Hayley Rooney

Hayley Rooney has made her passion and love of horses her career. Hayley began riding at 5 years old and never stopped. Hayley trained with many top professional trainers in the Tri- State area during her junior years. After finishing High School, she continued to pursue her passion by enrolling and attending Centenary College, earning B.S. degree in Equine Studies. Immediately after graduating College, she began freelancing; in 1997 Hayley started her own equestrian Business, Holland Hills Farm, LLC. In the fall of 2004, William Paterson University was looking for a new equestrian coach to manage and grown their team; Hayley accepted this new challenge with the same spirit and drive to succeed as she does with everything she undertakes. The team has thrived, during the 11 years, she has been coach; in 2014 Hayley was voted IHSA Coach of the year for the region her team competes. She is also a certified EMT and CPR/First Aid instructor. Hayley lives in Wyckoff, with her husband Kevin and 4 children. Hayley’s quote to live by is ” I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel” -Maya Angelou (Source)