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Greg
LaPlace
Greg is our Head Instructor and all around fun
guy! He's a very smart riding teacher, and has maintained Wild Aire
as his base of operation for the past 15 years. Greg is also
a popular N.E.H.C and M.H.C. rated horse judge. You will see his
name on many prize lists throughout New England.
In addition to teaching at Wild Aire Farm, Greg
gives clinics and travels to other farms to teach. His students
have won or placed in many finals.
Greg co-manages the Horse Power Hunter Jumper
Show Series with Nancy DiGregorio. Feel free to contact him
at (508) 612-3399 about judging opportunities or the horse
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Jessie Caprioli
Jessie Caprioli is a knowledgeable and very experienced horsewoman. With her kid-friendly style she helps run the Wild Aire Saturday Barn Camp and assists in the overall stable management.
She owns several horses herself, including “Gryffindor,” a 17 hand Hanoverian gelding that she competes in the Adults. |
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Wild Aire got it's start in the 1960s, when
Dr. Mills, a veterinarian, and his wife Priscilla bought the farm
for
their three daughters. Both parents had ridden in college and wanted
their children to also enjoy horses. Many horse shows later, all
three girls had competed on a national level.

In the mid-1980s, the farm was purchased by the Mills' middle daughter
Nancy, and her husband Jay DiGregorio. Nancy and Jay revitalized
the farm into a full-time lesson / show stable.
Nancy manages the stable office and still competes in the Adult
divisions.
Nancy and her horse "River" train with Greg LaPlace,
and when on the road, they train with Holly Hill Farm in Marstons
Mills, MA. Some of Nancy's accomplishments include:
-Reserve Champion at the New England Adult Equitation Finals
-1st Place Winner New Hamphire Adult Equitation Medal Finals
-1st place Open Class Adult Eq - M.H.C. Days of Champions
-1st Place M.H.C. Days of Champions Adult Medal Finals
-1st Place Open Class Adult Eq - MHJ Finals
-Winner M.H.J. Adult Medal Finals
-4th Place Ariat National Adult Medal Finals at Capital Challenge
-1st place Winner S.S.H.C. Adult Equitation Finals
-Winner C. C. H.H. S. Adult Eq Medal Finals
-Vermont Festival week 4 Adult Eq Champion
-New England High Point Adult Hunt Seat Champion
-1st place Monarch International Open Adult Equitation Class
-Monarch International Open Adult Eq Reseve Champion
-Vermont Festival Week 4 Adult Eq Champion
-New England Adult Hunter Seat High Point Champion
-May HITS Saugerties Adult Eq Champion
-Hits Saugherties Marshall Sterling Hunter Champion with "River"
-Vermont Festival Adult Eq Champion Week 3
-Marshall Sterling Adult Hunter Champion Week 3 with "River" 
-Vermont Festival Adult Eq Champion Week 4
-Vermont Festival Adult Eq Champion Week 5
-Zone 1 Ariat Adult Hunt Seat High Point Champion
-1st Place Monarch International Open Adult Equitation Class
-4th Place Ariat National Adult Medal Finals at Capital Challenge
-MHJ Reserve Champion New England Hunter Jumper Medal
-Winner Cape Cod Hunter Adult Championship
-Second Place NEEC Adult Open
-Division Champion Cape Cod Hunter Adult Hunt Seat
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