About Me

I have learned over the last 7  years that riding horses will be a lifelong passion.  I love the deep connection that I get to create with my horse teammate.  We have to trust each other and work together in order to perform well.  In addition, I am competitive and riding gives me a place to compete and challenge myself to improve.  I also really enjoy being part of a riding team and making friends with people who share the same passion.  

I have had a wide range of riding experiences that  have  helped  me develop  as  a  rider.  I started  with  lessons at a school barn in Minnesota for two years,  riding different ponies  and  horses.  At  that  point I knew I wanted to  compete with my  own horse.  I got that chance with a horse  that  had  previously  competed in  the  Dover  Medal  Finals  and  twice finished  in  the  top  10  of  the  Maclay  Finals.   I rode him in many  classes  but really  enjoyed  and focused on equitation.   I  learned  so  much  from  riding  him,  and over time  won many individual and  year-end awards in the  MHJA  and  USHJA  Zone  6.  Because of previous injuries, we could  not  jump over  3  feet.  I  decided  to  get  a  different  horse  because I  wanted to  compete  at a higher  level  and challenge  myself in the national  medals.  

So,  in  December  of  2019  I  imported  a  young  horse  from  Holland  that  had  never  competed  in  an  equitation  ring.    I  have  grown so  much   as  a  rider  by  having  to  train  him  to  do  things  necessary  to  be  successful  in  the  equitation  ring.    I know  this  will  take  time,  but  we  have  made  tremendous  progress.  In  our  first year  we  acheved  more  than  I  had  hoped,  qualifying for  the  Dover  Medal  Finals,  the  NHS  Hamel  Foundation  Finals,  and  the  ASPCA  Maclay Finals.   We competed in the Maclay Finals and had a fantastic experience.  Last year we qualified for the Maclay Regionals, the Dover Medal Final, the  Gladstone  Cup  Equitation  Final,  the NCEA Junior Medal Finals, the USHJA Hunt Seat Medal Final and USHJA Jumping Seat Medal final.  We had a great round at the Dover Medal Finals.  I am looking forward to seeing what  we  can  achieve together  over  the next year.   

I  am  hoping  to  ride  at  the  collegiate  level  because  I  want  to keep  being  part  of  a  team.    I  know  it  will  be  a great  opportunity  to  improve,  build  lasting  friendships  and  contribute  to  the  success  of  the  team.