Board of Directors, Area Director and Advisory Board Members

Meet the People Behind Neigh Savers Foundation, Inc.

Karin Wagner, CEO & Founder

Karin and Calm Agnes

Karin is certified through Equissage, Inc. in Round Hill, Virginia as an ESMT (Equine Sports Massage Therapist). She is currently massaging equines both in and out of training. Karin’s next goal is to become an Equine Chiropractor. Karin lives in Walnut Creek, CA with her beloved border collie-lab mix "Buck" and is happiest when on the backstretch of any race track.

Nicole Rawnsley, Southern California Area Director

Nicole and Noah

Nicole runs our Somis, CA hunter-jumper and dressage training facility at Kimberlee Farms as well as being a liaison with the southern California tracks. Nicole’s background has been Hunter/Jumpers and dressage with starting young horses. She has five years of specialty veterinary, equine and emergency/critical care experience. Together with trainer Cynthia Wilson, FEI Dressage Trainer, she manages the care, rehabilitation and retraining of the horses. Recently Nicole showed rescue "Stone Cold Angel - Noah" in his first dressage show, in which he won both classes. Nicole’s passion is to gracefully and successfully transistion thoroughbreds into second careers. Nicole lives in Agoura Hills, CA with numerous rescue dogs and her fiance, Rick.

Briana Fry, President

Briana and Brendon

Briana is new to Thoroughbreds, although she has been riding since she was a few months old. She is a police officer who recently returned to work after taking a long leave for the birth of her son, Colt. She and her husband run their ranch consisting of show cattle, sheep, pigs and horses along with two German Shepherds and a black Lab. Briana has three Quarterhorses of her own but she recently adopted an older Thoroughbred Neigh Savers rescue named Brendon. Briana resides in Colusa , CA.

Ingrid Nuernberg, Director

Ingrid and Feel the Rush

Ingrid began attending the races at Santa Anita Park with her parents at the age of eight. Early on, she developed a system of handicapping that consisted of pick ing the horse with the prettiest name; a system she still uses, with some degree of success, to this day. Ingrid would like it known that the only girl scout merit badge she ever earned was the horsewoman badge. Ingrid works in the entertainment business in Los Angeles and is a member of SAG (Screen Actors Guild). She lives in North Hollywood, California with her black cat Ariel.

Hon. Chris Willmon, Director

Chris and Suicidal Blonde

Judge Willmon has had a life-long interest in horses. She is an accomplished rider and honed her riding skills while studying at university in Ireland. Judge Willmon brings a wealth of experience to the Board, particularly with respect to our legal contracts and agreements. Judge Willmon was recently appointed as an administrative law judge for the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. She resides in Riverside, California with her best friend Lynda and their cherished cats.

Heidi Green, Advisory Board Member

Heidi and Xanthos

Although a life long lover of horses, Heidi discovered Thoroughbreds when she saw a beautiful chestnut on the cover of a magazine on October 20, 1989. That horse was Secretariat. Heidi's first horse was a half-thoroughbred and she retrained ex-racehorses in her teens to help pay for her Appendix gelding's and her Thoroughbred mare's board and her lessons. She took a hiatus from horse ownership until she adopted one of our own Neighsavers rescues Redwood Bluff (AKA Xanthos) in August 2008. Heidi and her husband Matt reside in Rio Linda with a large menagerie of personal and rescue-foster dogs.