Coaches & Staff

Maud Revel started riding at Kuruka in 2011. She successfully passed her Instructor of Beginners qualification in July 2019. She has joined our team of instructors at Kuruka and enjoys coaching, insisting on safety while strengthening core position. She comes from a jumping background in France where she competed for 4 years, and worked with young horses at home and at shows. She was a trail guide and instructor in Ireland before coming to Canada. Maud is also a Level III Equine Assisted Learning facilitator and runs Date nights, Family fun events, team building sessions as well as a program tailored to Professionals in Uniform affected by PTSD right here at Kuruka.

Katie  started as a lesson student in 2017. Where Katie quickly grew to love the horses and the atmosphere of the barn. In August of 2017, she started part boarding Cash. Then she joined the bronze show team in 2018, showing in the 2ft Hunters. After that year, Katie made the switched to jumpers and has been successful in the jumper ring for the last 3 years, competing with Cash in the .90m Jumpers on Trillium for our last season together in 2021. February of 2019,  Katie and her mother purchased Oliver as a Jumper/Dressage prospect. Katie competed with Oliver on the bronze show team this year (2022), as his first show season, showing the .65m Jumpers and Equitation Flat. Placing in Top placings in all divisions. Katie is now also a certified Coach as Instructor of Beginners and also helps around the barn! Be sure to say hi to Coach Katie!

Julia has been with Kuruka since 2011, being one of the first barn monitors and also showing on our schooling team all the way to the Trillium Team over the years. Julia now specializes in developing Hunter / Jumpers  along with foaling & breeding. She also owns her own farm with a variety of her own project horses. Julia is also a registered Equine Massage Therapist who does regular work on the horses at Kuruka.

Dara started as a lesson student in 2012, Dara has been an active member of all our show teams over the years and helped in the development of many school horses show careers. Dara completed her Rider Level 7 and at one point was showing all 3 of her horses in Hunters / Jumpers / Dressage in one season. Dara finished 2018 as Top Amateur Rider of the year on the Trillium Circuit. 2022 Dara went on maternity leave and had a baby boy named Maddix, Dara stepped down from the Barn Manager position so she could focus on Maddix, but she is still at the barn helping where she can and taking care of her horses Sam & Winchester