Located in North Kohala on the Big Island of Hawai'i

  Learn horsemanship where it begins: the horse. Learn his language, his mind, his ways. When
he speaks to you, do you hear him, or are you talking over him without even knowing it? There
is always more for us all to learn.

Ma ka hana ka ‘ike – In doing, one knows.

  Lessons and training are available both with
E Komo Mai school horses and with owners’
own horses. E Komo Mai Sport Horses also
provides custom clinics and seminars in
equine behavior and natural horsemanship
both at the center and abroad.

  Many of the horses at E Komo Mai Sport
Horses have been bred, born, and raised
here, and represent a variety of breeds such
as Thoroughbred, Morgan crosses,
Hanoverian, Sport Horse pinto, and Quarter
Horse. There is also a Miniature Sicilian
Donkey who provides cute comic relief to horses and humans, alike.

  Head instructor Nancy Steinecke has been instructing and training for more than 30 years. Nancy holds a
degree from the University of Texas at Arlington with graduate studies from the University of Hawai’i, and Nancy
taught at Middle School, High School, and University levels before turning to a full time profession in Equine
Sciences. Nancy currently holds United States Equestrian Federation Licenses as a Dressage Judge and as a
Dressage Technical Delegate since 1981. From 1981 through 2008 Nancy also held USEF Licenses as a
Judge and as a Technical Delegate in Eventing, and throughout the 1980s Nancy held USEF licenses as a
Judge and as a Steward in Hunter and Hunter seat Equitation.

  Nancy and her students have competed successfully in a variety of venues, including Dressage through Prix
St. Georges, Eventing through Advanced, Hunter, Jumper, and Western, garnering many awards and
championships throughout the years. Nancy and Trey Pierce, her husband and co-director of E Komo Mai Sport
Horses, have also played Low Goal Polo, winning the Mauna Kea Polo Club Low Goal Tournament in 1988, and,
though no longer playing competitive polo, E Komo Mai horses and riders still enjoy the occasional stick and
ball session. Today the main focus of the ranch remains centered on Interactive Horsemanship™ which
emphasizes natural horsemanship and horse stewardship.

  Trey Pierce is an alumnus of the noted native Hawaiian educational institute, Kamehameha Schools. Trey
coordinates the scheduling of the many activities, the office, and implements the logistics of facility maintenance,
all while treating ranch residents to wonderful meals, and ranch patrons to impromptu guitar concerts, the
occasional appearance on a horse to stick and ball, and a hefty dose of humor.