Instructors

Instructor Bios

Kimberly Meckes

Kim graduated from Stroudsburg High School in the Poconos. She received her degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a BS in Music Education and Flute Performance, and she holds a Masters Degree in Elementary Education.

Kim has been a Music Teacher and Band Director in the Public School systems for 14 years. She plays flute professionally and has an active recording contract. She also has a degree as a Veterinary Assistant and worked several years as a Veterinary Technician.

Kim has always been able to tie her passion for music and animals together. She began riding at the age of 3, and when she was 12 she spent 5 months in Ireland training with Iris Kellet. After becoming a Music Teacher she continued to ride and began training with Kevin Babington. She has actively competed on the "A" circuit showing succesfully in amateur owner 4'3". She has shown most of her life concentrating on the Jumper Ciruit. Currently, Kim is a full time teacher at a local school and is working and training with Helen Goddard. She is also employed and teaching at Wall Equestrian Center.

Kim won the “Who’s Who Among Teachers” Award twice and was nominated in 2007 for “Who’s Who Among American Women”. Kim also received the “Gift of Time” award for teaching.

A more extensive resume is available upon request.

Contact Kimberly Meckes at 732-252-5700

Helen Goddard

Helen does Hunter/Jumper instruction & training, as well as sales of quality horses. Every year, Helen invites new students to join her for the show circuit on which she herself competes. Students of all levels and ages are welcome, as Helen provides coaching in:
Hunters, Jumpers and Equitation Divisions.

Riders are encouraged to do one or two jumping clinics/lessons per month with Helen during the show season.

Helen will supervise each student in all jumping and flat classes at the show(s). She teaches at Wall on Tues. Thurs. and depending on shows Sat. or Sun.

Contact Helen at

609-529-1777.

Melissa Worrell

Melissa began riding horses at the age of seven and developed her skills over the years by training with many great instrutors, attending clinincs, and riding a variety of horses.

Melissa recieved her B.S. in Equine Sciences from Centenary College in Hackettstown, NJ and she also studied in England where she earned a British Horse Society Instructors Degree.

Throughout her varied career with horses Melissa has trained young horses for racing and showing and has worked locally as an equine veterinary technician. She has especially enjoyed teaching riding to students of various ages and abilities at many farms in Monmouth County.

Melissa currently returning to her career after ta king time off to raise her four children, who are quadruplets. At Wall Equestrian Center she will be teaching riding lessons on weekdays during school hours and will be available for lessons on weekends by appointment.

Contact Melissa at

732-695-3314

Sarah Hamilton

Sarah has been riding at Wall Equestrian for 7 years. Her parents worked on the racetrack with thoroughbreds so she was around horses before she could even walk. Currently Sarah is a junior in Point Boro High School. Sarah is great with young children and incredibly attentive and creative while she teaches.

While Sarah has been at Wall she has been a working student for 6 years. She also owns Concert Classic. Concert was a green horse who came off the track and now is jumping 3’3 courses competitively.

Two years ago when Kimberly Meckes came to Wall Equestrian Sarah began working and training with her. Sarah quickly moved up the ranks and has been the head working student for the past year. She has also been in intensive training with Kim to fulfill her dream of becoming an instructor.

One of Sarah’s jobs has been training all the working students at Wall. Our working students are taught how to interact with all the students in a friendly, positive manner. They are taught all the aspects of good horsemanship from basic handling of the horses to advanced techniques. This takes time and patience and Sarah certainly has gone above and beyond for the program at Wall.

Sarah also has also lessoned with Helen Goddard. She loves horses and wants to go to an equine college to ride and go into an equine related job.

Contact Sarah at

732-966-4863

Wall Equestrian Center

Wall Equestrian Center, 2906 18th ave. Wall Township, NJ