the tracs team

Elizabeth Tonti is the co-owner of CoExist Stables and co- founder of team TRACS. With over thirty years of experience in the equine world from Florida to Maryland competing, training, instructing, and running a stables she is the perfect person to captain the RRP team. She has been riding since she was three and eventing in hunters and dressage since age five. This will be Elizabeth’s second year with the RRP, and also her second year training and showing off track thoroughbreds. Her knowledge and experience, as well as her love of horses make her an excellent caregiver, instructor and trainer. She hopes TRACS will be a succesfull program for years to come!

Desi Freeman is the oldest member of the TRACS team, is originally from upstate New York and grew up with horses. At the age of five she started riding, and throughout her childhood, she was trained in western, hunters, equitation and dressage. In college she tried out for the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association team at State University of New York at Oswego and competed for four years. After settling down and beginning her veterinarian practice, she continued her love for horses in a casual environment. This past year she has rekindled her first love and started competing locally in the hunter arena with Coexist Stables. She is excited to embark on the Retired Race Project with her CoExist stable family in the year 2021! Check her blogs out here!

Mary Roby specializes in off track thoroughbreds. She has close to 20 years of equine experience having competed in equitation, hunters and western pleasure since she was a young girl. She transitioned over to dressage and eventing back in 2014; now she is a novice event rider and first level dressage rider. She aspires to continue to go up the levels in both eventing and dressage, including gaining her bronze medal in dressage and compete in a long format events in 2021. She is excited to join the RRP team! Check her blogs out here!

Amanda Hewitt has over 20 years of riding experience starting at at the age of 7. She focused mostly on hunters until she took a break from competing to receive her Bachelors in Animal Science from North Carolina State University. Since graduating, she ventured into world of polocrosse, as well as competing in three day eventing. Amanda then returned to the hunter ring and competed 2’3” in the hunters, 2’ eventing, and 2’9” in the jumper ring. After becoming a part of the CoExist family, Amanda started teaching lessons for all levels of students as well training the stable horses. She is extremely excited to be part of the RRP Team!

Alexandra Tonti grew up riding since the time that she could walk. Beginning with pony games, she has loved competing up and down the east coast and Kentucky since she was four years old. A member of Pony Club, She has been competing in hunters, equitation and most recently jumpers. Her most exciting moment was competing in an A-rated show, placing 10th out of 50 people. She has been very successful in her showing, even though her philosophy is not about the wins, but about the experience gained. She has trained two off track thoroughbreds, which took her to the RRP last year. She is looking forward to the experience again this year.