Amy Hern is the farm’s Barn Manager and instructor. Amy’s riding career began over thirty years ago and is fueled by a genuine love of the horses. After a successful junior riding and show career, Amy attended the University of Connecticut and Northeastern University and went on to pursue a career in the biotech industry employed by a French biotech company in infectious disease research as a Senior Staff Scientist and Project Manager. While at the University of Connecticut, Amy’s studies focused on Equine Health and feeding of the performance horse, she uses this knowledge base to provide qualified, meticulous planning of feed and care regimens for Kingsway’s equine athletes. While working in the biotech industry Amy traveled extensively through Europe and spent time researching warmblood bloodlines at the national breeding stud farms in France, The Netherlands and Germany. Amy turned her focus to the equine industry full time in 2004, becoming the farm’s barn manager and subsequently became a Massachusetts Licensed Horseback Riding Instructor in 2007.  Amy enjoys working with novice students at the farm and focuses her efforts on the development and training of the young green horses and riders. She currently enjoys riding and showing her nine year old Belgian Warmblood, Wedgewood (Darco x Wisteria I).

Lizzie Palmer is the farm’s assistant barn manager and lives on-site with her Jack Russell CC and cat Roscoe.  Lizzie manages the day to day operations of the farm and provides Kingsway’s horses excellent, daily tender loving care. She provides the horses with continuity in care; she is the first to greet the horses in the morning and the last to check on them at night. Lizzie began riding at a very young age and began training with Kingsway Farm nearly seventeen years ago. After a very successful junior riding career, qualifying and competing at the MHC and NEHC Equitation Finals Lizzie graduated from the University of Massachusetts and was employed by Smart-Pak Equine. Both on a recreational and professional level, Lizzie has been involved in the equine industry for nearly twenty years. She is an active horse show competitor owning several horses and competing locally and along the East Coast. She has numerous titles to her credit including Reserve Champion at the Rhode Island Medal Adult Equitation Finals. Her experience and expertise with equine supplements, which are often crucial to a competitive horse’s performance is instrumental in developing sound, happy equine partners for the farm’s clients. Lizzie currently owns two Irish bred horses, Brody and Frankie and enjoys riding and competing in the adult hunters and equitation.