2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Eastern Region

KIANA BERRY 
(859) 486-4935
ironardour@gmail.com 
​Kiana Berry is the owner and trainer of Iron Ardour Equestrian. Her lifelong passion and talent for horses has led to many exciting opportunities in the industry. Kiana has shown locally in 4-H and KHJA as a junior and at IHSA Nationals in college; she was a demo rider for the 2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games, and has ridden and competed internationally for a training and sales program in Belgium. She’s also spent a winter in Wellington with an international Irish show jumper, and has worked Indoors for some of the top hunter and equitation producing programs in the country.
Kiana now pours her knowledge and experience into her program, encourages riders to be forever students, loves developing young horses, and constantly challenges riders to bring their best to this sport.
JP BORDELEAU 
(352) 212-5369
jpbordeleau@gmail.com
​JP Bordeleau grew up riding and grooming show horses in Canada before moving to the United States in 1991, where he managed and rode for a prominent show and breeding operation in Florida. JP began working at horse shows in 2001 doing ingates/stabling and announcing. He became a Technical Coordinator for Kentucky Horse Shows LLC and the Winter Equestrian Festival and the manager for the Middleburg Classic in 2010. JP has been the manager for KHJA Summer Show, the Kentucky National and Capital Challenge since 2015.
BRUCE BROWN 
(859) 489-4885
bpbrown13@aol.com
Bruce is a lifetime horse-show exhibitor, judge and manager. He has been KHJA Board member since the early 1980s and has three daughters who actively show hunters. He would like to help maintain the local governing body for hunter/jumpers. ​
DIANA CONLON 
(859) 221-3302 
Daglen206@yahoo.com
Diana is the owner and trainer at Olive Hill Sporthorses in Lexington. Her horses and students show at the local and rated levels in Kentucky and surrounding areas. She has been involved with KHJA for over 15 years and enjoys listening to KHJA members, as well as discussing ideas on rule changes/modifications. Diana thinks KHJA has many ways to improve in order to benefit its membership and she would love to be involved as a leader. 
MELISSA MURPHY 
(561) 531-9884
MurphyManor@hotmail.com 
Melissa has been involved with horses all her life and began competing at age 4. Melissa founded Murphy Manor, LLC in 2010 and currently has 20+ horses and many adventures ahead. As a fourth generation horse trainer, she’s very excited about the future. She has previously helped organize the judges clinics held by KHJA, was the 2011 KHJA Medal Leading Trainer and is currently qualified for Indoors/National on “Picasso” in the Regular Conformation. “I love being involved and contributing to any situations geared to making our organization better, from talking about the rules, to discussing juniors’ involvement (scholarship), to any situations needing decision making. Love being a part of it. I also want to contribute to our area’s horse industry and strive to make it work better. 
ALEXANDRA NELSON 
(630) 621-2465
anelson91@yahoo.com
Alex Nelson grew up in the Chicago area and moved to Lexington in 2010 so that she could continue with her biggest interest - horses and horse showing. She became the assistant trainer at Punchestown Stable in 2011 and since then has helped to grow the business and has a large group of students who are competitive at local and rated shows. Alex has an enthusiasm for everything related to the horse showing industry including getting elected to the KHJA. She hopes to help the KHJA continue to grow as the governing body for the equestrian community in Kentucky. 
LIBBY RICHIE
(859) 533-0614
libbyleaanne@aol.com
​Libby Richie is an amateur rider who has resided in Kentucky her entire life. She started competing hunters in 2006 and has been a member of KHJA since 2008. Outside of her job as a manager and Licensed Optician for a retail Luxottica store in Louisville, Libby also helps with her family’s Labrador breeding operation, RLF Labradors.
ELAINE SCHOTT
(859) 489-0481
rivermountainfarm@gmail.com
​Elaine owns and operates River Mountain Farm in Versailles, KY. The farm has many boarders and students, as well as horses that RMF breeds, raises and trains from the ground up to go to new homes as prepared young show horses. Elaine maintains an inventory of warmblood horses for resale. She has horses in training, a lesson program and sends horses to both AA shows as well as local shows about 30 weekends a year. Elaine has been very involved in hunters and jumpers for over 25 years and prior to that was very involved in the world of combined training. Elaine would like to give back to the industry that has provided so much value to her life. Elaine has served as a KHJA board member for 18 years, including as past President; she is currently Vice Chairman of the USHJA Youth Committee, has served as a USHJA Zone 5 Board of Director 15 years, and is the USHJA Working Jumper Group Representative for Zone 5. Elaine is a certified trainer with the USHJA. She is concerned on all levels regarding safety, officiating, sportsmanship, horsemanship and how local organizations could become more active and productive with the National Organizations.
NATASSIA STALLINGS 
(818) 807-2519
ivorycreekfarm@gmail.com
​Natassia Stallings is the owner and trainer of Ivory Creek Farm, a hunter/jumper facility that offers boarding, show training and lessons. KHJA played a pivotal role in Natassia's early career, and she feels it would be a privilege to support the organization as it continues to contribute to the horse community.

