FAQs
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Whether a new customer has ridden before or not, we start the lesson program by deciding which horse or pony the student will ride, where to get the horse or pony from and how to prepare it for riding, and then how to care for it after a lesson is done. New boarders receive a warm welcome. I am more than happy to take them out and show them the trails, introduce them to other boarders and invite them to join in our extracurricular activities.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I was around horses as much as possible growing up. I worked at an equine boarding/training/breeding/livery facility for about 5 years when still in school. Bought, raised and trained my first horse when I was 18. I apprenticed with Eric and Michelle Clarke for four years, have worked with quite a number of internationally known clinicians and most recently have been a part of the Connected Riding program since 2004 in which I have worked with Peggy Cummings and a number of her instructors. I will continue to work with this program as I found it to be a program that goes along with my philosophy about horses and riding them.
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
It was something I had wanted to do since I was very, very young. I can't remember a time I didn't want to work with horses. When the opportunity arose again for me as an adult, I jumped right in.