Our Team
Tamara Johnston
Owner/Manager/Instructor
As well as being Maplewood's Owner and Manager, Tamara teaches and coaches the Maplewood show, IEA and IHSA Teams. She utilizes her considerable knowledge from her many years of showing and training with some of the countries top professionals to help educate her students.
Tamara is a Board Member of the Massachusetts Horsemen's Council (MHC) for years. Established the successful Maplewood IEA Team in 2005. Where she is also a certified IEA Zone 1 Steward.
Holly Parker
Instructor
Holly uses her many years of experience as a riding instructor to help teach riders new to horses how to work safely and progress with their personal goals. She uses her vast background to focus on great basics for the Hunter/Jumper ring, teaching students of all levels.
New riders start off with our beginner lessons, where Holly closely manages and demonstrates how to safely work around a horse or pony. Riders learn the basic skills of leading, grooming, and tacking their horse prior to getting in the saddle. In working on the ground first, the rider feels less nervous about actually getting on as they have already started to form a bond with their horse.
Beth Gold
Instructor
Beth grew up showing at both local and rated shows. After college, she worked for the USET (Public Relations Officer Director of Sales) for over ten years. Beth has decades of experience teaching riding lessons, she focuses on the rider's equitation and getting the most out of each horse. She's coached walk-trot all the way through Pony Finals. Beth has success coaching champions!
Bobbie Bigelow
Instructor
Bobbie has been riding and working with horses her entire life. She's had experience riding and coaching for IEA. Bobbie has been professionally riding, teaching, and training horses since 2018, working with students of all ages and skill levels, bringing riders from the short stirrup to the junior equitation, introducing riders to the jumper ring, helping timid anxious riders find their own path, and more. Bobbie has been able to learn from many great professionals in this industry as well as expand her knowledge base into the worlds of eventing and dressage, which has given her a unique approach to horse and rider challenges. Bobbie enjoys helping horse and rider pairs accomplish their personal goals!
Priscilla Clark
Instructor
Priscilla began riding as an adult, quickly excelling in eventing for over a decade, competing across New England and attending clinics with Olympic-level professionals. She was selected to represent the USCTA Area 1 team at the nationals in Gladstone, NJ. After earning her colors with Old North Bridge Hounds and riding with Norfolk Hunt, she transitioned to teaching and coaching. With over 8 years of experience, Priscilla enjoys working with riders, understanding the unique challenges they face and helping them apply their life skills to the sport. “Whatever your goals, it is never, ever too late to start riding!”
Natella Johnston
Finance Manager & Office Manager
Natella graduated from Brown University in 2013 and has been with Maplewood since. She manages all financial aspects of the business and can often be found in the office, or reached via email for billing and scheduling inquiries.
Sophie Johnston
Digital Marketing Manager
Sophie is a college graduate from Johnson & Wales University where she was on the IHSA team and majored in marketing. She is in charge of all of our social media and marketing efforts.