Marlene Makowski
Equestrian Director
Marlene is an accomplished horsewoman with a reputation for incorporating proven techniques into her customized training programs and prioritizing top-notch equine care in the barn. She enjoys working with clients of all ages, levels, and backgrounds. Her specialty is Hunter/Jumper lessons with an emphasis on safety, correct basics, and proper equitation. Marlene owns two personal horses, Ava and Indie, and when she’s not riding them in her free time, she is usually walking to the beach with her dog, Elvis.
Margaret Lewis
Equestrian Tech
Margaret Lewis brings a background in Eventing and English-style riding fundamentals. Before joining Haig Point, she worked as an FEI Eventing groom, supporting horses and riders that successfully competed up to the 4-star level along the East Coast. Margaret also has a strong background in teaching, with experience leading beginner lessons and supporting equine summer camp programming at Sandy River Equestrian Center. She previously rode on the IEA team at Chatham Hall, a boarding school with a renowned equestrian program. In college, Margaret competed on Randolph-Macon College's Eventing Team and continued riding while at Sweet Briar College, where she restarted and showed her personal horse, an off-the-track thoroughbred, in the lower levels of Eventing.