I'm nineteen years old, starting my business in Enosburg, VT. Though I am the first horse girl in my family, I started riding at six years old and horses quickly became what I live for. In high school, I heard the question 'What do you want to do after high school?' at least once a day, so I spent a lot of time thinking about it. The more I thought about it, the more it made me sad. All I really wanted to do was be with my horses and learn how to be better for them. I thought it wasn’t possible to do that and have a career. As I got farther into high school and the options I had for post high school were getting increasingly scary, I finally decided that since being with horses was all I wanted to do with my time, I was going to find a way to make it my career. So here I am! Here's a little back story of why I picked the areas of trimming and training:

How I started training: 

I've been a horse girl my whole life. I grew up riding in a lesson program where I learned basic safety and riding. At age nine, I brought my first horse home. My childhood pony, Rio, taught me more than I thought was possible. He was my best friend and made me an in-tune rider with a good seat, and situational awareness.  However it wasn't until I got my current horse, Tony, that I became a trainer. He was young and lacked confidence and a sense of self. I quickly had to become the person that he could lean on. It was a fine line between letting him discover his own personality and also teaching him the things he needs to know in order to thrive in this world. I got into R+, trick training, and liberty because of my other horse, Phoenix. I didn’t know when I got him, but quickly discovered he has Kissing Spine, which comes with physical limitations, one of which is not being able to be ridden on a regular basis. Because of this, I had to come up with new ways to get him exercise and mental stimulation.

What lead me to trimming:

In 2022 my trimmer retired so it forced me to search for someone new to trim my horses. I had heard great things about Deanna Stoppler, so I decided to give her a call. When she came, her expansive wealth of knowledge and flawless trim amazed me. Shortly after, Deanna asked me if I would like to learn a bit of trimming so I could rasp my boys hooves in between trims. This is where my love for hoof care began. After about a year of trimming my own horses, reading informational websites, and learning proper hoof photography and receiving feedback from Deanna, I decided this is what I wanted to do with my life and entered into the PHCP training program!