The Equestrian Arts Foundation is a 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt organization governed by a Board of Trustees and managed by dedicated volunteers. All trustees, officers and committee members donate their time.

Trustee / Chairman - Michael McGee London

Mike London’s curiosity about horses and the world they live in began in his youth. He studied with many different riding instructors over the years and completed academic studies in horsemanship at Hocking College. Mike is a Certified Equine Sports Massage Therapists and has studied Equine Chiropractic methods and clinical applications with Dr. Daniel Kamen, D.C. Mike is committed to Natural Horsemanship, and has studied the approaches a variety of natural horsemanship practitioners.

A former faculty member at Wright State University and Sinclair Community College, Mike has operated his own consulting firm, Michael London Associates (MLA), since 1978. MLA provides organizational development and organizational behavior consulting services to a wide variety of public and private organizations. Mike has led a multitude of trainings and group retreats for over 25 years and has led training seminars across the US as well as in Russia and China.

Mike serves on the Boards of Trustees of a variety of civic organizations and agencies in Ohio. EAF challenges Mike to bring together his organizational training and horsemanship skills to share with others.

Trustee / President / Exec. Director - Maria Lee

Maria Lee has been a serious student of horsemanship for more than 20 years. After completing a comprehensive two year academic horsemanship program, she apprenticed in multiple settings giving her a broad perspective. From there, Maria trained both horses and people professionally in the competition and pleasure industries. She has trained over 200 horses, with 50 of them being young horses that she started.

Throughout those 14 years of running her own business, Maria found herself specializing more as someone who started young horses and rehabilitated problem horses, as well as helping owners better understand their horses. She found that working in a competition setting was nowhere near as rewarding as teaching and addressing the psychological aspects of horsemanship.

Five years ago she made the decision to focus entirely on these efforts through Natural Horsemanship and gain certifications through E.A.G.A.L.A. and more recently, the O.K. Corral Series. She's attended and participated in training clinics and seminars around the country as well as countless hours put into research and self improvement in order to better help her clients. This all led to her establishing, organizing and running the Equestrian Arts Foundation with the help of the incredible board of trustees, all of whom volunteer their time and efforts.

Trustee / Vice President / Secretary - Cathryn Young

Cathryn Young is a Full Time Mom and a community volunteer who lends her years of experience in advertising and marketing to a variety of organizations in the Greater Dayton Area. An avid horse lover, Cathryn devotes a majority of her time to EAF and her own pursuit of Natural Horsemanship goals.

Cathryn also works with the Therapeutic Riding Institute as a horse leader and side helper. In her non-horse universe, Cathryn serves as an academic volunteer coordinator, a cub scout leader, and a member of other community and church committees. She is the proud mother of two energetic children, Judson (age 8) and Natalia (age 6), and wife of Tom.