Celeste was first introduced to riding in the northeast, where she had the fortunate opportunity to work with many top trainers who helped form the foundation for her philosophy on horse care and training.

     Some of the Grand Prix trainers who she has worked with include Hector Carmona Sr., Simone Mancuso and Jan Luc Cornellie. She has also attended riding clinics with Olympic medalists Gunnar Ostergaard, Lenden Gray and Michael Poulin, and she was a working student at Ann Gribbons Knoll Farm.

     Her "free time" was, and still is, spent reading any horse care and training books that she can get her hands on and auditing clinics with top trainers, such as Charles deKnuffy, George Morris and Michelle Gibson.

     Although their styles may vary, all of the top trainers who she has worked with share the same basic philosophy: Classical step-by-step training with no short cuts, a strong foundation of the basics, and excellent horse care and management are the essential keys to success.

     Celeste's resume includes 20 years of experience in stable management and training for a variety of different disciplines, including dressage, show hunters, fox hunting, race horses, ex-race horses and breeding. Aside from enjoying teaching and stable management, she also specializes in overcoming equine behavioral problems or, as some put it, "problem horses." Her teaching and training style is both "classical and resistance-free."

     Celeste's goal is to provide a high-quality and comprehensive care and training program and to create a happy and friendly environment for the Green Acres boarders, students and staff to enjoy.