horse farm we named Rocking Horse Ranch in Pittstown during 2013. One of our first items on the agenda was to join the Pittstown Trail Association. We got involved almost immediately to learn new trails and make new friends and was asked to join the Board later that year. I had previously competed in Trail Paces and rode throughout Hunterdon County on my Arab Saddlebred Paint "Bourbon on Ice". I love this area and working to preserve the land and our equestrian way of life.
Formally, we lived in Tewksbury where I served as a Board member and past President for eleven years of the Tewksbury Trail Association. I have been involved in the equestrian way of life since the mid 90's. Karen and I belong to most of the Trail Associations in Hunterdon County and you will often find me helping one of them with parking trailers on the day of their Pace or assisting with other events. I am also proud to serve as a Board Member of the Alexandria Equestrian Association.
As a retired Banker, I hold a NJ State Real Estate license and serve as a consultant to persons looking to buy or sell residential property. I have three grown children and seven grandchildren.
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Nancy Issenman
Vice President
nancyissen@gmail.com
While working and living in Union County, my husband David and I used to travel 2 and sometimes 3 days a week to Hunterdon County to ride horses at Briarwood Farms. We competed in many shows for 10 years. In 1999 we decided to move to Flemington and bought a farm and some horses. The commute was tough but we loved riding horses and still do, so it was definitely worth it. In 2006 we launched 'Horse Quencher' with fellow Pittstown Trail Association member Anne Kusmich and the company now sells HQ all over the US, Canada, the UK and most recently in the UAE. We decided to sell the business in 2014.
We love our small farm in Franklin Township where we care for our 3 Mountain horses, 2 cats and 2 Miniature Donkeys. We enjoy the pleasure of trail riding from our farm and participate in many hunter paces and other organized events. We enjoy exploring other trails and like riding with friends.
Our six grandchildren all love horses; Grandma and Grandpa’s farm is always the most fun to visit!! What fun!
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Dr. Ingrid Taff
Treasurer
I moved to Pittstown 2 1/2 years ago and love the community and the area. Should have moved long ago. I am a pediatric neurologist and yes, still practicing in long Island. It is hard to give up patients that I have cared for 30 plus years. I am an aspiring dressage rider but love going on trail as well. I have been fortunate to have wonderful people from the area show me the trails and make me feel welcome. My daughter Ally rides dressage as well and when she is not at the farm, I get to ride her horse as well.
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I've lived in Hunterdon County for 45 years with my husband Chris. We have three grown children who all live in the area and four grandchildren. None of the grandchildren have been bitten by the horse bug yet, but there is always hope!I am one of the fortunate women who have a husband who rides. We spend many hours enjoying the Pittstown trails on our 4 horses. When we're not riding, cleaning stalls, etc. we like to kayak, bike, scuba dive and spend time with family and friends.
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| Sandy Howland
Sandy.Howls@gmail.com
Welcome to PTA – let’s go for a ride! My favorite view is anything through the ears of my horse! I am an avid trail rider and happy to show you the many beautiful routes on the PTA trails. I moved to Union Township in 2007 and have been actively exploring our beautiful trails ever since. When I am not on the trail, I also enjoy Working Equitation and Dressage. When I'm not in the saddle, I also enjoy hiking, gardening, and baking.
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| Brietta Ihling
We cherish our slice of heaven in Hunterdon County. I started out at five years old with a naughty Shetland pony and over 50 years later I ride a Percheron cross who is also highly opinionated. During those years, I have competed in the Hunter Jumper recognized circuit and Intermediate Eventing. My daughter was raised with horses, competing mostly in Dressage and Eventing while we participated in the United States Pony Club, where I have served as District Commissioner, Regional Horse Management Officer and Chief Horse Management Judge. My goal is to ensure stewardship of our lovely countryside here and to promote safe and responsible trail riding with great horse happy people. My husband and I are expecting our first Clydesdale foal in June 2019, and are super excited about it.
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| Ingrid Pierson-Massey
More than a decade ago my husband Stephen moved us from the buzzing metropolis of Richmond VA to New Jersey.
“New Jersey? What on earth do you want me to do in New Jersey?”
I pictured myself in a townhouse, or worse, a high rise in Jersey City, or God forbid Newark. How could this clueless chick from Austria know that there was something like Hunterdon County hidden on the East Coast of the US of A? But there it was, tucked away between Newark and Philipsburg, a tiny hamlet named Pittstown. Pittstown came with its very own Trail Association for all the horse enthusiasts, of which, it appeared, there were many.
“I can live here”, I said to myself. Moved my brood into a two hundred year old farmhouse, and turned it into a riding school for children.
Ten years and a lot of pony birthday parties and summer camps later, I closed the business. In between, I did any form of horse entertainment possible. Shared flasks holding delightful brews with a bunch of older gentlemen, who had more luck than riding skills, in the hunting field. Rode horses for people who should have been the filling in sausages (the horses, not the people, or maybe both). Dabbled in eventing and realized that my TB Foxhunter wasn’t a great dressage prospect, or perhaps, I wasn’t. As a youngster, I spent years grooming for Urs Schwarzenbach’s Black Bears polo team in England.
We traveled extensively all over Europe and Australia. We also partied extensively! So, at this later stage in my life, I decided to try the game for myself. Riding high goal polo ponies had already taught me to stay on anything, unless it fell over backwards. The stick thing wasn’t my jam though and I thought I’ll leave the sport of kings to people with younger bones and more money!
Now, I just ride for fun on the wonderful trails with or without a bunch of cool, likeminded people.
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| Lauren Pine
Web Presence
I first came to Hunterdon County from NY City in 2001 when a friend bought a Dressage Barn. Still only having time for occasional clinics on weekends, I didn't visit regularly until I moved my OTTB to one of the area's many beautiful boarding barns in 2017. It didn't take long before I was spending more time here. I went riding with Don's wife Karen, she showed me the trails around Finn Park.
I became retired due to disability recently, and now spend time rehabilitating with horses, I especially enjoy groundwork and liberty. I also enjoy Adaptive Climbing, dog/pet sitting and Quilting. PTA is a wonderful community, the support and camaraderie is superb.
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