Team
Our Team
Ownership
Artea and James Evans
Owners
Administrative Team
Ben Weidig
Barn Manager
Brittney Duncan
Website, Social Media, Events and Marketing
Resident Instructors
Jordan Rothman
Jordan is a valued member of the Water's Edge family, and her accomplishments grow by the year. She is currently a student of the Business school at UCONN working towards earning her degree. She is a proud alumnae of Lendon Gray's Winter Intensive Program (WIT,) and has also spent several years as a working student for FEI Grand Prix competitor Elizabeth Caron. Her time spent with these top trainers really shows in her riding.
Jordan has received her United Stated Dressage Federation Bronze Medal.
In 2016, Jordan won the Overall High Point Award at Lendon Grey's D4K Youth Dressage Festival in Saugerties, NY with upwards of 700 competitors.
Mike and Laura Vaquero
With over 100 combined years of diverse equine experience and successes Mike and Laura Marquez can surely help you get to where you and your equine partner want to be (mules & donkeys included). They teach the psychology of both the horse and the handler to more clearly communicate resulting in a more productive work ethic.
Gretchen Geromin
Gretchen Geromin a USDF certified instructor, has widespread experience in the dressage competition arena and is a USDF Bronze Medalist. She is a BHS graduate, as well as a clinician, who has trained numerous horses. Her own horse Pik Pocket, a gentle giant, lives at Water's Edge as well.
Deborah Murphy
Deborahs teaching style focuses on the individual needs of each horse and rider/handler to help them progress in an enjoyable and safe way. She loves to work with humans of all abilities and has much success in increasing confidence. Deborah feels that finding relaxation in horses and riders/handlers is of paramount importance. Deborah has extensive experience in ridden dressage, and classical dressage groundwork, and work in hand.