Our Staff
No guessing Games here, meet our incredible staff!
Valentina Riva
Founder & Beehive Manager
Valentina founded Beehive Equestrian Center as a young woman straight out of university. It has always been her dream, from a young age, to train and breed Knabstrupper's.
Jacklyn Nata
Head Trainer & Assistant Manager
Jackie is old friends with Valentina and was brought aboard the team to head the training program years ago. She is competitive and extremely thorough, and certainly a workaholic.
Benjamin Carney
Head of the Breeding Program
& Office Manager
Ben is the head of our Breeding Program and is incredibly organized. He doesn't allow much to get by him as far as mistakes go, and is determined to raise the quality of our Knabstrupper's while producing incredible color and patterns.
Miriam Rice
Assistant Trainer & Exercise Rider
Miriam is young, talented, and very motivated to learn. She was hired on for her excellent attention to detail and willingness to try nearly anything once. She works closely with Jackie and often is found exercising the younger horses around the farm.