I think I must have been born naturally just loving horses. And (finally!) at 6 years old, my parents put me into riding lessons. They didn't allow children under 8 years old to ride, but at 6 years old, I was quite tall and was able to reach the stirrups, so the facility allowed me to begin riding. 

As I grew up, my parents got me my own horses, I spent my years riding at home and going to shows every weekend. I then got my first job at a local breeding stable at 14 as a groom stable hand, then started riding the show horses and helping start the younger warmbloods. As the show groom, I also got to ride the younglings in their first Trillium shows.

I was picked up by a local trainer that taught my everything I know about natural horsemanship. I spent 5 years with Marc, learning the horsemanship styles of the greatest trainers; Buck Brannaman, Monty Roberts, Tom Dorrance etc. In 2022, as I was out of the country, I found out he had passed away losing his battle with cancer. (Marc, I can't thank you enough for everything.) I cried for days straight, because I wasn't there to say goodbye and it was his dream for me to continue his legacy and become a trainer, helping people and their horses. But I had no idea how I could go about it...