Leanne Haley-Brown

Leanne has been riding since she was 4 years old. She rode with local dressage trainers such as Major Anthony Rethy, Linda Todenhagen and Walter Zettl until 2003 when she began traveling regularly to Germany to train with various instructors, including Angelica Froemming. She also trained at The International Equestrian Academy in Warendorf and at Etoile in Rhede. In 2005 she changed her riding status to professional. Leanne has worked with Eckart Myners in the USA and Germany to promote his seat development and body awareness program. More currently, she has been working with Michael Barisone and Carol Lavell. In January 2011, Garbriel Armando became Leanne's coach. They are working together to achieve Leanne's goal of becoming part of the 2015 team representing the USA at the Pan Am Games to be held in Toronto, Canada. She is also a successful Oldenburg breeder in Germany. Click on Leanne's picture to view her current horses.

Amy Lyn Jones

Amy is the newest addition to the GlennLea team. Her diverse equestrian background includes riding in the Arabian Knights Dinner Theater and traveling Lippizzaner Stallion shows. Amy's education includes attending Meredith Manor Equestrian Academy and then Ohio State Veterinary College for their Breeding Program Studies. Further, she holds CHA certifications at level 4 for English/Jumping and level 2 for Western horses, having worked directly with Julie Goodnight. Over the years, Amy has trained with Buck Branaman, Frank Greleo, Amanda Rossiter and Arthur Kottas-Heldenberg. She is currently riding Heather Beaudry-St. Germain's mare, Anuschka, in preparation for her second mare inspection at Hilltop Farm in November 2011. Click on Amy's picture to learn more about her current horses.

Gabriel Armando

Mr. Armando began riding as a young boy in his native country of Argentina.  In 1982 and 1983, he won the National Championship in the country at the age of 20.  He also won the Silver Medal for Argentina at the South American Championship in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1998 and was part of the Argentinian team at the Pan American Games in 2003 and 2007.  He is married to dressage rider and trainer Suzanne Ross-Armando.  Their home base is Diamond Creek Farm in Ringoes, NJ where he and his wife supervise the training of 25 horses.  In the winter, they train and compete in Wellington, FL. Mr. Armando is an FEI "I" level judge who has judged at shows around the world.

Glenn Brown

Glenn Brown, husband to Leanne, takes great pride in producing fine hay for the horses to forage on every day. He takes care of day-to-day farm maintenance and "keeps the fires burning" during the winter to heat the radiant-heated floors in the barn. He is a Certified Master Plumber who owns "Erie Niagara Plumbing." Glenn specializes in the installation of equine automatic heated water systems as well as heated floor systems for barn.

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown is Glenn and Leanne's son. He prefers 4-wheelers and tractors to riding the horses, but his help in providing horse care is second to none. He is the foreman for the hay crew, and in charge of the hay raking and row placements for baling. His ability to deliver customer service in the barn with a keen wit keeps all of us happy! Helping to feed horses, maintaining automatic waterers and grooming the arena footing are just some of the valuable duties Joe takes care of. In a few years, he will go to college for Engineering and we will never be able to replace him.

Paul Batz

Paul Batz is the owner and operator of Hammer and Anvil Blacksmith and Farrier Service. A native of Western New York, he took an interest in horses at an early age and began riding at 4 years old.  After receiving an Associate’s Degree in Animal Science from SUNY Morrisville he began apprenticing with accomplished local farriers Norm Foley and Ronnie Forbes and went on to complete the Farrier Science program at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, under the guidance of Michael Wildenstein.  Paul specializes in providing foot care for the equine athlete, shoeing performance horses from a variety of disciplines. With a strong background in therapeutic work, he frequently works from local veterinary hospitals treating disease processes of the foot and aiding in lameness diagnostics.  He continues to ride and train his own horses in Avon, New York.  Paul is dedicated to offering a common sense approach to shoeing and horsemanship benefiting both horse and rider.

Dr. Jeanne Best, DVM

Dr. Jeanne Best, a Buffalo native, attended St. Louis University prior to going to Veterinary school at the University of Missouri. After graduation she was selected by the Atlantic Veterinary College in Prince Edward Island, Canada to be an intern in the Large Animal Medicine and Surgery Department. Upon successful completion of this internship, she practiced in Nova Scotia for two years at Acadia Equine Services. Deciding to move back closer to home, she went into practice in East Aurora. For six years, Dr. Best worked at Great Lakes Equine Practice with Dr. Leslie Personett. Currently, Dr. Best services the Western New York area in her practice, Royalton Equine Veterinary Services.

Cindy Morris

Cindy began riding more than 15 years ago. She has ridden with many instructors including Linda Todenhagen, Walter Zettl and Eddo Hoekstra. About the GlennLea Farm Team, Cindy says, "I have chosen to be part of this team because of the valuable learning enviroment it encompasses. I learn something new everytime I come to the barn. Everyone helps each other. We are each other's cheerleaders!" Cindy purchased Quentchen Gluck from Leanne in April 2010. She is the official photographer and webmistress for GlennLea Farm.