NTEC: Training Staff Biographies

NTEC Training Staff

Christian Heineking

Christian Heineking joined the NTEC staff in 2008 after completing his German Reitlehrer FN certification and relocating to the United States. This master certification, which Christian earned at the German Riding Academy at Warendorf, is awarded only after the completion of five years of rigorous coursework and extensive testing of the candidate’s riding ability. Christian graduated at the top of his class in 2008. Although licensed to train horses and riders through the FEI levels in both dressage and jumping, Christian’s particular area of interest is training and competing in show jumping. Currently he leads the jumping training and lesson program at NTEC and is an avid competitor. Christian is equally comfortable working with young horses or the seasoned grand prix competitor and has had success at such venues as the Lexington National Horse Show in Kentucky, the Winter Equestrian Festival in West Palm Beach, and the Germantown Charity Horse Show in Tennessee.

Christan Heineking in Germantown

Christan Heineking

Allison Csaki

Allison Csaki joined the NTEC staff in 2009. She holds her British Horse Society Level 2 International Instructor certification and has ten years of experience teaching riders of all levels. She specializes in teaching children and strives to deliver lessons that are safe, positive, informative, and most importantly, fun!

Allison Csaki

Amanda Charlott ("Happy") Comly

Happy started riding horses at 3 years old. She began show jumping on the A show circuit at age 6. Showing in both hunters and jumpers, she was successful through the Junior Hunters and Grand Prix jumper level. She qualified for the North American Young Riders Championships in show jumping in both 2004 and 2005, and rode for the zone VII team in 2005.

After graduating from Trinity University with majors in Political Science and Philosophy, Happy moved to Muelheim an Der Ruhr, Germany. There she began a 2-year certification program to become a professional equestrian. She studied and trained in classical riding. During her certification, she trained at the Gestuet Eschenbruch, working and competing both young dressage horses and jumping horses. In the summer of 2011, she took her certification exam in Warendorf, Germany, and passed with honors.

Upon returning to Texas, Happy began working at the North Texas Equestrian Center, training dressage and jumping horses.