Lead Instructor Mary Hamilton

Mary Hamilton is a Mounted Police Instructor who has worked in Law Enforcement for over 20 years. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Secondary Education and an Associate of Arts Degree in Law Enforcement from North Hennepin College.

As a nationally certified Emergency Medical Technician responding to accidents and injuries for twenty years, Mary’s priority is safety.

She is the Safety Expert for Horse’n Around and Southeast Equine Magazines, where she authors a monthly column on horse safety.

Corporal Hamilton's certifications:

• Instructor for the Minnesota Board of
  Peace Officers Standards and Training
• Field Training Officer for the Three Rivers Park Police
• Riding Instructor through the American Riding Instructors Association - Level III

She has studied Equitation under the following notable instructors:

• Jill Hassler and Lil Lack of Hilltop Farms in Colora, Maryland
• Raphael Heiliger, member of the Netherlands Olympic Equestrian Team
• Anne McKay, Grand Prix Rider
• Jane Savoy
• Dale Meyler

Corporal Hamilton has learned Mounted Police Techniques at the following schools:

• The Mounted Police Colloquium in Lexington Kentucky
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police Seminar in Ottawa, Canada
• The Post Mardi Gras Competition in New Orleans, Louisiana

As a fully insured American Riding Instructor, Hamilton devotes her creative energy to developing and customizing training programs to improve show ring performance, mount obedience, and de-spooking trail horses, utilizing training methods for police mounts, and trail safety.