Greystone Stables

Danielle Moraski

Owner and Head Trainer

As Jody's daughter, Dani was born and raised in a horse farm. She developed her riding throughout her junior career showing all the way through to the big eq. She trained a variety of horses and ponies who achieved great success in their careers.

During her junior years, she not only rode for Greystone, but was a working student for a variety of barns including, Don Stewart's and Emil Spadone's.

Dani continued to ride while she attended Binghamton University for Human Development with a minor in Education and Graphic Design. She rode for the Binghamton University IHSA Team in open fences and open flat, moving to zones. Post college, she competed in the alumni division, making it to zones both years and moving onto nationals her second year.

After she graduated college, she moved to Alabama and worked as an assistant trainer for Fox Lake Farm. There, she honed in on her showing while traveling the "A" circuit.

Since then, she has been freelance riding and traveling to Ocala, Fl for the winters. Now, she is back in New Hampton, NY and ready to share her skills with the students of Greystone.

Barbara Whyte

Barn Manager, Head Rider & IEA Coach

Barbara started her career at Greystone officially around the age of 7, but did have her first ride on our lesson pony, Mitey, at her 1st birthday party. She grew up being the epitome of a barn rat, spending every second she could around horses.

She spent her junior career breaking and training ponies and horses for Greystone, while also showing all the way up to the high children's jumpers with her personal horse, Celtic Mist. She has too many accomplishments to list, including 4th in the Bit O' Straw at Marshall and Sterling finals with Karen Ufret's Paint the Town. She has always been a natural rider who can understand the needs of any horse.

Barbara has a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Business Management from SUNY Cobleskill. While attending school Barbara was captain of SUNY Cobleskill's IHSA team, while also dabbling in eventing on her personal horses.

Post college, she started working for Willow Hill Farm in Montgomery, NY. She was the barn manager while also training and riding. Barbara has also worked under top trainers such as Olivia Golden (Double G Stables), Lisa O'Neil (Top Call Farm), and Bj Ehrhardt (Foxhedge Farm).

After taking a break from riding and spending 5 years managing a veterinary practice, Barbara realized horses were her true passion and she decided the best way to make that passion a reality was by coming "home" to Greystone.

Rylee Speacht

Assistant Trainer & Rider

Rylee started her love for horses in the second grade and has continued it ever since. What started out as a hobby in Leesburg, Virginia, fast became a lifestyle and commitment.

Rylee has had various jobs in the equestrian world from having worked with a company that does pony rides for festivals and parties, to being a summer horse camp counselor, to being an assistant trainer for a hunter/jumper barn all while competing in the jumpers locally and on the A circuit with her horse at the time, Morning Fire.

Wanting to gain more experience in the industry, Rylee ventured to South Carolina where she was a working student for a hunter/jumper show barn in the Tryon area. During this time, Rylee was a participant of USHJA’s EAP program. When her time was up in SC, she then moved to Ocala, Florida where she was also a working student for a premier showjumping barn as well as a temporary groom for a hunter/jumper barn at WEC.

Rylee is very excited to get back to teaching and is excited for the opportunity to work for and compete with Greystone.

Jody Moraski

Owner

Jody Moraski started Greystone Stables in 1987 in Warwick, NY. She then moved to Middletown, NY. in 1992, GSS moved to its permanent home in New Hampton, NY.

Jody began her riding career long before she started Greystone. She held a position as an assistant instructor and rider at SpringVale Farm in NJ, and Stonleigh-Burnham School in Greenfield, Massachusetts.

She took a short hiatus from the hunter/jumpers to explore other equestrian sports. While working at Vershire Farm in Vermont, she rode and trained event horses. Jody has also worked with Arabians at Dorian Farm in MA. In addition to this, she studied upper level dressage at Chick-a-tee Farms.

Jody graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1987 with a Bachelors of Science. During her time in college she competed with great success on the Intercollegiate riding team. She qualified twice for Nationals, gaining one Championship there for her team.

Jody's career has yielded a number of championships with her students, all the way from walk trot to the pony hunters and equitation divisions.