PMT Board members

President of PMT, Kelly Chapman has been involved with PMT since the inception and helped to bring sanctioned mountain trail events into Ohio. She has been training, coaching, and giving obstacle clinics and lessons professionally for over 15 years. Kelly has travelled throughout the country and internationally judging and teaching the mountain trail discipline, and is the senior judge for PMT. She currently resides in Akron, Ohio where she runs her training facility and boarding barn starting colts, teaching several different disciplines from mountain trail, ranch riding, and english. Kelly "loves the partnership and trust that obstacle work builds between horse and rider."

Carla Kline has been around horses since early childhood, taught to ride by her mother before she could even walk. Over the years, she has experienced nearly every aspect of horsemanship, including racing bareback through fields, participating in 4-H for ten years, trail riding, barrel racing, reining, parades, camping, competitive trail, and most recently, mountain trail. She began her time with PMT as a rookie and finished the 2024 season as Reserve Champion in Levels 2 and 3. In 2024, she also became a judge and has greatly enjoyed this role within the sport. Last year, she passed her horse on to her young grandchildren so he could enjoy an easier semi-retirement.

Carla has spent 25 years as a 

4-H advisor in Summit County. She has a great deal of experience to bring to PMT!

Outside of PMT, Carla is a laboratory manager for a local hospital.

Stephanie Reaves, a horse enthusiast since 1972, began riding lessons in 1979 and acquired her first horse in 1982. She's ridding various disciplines, including hunt seat, jumpers, dressage, western pleasure, and participated in trails, trail riding, and driving draft and fine harness horses. Reaves graduated from William Woods College in 1992 with a degree in Equestrian Science and Business Administration. She briefly taught riding and was once certified by the American Riding Instructor's Association. Reaves became an avid Parelli student, passing the Official Level One and Level Two Auditions and continuing to study Level Three. The Parelli Program inspired her to search out obstacle courses, leading her to Extreme Mountain Trail and Mounted Archery. With her current partner, a Mustang named Skaði, she participates in the the RIDE hours program hosted by PMT. 

   Susan Croft grew up in Chagrin Falls. She caught the horse bug at a young age and had a quarter horse mare. Many years went by before purchasing a 6-month-old quarter horse gelding named Chief. They started out in mountain trail when Chief was 2 years old and have competed every year. Susan and Chief love to camp and trail ride when they are not competing.   

  Taylor is from West Michigan and has ridden and shown horses since the age of 10. She joined PMT in 2023 and now competes with her mustang, Cheta, in Levels 3 and 4. She has a lot of experience both showing horses and running horse shows, in addition to being a 4H leader and show manager for Kent County Youth Fair in Michigan. She also works full time in Aerospace Manufacturing as an Engineer to support her love of horses and coonhounds! You can find her on LinkedIn and most social media.  

Madison is from Canton, Ohio, and found her love for horses when she was little. She started taking lessons at the age of 8 and rode many different horses over the years. She was introduced to PMT in 2023. She currently owns an AQHA gelding named Omaha. They compete in Mount N Trail and Ranch. Some of her hobbies include camping, hiking, playing pickleball, and spending time with friends and family.

Becky Burnell founded Ohio Mount N Trail in 2020, which later evolved into Premier Mount N Trail. With more than 20 years of experience competing in Mount N Trail, Becky has had horses throughout her entire life. Based in North Lawrence, Ohio area, she currently competes with Kid, an AQHA gelding in Levels 3 and 4. 

Christina, often called Chrissy, began riding at the age of three with her uncle and started showing in 4-H at 14 when she purchased her first horse. After high school, she attended OSU, studying Horse Production and Management, and later continued her education at Logan University in St. Louis, MO. Upon returning from college, she traveled throughout the surrounding states trail riding and camping with her horses. While working with a few young horses, she discovered Mountain Trail obstacle challenges and quickly recognized the benefits that Mount N Trail offers. It provided a place to build skills and trust in a safe and supportive environment. This journey led her to Boomer, with whom she has achieved numerous accomplishments in PMT, including Overall Reserve Grand Champion in 2024 and Overall Supreme Grand Champion in 2025, as well as multiple High Point and Reserve High Point awards at various PMT parks.

   Faye is an all-around animal lover. Her passion, though, is horses. She has been riding since she was 9 years old. Faye was a 4-H advisor for 13 years and worked as a Vet Tech for 25 years. She loves teaching kids all about horses. Faye is also competitive in Mount N Trail and Ranch Riding. She also enjoys riding the trails in State Parks.

Brandy Kemmer has served as a PA/Ohio 4-H, open, POA, mini, and draft horse judge for 30 years and has been a Mount N Trail judge since the discipline's inception. With over 35 years of experience, she has started and trained multiple breeds across a variety of disciplines. Brandy currently owns and shows 13 horses in several disciplines and enjoys all forms of riding and driving. In addition to her equestrian pursuits, she is an active paramedic and volunteer firefighter with her local fire department. She loves camping and trail riding with family and friends and is a new member of the PMT board. 

Barbara lives in Magnolia with two crazy German Shepherds and two horses. She is an avid student of Natural Horsemanship and has had the opportunity to study and ride with some great horsemen. Since retiring in 2020, Barbara has become a judge for PMT and loves the camaraderie of this group. She loves camping, trail riding, playing with my fur babies, and spending time with friends and family.