My name is Brittany Fraser Fayard. I am a native to Atlanta and have lived in Georgia my entire life. Chastain Horse park has been a place near and dear to my heart since the '80s. I learned to ride horses there and had my first experiences working with a therapeutic riding program. I have loved horses all of my life and Chastain Horse Park has once again become an important part of my life. I finally own my first horse (a lifelong dream) and have returned to horseback riding, in the boarder program at CHP, after a long hiatus. I am also involved (again) with the Therapeutic Riding Program in both mounted and unmounted sessions. It has changed A LOT in size and reach since the 80s, which is my why involvement as a donor and fundraiser is so important. 

My husband's name is Chris. He spent his college years in Boone, NC which fostered a love of the mountains and the great outdoors. He enjoys cooking and is often found on weekends at the Freedom Farmers Market. As a lifelong Alabama fan, college football season is favorite time of year. Our son Liam is 15 years old. Liam loves cars and bikes. During the week, he can often be found biking all throughout the Chastain Park area. On the weekends he likes to trade in biking in the neighborhood for the adrenaline rush of Downhill Mountain Biking. Jarrod's Place and Big Creek are some of his favorite spots to go. Our daughter, Isabella, is 11 years old. She was born loving horses and reminds me a lot of myself as a little girl. She is also following in my footsteps, so to speak, learning to ride at CHP in the lesson program and now riding with me in the boarder program. We spend a tremendous amount of time together because of our love of horses and that is such a gift. When not at the barn she can be found "foot jumping" over hurdles in our front yard, doing arts & crafts or playing Norman. When she is old enough, she wants to start volunteering as a sidewalker or horse leader in the therapeutic program at CHP. 

I am an Atlanta native, born at Piedmont Hospital as were our two children. My husband Chris, is originally from Birmingham, Alabama but moved to Atlanta when he was two years old. So, he's pretty much a native too. I first moved to the Chastain Park area as a kid in the late 80s and then moved back, from the Oak Grove neighborhood, five years ago, with my own family. Our daughter, was about to start 2nd Grade at The Atlanta Speech School and in order to position us closer to that community, we decided to move to Chastain Park.

I attended the University of Georgia and graduated from the Grady College of Journalism. I majored in video and film production and minored in photography. Chris attended Appalachian State where he double majored in Finance and Marketing. He then got his MBA from Emory University.

My husband and I met post college. We were both recent graduates starting our careers with Turner Broadcasting. I worked on the post production side and he worked on the sports production side at Turner Studios.

My family has a dog and two horses. Norman is a 6 year old Cream Retriever. He LOVES going for long walks around the park, soaking up attention on the patio of The Chastain restaurant and visiting our horses at the barn. Jett, my horse, is a 16 year old Dutch Warmblood. I had wanted a horse since I was 6 years old, and it took until 2023 for that dream to become a reality. Noble is a pony my daughter has been leasing for the last year. He just turned 8 and is teaching her a lot about tenacity, grit and hardwork.

Being in Chastain Park offers us the ability to walk to many events, restaurants, and concerts which is not common living in Atlanta. We love the annual Car Show and the twice a year Artist market. We are regulars at The Chastain Restaurant and often take in concerts at the amphitheater.

We have been participants of neighborhood events like Reins of Hope, Wine Chastain, Dine Chastain and Bourbon and Burgers, all of which are fundraisers for important park organizations.

We are very involved in supporting numerous Atlanta institutions such at Winship at Emory, The Atlanta Speech School and The Chastain Horse Park.