Meet Our Board
Emily Wright, CPT
Founder/Executive Director
Emily is a certified classical dressage instructor and personal trainer with many years experience in classical dressage under the tutelage of riders from the Spanish Riding School as well as brilliant classical trainers in the US. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Liberty University with a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies, one of the focuses being health science and anatomy. She is currently pursuing an MBA in nonprofit leadership
Debbie Wright-Thomasson
Founder/Treasurer
Debbie Wright-Thomasson currently serves as our Treasurer and one of our founding members. Tempus Renatus is the result of her life-long dream and love for the Lipizzan horse, which began when watching the “Miracle of the White Stallions” as a young girl. An avid equestrian she has seen the healing benefits that classical riding has provided for those close to her and is passionate about sharing this with others. “Modern technology has disrupted the historical bond between the equine and human and has thus deprived many of our culture of the benefits of this relationship.” With a masters in nutrition with minors in biochemistry and counseling, her special interest in preventive medicine naturally blends quite well with her enthusiasm for classical horsemanship and all it has to offer.
Tarra Millender
Director
Tarra Millender brings many years’ experience in dressage, jumping, eventing, and even polo, playing on her university team. Her love of horses began when riding horses on Galveston beach and continued the rest of her life. All disciplines of riding reinforced the need for a better system of training, and she spent many years searching for a biomechanically sound and kind yet effective method of training both horse and rider. Caring for her horses she felt grounded her and gave her the foundation for dealing with many of the problems which face young people. She sees the many subtle benefits of the equine and human partnership and hopes to share in bringing these to others.