Tara Lane-WaitkusTara


With over 20 years of riding experience, Tara has been teaching professionally since 1999 when she graduated from Wilson College with a degree in equine and equestrian management. While competing on Wilson’s Equestrian Team, Tara served as Co-Captain and competed at nationals twice. After graduating, she competed, trained, and taught in upstate New York for 4 years before moving back to Pennsylvania to manage and teach at local barns. In 2002 Tara came back to IHSA to coach for The University of Scranton Equestrian Team while continuing to teach local students as well. Tara was voted Coach of the Year for the 2006-2007 season and currently serves as Regional President.