Western Region

SABINA CHAMBERS
(502) 262-4383
Sabina@semonin.com
 
Sabina Chambers began her riding career as a young child with Leslie and George Governo. She owned and catch rode ponies and horses throughout her Junior years, qualifying for Indoors and Pony Finals. Sabina was Top Five every year and reserve her Junior year nationally behind future gold medal Olympian Peter Wylde. Later on, she purchased her first 3’6” Horse from Rick Fancher and continued her riding career with Rick. Sabina qualified for IHSA Nationals every year during her collegiate career at Eastern Kentucky University. She then went on to show in the Amateur Owner and Adult Amateur Divisions. Sabina has been a licensed USEF/USHJA “R” official for 30 years is a former KHJA board member; she has also been a KHJA Junior Representative multiple times in the past. Sabina’s father was the President of KHJA and the founder of the inaugural KHJA AA Horse Show! Sabina took a 15-year hiatus to raise two children; she’s now back in the show ring and would love to be a part of the KHJA family again.
KEEDLE RITTER KONOPKA 
(502) 643-1023
keedleritter@aol.com
​Keedle Ritter Konopka is the owner and trainer at Forever Green Farm in Shelby County, KY. Having spent nearly 43 years in the saddle, Keedle has competed in hunters, jumpers, equitation, dressage, eventing and polo. She began her involvement with the KHJA as a junior rider in 1985, when she moved to Kentucky from Florida. In Florida, she was fortunate enough to ride Don Stewart, Jill Townsend, George Morris, Simon Barber, Gunnar Ostergaard, Patrick Dempsey and the list goes on. When she moved here, she spent 10 years riding at Valley View Farm with George and Leslie Governo. After college, she took a short hiatus from showing and worked in racing and breeding, and played polo for a few years with the Louisville Polo Club. She started her professional career in 1999, and found her true passion: teaching. She has developed multiple KHJA year-end award winners for everything from poles to children’s to jumpers. She also competed her horse Maverick to several year-end awards as a professional. She and her husband Len have three beautiful children: Phoebe, Don and Tyler. She is excited about the opportunity to serve on the KHJA Board again and help out in any way she can.

Northern Region

MISSY JO HOLLINGSWORTH 
(859)750-7568
me@missyjo.com
Missy Jo Hollingsworth is married to Mark Clark and has two children, Jordan and Preston. Missy Jo is a lifetime horseman, specializing in hunters and jumpers. Her horses have qualified for most of the major shows and has had Champions and prizes in 2018 at Devon, Indoors, Pony Finals, Capital Challenge, Great Lakes Equestrian Festival, Swan Lake, Upperville, Wellington and Warrington. She also trains AQHA champions, with wins at the Congress and World Show. Missy Jo serves on the UHSJA Young Hunter Pony Task Force and has USEF Leading Breeder and Leading Owner honors. She is the owner of *Telynau Royal Charter, a USEF Leading Sire. In addition, she coaches the University of Cincinnati Equestrian Team and is owner of Saddle Lake Equestrian Center and Saddle Lake Loveland.  ​
JENNIFER KRAEMER 
Jennifer Kraemer has been residing in Kentucky for 24 years, moving here to pursue her degree in Equine Science and Agricultural Economics at the University of Kentucky.  Prior to moving to Kentucky, Jen competitive heavily on the Junior Circuit. Jen now resides in Northern Kentucky with her husband and three children. Her son has been competing with his pony Chase Me Charlie and her daughter Ashlyn is now taking the reins and will be showing Charlie as well. Jen has also started competing again in the Adult divisions. Horses have been a lifelong passion for Jen and she is looking forward to bringing that passion to the KHJA board. Education and horsemanship are very important to Jen and she wants to continue to share this importance with our young riders.​

Out of State Directors

KIM GUNDRY
(812) 568-1143
​kim_wenman@yahoo.com
​Kim was born and raised in South Africa, where she rode hunter/jumpers and fox hunters. Her passion for horses drew her to America after high school, where she received both an undergraduate and a master’s degree in Equine Science. She currently owns Meadowbriar Stables in Newburgh, IN, where she and her two instructors teach an extensive lesson program. Along with her students, Kim has two sons who actively compete in KHJA- and USEF-sanctioned shows. She has both a middle school and high school IEA team, comprising of around 30 members. Kim hosts numerous local and KHJA shows throughout the year at her facility. Kim has a great appreciation for KHJA. She is especially grateful to KHJA for the opportunity it allows the local riders, who may not have the financial capabilities to compete on the A-circuit, to be included in a great organization and gain recognition for their efforts and skills.  She looks forward to being able to help promote the KHJA and provide support and a voice to its members.
MARIA KNEIPP 
​(513) 374-9028
kneippfarm@gmail.com
Maria been in the horse industry for more than 30 years, running her business on a family owned farm on the east side of Cincinnati, Ohio. She has had the privilege to work with some of the most knowledgeable professionals in the industry, such as Frank Conway, Wilhelm Genn and David Hopper to name a few. She has started riders from the age of 4 all the way to receiving college scholarships. Maria was also Chef d’Equipe for the Zone V Champion Pony Jumper Team in 2006, as well as qualifying several ponies over the last few years for Pony Finals.​