Mike Dodge
Mike has been around horses most of his life.
He started riding nearly fifty-five years ago but didn't own his first horse until he was twenty years old.
In 1987, he met and married his wife Christine.
That was without a doubt the best thing that ever happened in his life.
As President and Co-Founder, he brings years of management experience to the rescue.
He has a strong love for all animals and at one time many years ago was studying to become a veterinarian but a new family became top priority and he switched his major to small business management.
Christine Dodge
brings a lot of horse experience to the rescue.
She started out as a teenager with horses and proceeded through life starting her two girls out early in life with ponies
and finally moving up to horses.
Chris holds the position of Executive Vice-President/Secretary and Co-Founder.
Her background includes many years of secretarial skills and was named Secretary of the Year for Eastman-Kodak Company in Rochester, N.Y.
She was a Director for a day program for the adult mentally ill at Turning Point Foundation in Ventura, Ca.
In July of 2000 Chris went out on disability due to a neck injury suffered from a fall off a horse many years and five surgeries later.
She now works with the horses in a limited capacity but is still there everyday, pain or not.
Judy Maher
Judy Maher came on board in September 2006. Prior to becoming a board member, Judy volunteered at the rescue since July of 2005. Judy shows up every week without fail and always brings treats for the horses. Judy has been very active in the Rochester community and retired from RG&E after 32 1/2 years of service. She still works part time with the Brighton School District. Volunteering seems to be in Judy's blood. She was a nineteen year volunteer with the RG&E's women's chorus and spent eighteeen years with the Greece Choral Society. She has volunteered with the first ever Brighton Citizen's Police Academy, the Monroe Community Hospital in the early 1970's, the American Cancer Society, the therapeutic riding program at Meadows of Mendon Stable with our friends Amy and Thane Jenkins(who have three of our horses) and now in her spare time she volunteers with us. In addition to physically being here and helping with the horses, Judy has also been a big financial supporter of the rescue. We are certainly glad to have Judy with us.
Shelly Keegan is our most recent board member. Shelly has an artistic flair and has come up with some creative ideas to help the rescue make much needed money. She has been making horsehair bracelets from our own horses' hair and have been well received in the community. At present, Shelly works in the mental health field in Rochester. Her photo will also be added soon if we can get her to sit still long enough.
Mike Dodge
Christine Dodge
brings a lot of horse experience to the rescue.
She started out as a teenager with horses and proceeded through life starting her two girls out early in life with ponies
and finally moving up to horses.
Judy Maher
