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2025 Officers
President
Barbara Huber
A semi-retired advertising copywriter in the healthcare field, Barb initially had 3 loves: science, writing, and horses. Her mother also loved horses, so she indulged her daughter with riding lessons when she was 8 years old. and Barb has never looked back, running the riding program at Case Western University where she went to college, and finding places and horses to ride after graduation.
Barb had discovered Lord Stirling Stable when she lived in Somerville, working for J&J, but didn't get back there until 2019 after she and her husband Chet moved to Basking Ridge from Maplewood. Barb started getting back in the stable at Lord Stirling after the death of her almost 30-year- old Appendix QH Mr. Bojangles in early 2019. and became more involved at the stable, taking lessons and going to clinics. During the pandemic, Barb continued with the dog walks on Saturday mornings. The fact that she lived right around the corner didn't hurt.
Barb continues to keep up with the latest updates in science with occasional writing jobs, but she spends the bulk of her time with the horses at her other barn, walking her dog, and gardening.
Vice President
Susan Trapp
Sue Trapp moved to Basking Ridge in 2019 from Cedar Grove, NJ. Sue has always loved horses and did lots of riding as a youth, although never owned one. Sue found herself involved with Redbone Coonhound rescue and has been a foster failure a couple of times. She currently has two rescues that can be heard on the Saturday morning dog walks and in any of the other hiking areas around the county. Sue received her BA from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. Her career has included data analysis, business analysis, and project management within the IT sectors of pharmaceuticals, consumer packaged goods, law firms, and insurance. She was most recently an IT Project Manager at the USGA in Liberty Corner, NJ.
Sue spends her free time with her dogs, gardening, and doing the required maintenance on her historic home that is on the National Registry. She is also the proud parent of a US Marine.
Secretary
Carol Weingaertner
Carol started riding as an adult, and has been doing so for more than 30 years, exclusively at Lord Stirling Stable. Her professional career includes 30-plus years in Information Systems at Prudential Insurance Company, where her fields of expertise were project management, executive status reporting, requirements management/documentation, and process implementation.
Carol’s education includes an Associate’s degree from the State University of New York Agricultural and Technical College at Farmingdale (she was a techie, not an aggie), and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the College of Saint Elizabeth, where she also served as an adjunct professor for several years. She holds a Master’s Certificate in IT Project Management from George Washington University.
In addition to riding, Carol is a regular volunteer for the Somerset County Park Commission's Therapeutic Recreation Department.
Treasurer
Louise Bridge
Louise has been luckily enough to have been around horses from a very young age. She couldn’t wait to begin riding lessons at 5 years old. The weekly riding lessons were the highlight of the week and after her family relocated to New Jersey it was a priority that they found a stable and began lessons – they found Lord Stirling Stables and the rest you could say is history. Louise progressed through the levels, became a member of the Junior Drill Team, and now owns a young Clydesdale-Thoroughbred mare named Summer.
Louise holds a BA Hons Degree in Business Management (which included two years of Accountancy) and a Bachelor of Laws. She was the Student Representative each year for her Program’s Undergraduate Class. Louise is used to working under pressure within a regulated environment and ensuing matters are attended to in an efficient, compliant and timely manner while embracing and adapting to the technological advancements.
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Ed Antal
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JoAnne Bruno
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Pat Cristofich
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Bobbi Davitt
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Chet Ensign
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Deborah Fonteix
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Kathleen Hart
2025 Board of Trustees
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Terry Heide
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Anna McLernon
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Ken Schmid
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Barbara Smith
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John Timoney
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Nancy Williams