About Us 
Instructors: Star Hughes, Rachel Bublitz, Sue Kalamen
STAR HUGHES
A professional horsewoman for over 30 years, Star has expertise in numerous
disciplines, many breeds of horses, and most ages and levels of riders.
Students include children as young as three years of age through adulthood, beginners
to advanced levels, along with special needs students.
Star has trained and shown 3 & 5-gaited American Saddlebred Horses, Quarter Horses,
Arabians, Tennessee Walking Horses, Mustangs,Thoroughbreds, Warmbloods, and
Welsh Ponies.
Riding disciplines Star has ridden and taught range from saddleseat, huntseat, western,
combined training, dressage and trail, to endurance. Star is also a certified vaulting
instructor and coach.
RACHEL BUBLITZ
Rachel Bublitz is an EquesTraining assistant instructor specializing in teaching young
children riding and in coaching recreational and competitive vaulting gymnastics for
children and teens. Rachel competes at the National level in vaulting.
SUE KALAMEN
Sue Kalamen graduated from college in 1965 with a degree in Education, majoring in
Physical Education. She has taught riding for summer camps and P. E. in public school
for a number of years. Sue shares her passion for riding and horses now with her
grandchildren, members of the EqueStarz vaulters, for which she is assistant coach,
along with trail riding and fox hunting with the Bijou Springs Hunt.
Instructor Certifications:
ARIA (American Riding Instructor's Association)
NARHA (North American Riding for the Handicapped Association)
TTEAM (Tellington-TTouch and Training)
EVA (Equestrian Vaulting Association of BC)
EAGALA (Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association)
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