Leslie Burr Howard

A member of the United States Equestrian Team ( USET ) squads that won the team Gold Medal at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and the team Silver Medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, ‘ Leapin Leslie ‘ Howard entered her first show at age 6. As a junior rider, she won the 1972 ASPCA Maclay Finals, at Madison Square Garden at age 15, the United States top competition for riders 18 and under. (read more under "Leslie Career")

W.T. "Timmy" Kees

With over 25 years experience on the “A” horse show circuit, W.T. (“Timmy”) Kees is one of the country’s most prominent hunter/equitation trainers. Raised in Maryland riding in pony club and galloping his mother’s race horses, Kees began his career by selling horses from the race track to George Morris and Ronnie Mutch. He later joined Mutch as Assistant Trainer at Nimrod Farm in Weston, CT. His riders have won the ASPCA Maclay, AHSA Medal and USET equitation finals a total of seven times. Kees has also trained hunters such as Holy Smoke, Watership Down, So No Wonder, Castaway and Double Cinco to championships at Devon, Harrisburg, Washington and New York. He is an AHSA “R” judge and conducts clinics throughout the country. Kees is based in Red Gate Farm, where he trains horses and riders for the hunter, jumper and equitation divisions with his partner’s Olympic gold medalist Leslie Burr Howard and Grand Prix rider Chris Cawley.

Chris Cawley

Since starting his show career at the age of two, Chris has been showing hunters and jumpers, with much success. Chris grew up in Harrisburg, Pa. riding and training at both of his parents farms. During his junior years Chris started on ponies and worked his way up to his first Grand Prix at the age of 17. Chris trained in North America and Europe with Debbie Stevens for six years with numerous ribbon finishes in Grand Prixs throughout Europe before joining Burr Associates in 2001. Chris’s students at Burr Associates have shown successfully, with multiple wins in all hunter and jumper divisions throughout the East Coast, including Wellington, Devon, Harrisburg, Lake Placid and Kentucky.