Become A Volunteer
We are looking for volunteers to help with supervision, mentorship and tutoring. Please complete and submit the form below if you are interested in becoming a Havenwood Equestrian Center volunteer.
Judy Altizer has had Arabians since 1990 and has showed Arabians in dressage, hunter, and western pleasure. She’s participated in the Roanoke Valley Pony Club for 13 years with her daughter Zoe and as a member, mostly as a mounted instruction coordinator. She is on the Southwest Virginia Dressage Association Board of Directors. Judy used to work as a farrier and still trims her own horses’ feet. She loves train riding, learning dressage, and volunteering to help make local dressage/CT shows happen. Professionally, Judy works as a Nurse Practitioner. She lives on a farm with her husband, Emory, daughter, Zoe, and multiple horses, dogs, cats, and chickens.
Lorna Myers has a background in education, having taught middle school and been an elementary school principal. She volunteers with high school age youth as a leader in her church and with the marching band at Auburn High School. Lorna has a heart for young people and mentoring the with their academics and as they navigate social settings while growing in to young adults.
Meet Our Volunteers
Isabella Capozzi, a former AHS student and one of Kim’s former riding lesson students, is now helping us out at HEC. She has her own 8 yr old horse, Chancie, who she adopted and trained herself. She also has a bunny named Tweak and 2 St. Bernards, Lila Doodle and Bentley Doug. She recently became employed at VT College of Veterinary Medicine in the Large Animal Hospital and also works part time at CM Stables where she boards Chancie. We appreciate Isabella’s depth of horse experience here at HEC and her wonderful attitude when she is here helping with students!
Casey Murphey Moyer has been one of our most consistent volunteers at HEC since the program officially began in August. She is wonderful with both the horses and the students. She is part of our barn family here at Havenwood Farm and part leases Thomas, one of the horses used in the HEC program. Casey enjoys and competes in Eventing. She and Thomas have been quite successful together and have won some blue ribbons competing in the past couple of months. Outside of barn time, Casey works as a Mechanical Engineer at Intuitive Surgical in Blacksburg. She and her husband also enjoy spending time outdoors with their two black Labs. We at HEC really appreciate Casey’s support!
Ally King is another of our wonderful volunteers at HEC. Ally has worked at the barn for a few years now and is part of our barn family here. When I’m away, she also takes care of my two dogs, who love her to death. This picture is of her and one of the dogs, Samwise. Ally is a former student of Kim’s (our riding instructor) at AHS. She loves animals of all kinds and also loves children. Ally has owned and worked with horses much of her life. Her current horse, Misty, is boarded at Havenwood. She also has a pig, Queenie, and 4 rats. In addition to working at the barn, she works part time at Aly’s restaurant. We are so grateful to have her help taking care of the horses on the farm and with our students at HEC!
Carly Whitener has been volunteering since 2024 and also serves on the board of directors. Carly has loved horses for as long as she can remember and enjoys spending time with her 2 Connemara ponies, Annie and Lizzy, and rescue mini, Maserati. Carly is a CPA, enjoys spending time with her family, and trying new riding disciplines. Carly says the best thing about volunteering at Havenwood is watching the students develop their skills as riders and become more confident in and out of the saddle.