Meet The Trainers

Jill has been teaching since 1990 and training and  breaking young horses since 1994. Jill was the founder of Hunters Grove,
a very successful show and sales barn.
 

Jill has had much success with all aspects  of the horse show world, starting from on-the-line winners at Devon to young hunters in the rings at shows such as WEF, Ocala and HITS NY. She has also put many customers with their own horses in the winners circle along with Year End awards! She holds her USEF "R"
judges license in Hunter Breeding and her USEF "r" judges license for the Hunters/Equitation.

Jill's goal is to continue to produce and sell the quality young hunter "star" that she has in the past.
 

Brittany  Cacossa has been riding for over two decades starting at an early age with her mother, hunter/jumper professional and judge, Jill Aureliano.  During her early riding career,  Brittany rode countless young ponies and horses showing in the hunters at local and major competitions throughout the East.

She graduated from college in 2014 and began teaching and showing professionally.  She continues to study with her mom, as well as run her own strength business for equestrians.  She has coached IEA teams  and has directed and taught summer camp and horsemanship programs as well. 

Currently Brittany is training beginner through advanced students, training young horses, and participating in local and major shows year round.

Brittany is also a certified strength and nutrition coach. She works with clients both in person and online to further their skills in the saddle. 

Kelly has been an equestrian for over 20 years - picking up the sport when she was 6. She spent the early part of her riding career out of a hunter/jumper barn in New Jersey and after, Kelly attended Penn State where she successfully rode and competed for the Penn State Equestrian Team and served one year as the team’s president. After a brief hiatus to begin her corporate career in NYC, Kelly found herself back in the equestrian world. She joined the Aureliano team in 2019 and has not looked back since. Kelly loves caring for the incredible group of horses at Aureliano Equestrian. You’ll most likely find her with the team at shows, helping our horses and riders look their best.

Kathleen has been riding for over two decades. She has experience with young horses as well as Off The Track Thoroughbreds. She has grown up riding in beautiful private facilities throughout Nassau County. Prior to working with horses full time Kathleen was a strength coach. She has experience working with students of all ages, beginner through novice, to get them stronger in the saddle and bring them up the ranks. 

Nicole Palmer has always had a love for horses. During her junior riding years, Nicole successfully competed in all three rings; Hunters, Jumpers & Equitation. She qualified for a handful of Finals and received multiple year-end-awards. Nicole also competed on an IEA team. After her junior career, Nicole transitioned to riding on an NCAA team in college at LIU Post. During college, she continued to ride and show her own horses. As an Amateur Adult rider, Nicole qualified and competed at Youth Nations Cup finals. 

Nicole enjoys continuing to ride and show. She loves to teach her students to ride at the best level that they possibly can