12/13/2024
I'd like to come on here and show that you don't need to be born into the training world to train. I started truly riding when I was 4, my grandparents helped fund my horse addiction. I started with a little fat pony, then went to an old mare with arthritis. She was a great horse, I use her for playdays. But she's crow hop every time I rode her, I still like to think she's the one who gave me my sticky seat from the very beginning. Soon she needed to move on to the next little girl, so I moved up to a BIG bay gelding. He was way too much for my little legs, but the smoothest horse I ever rode to this day. We ended up selling him back so I wasn't holding him back. But then we got a bay mare, I rode her for YEARS did everything from western pleasure, reining, horsemanship, showmanship, team penning, poles, barrels, to patterns for Rodeo Queen. My grandma had a little roan pony, like maybe 14hh. I trained her on barrels and had a fun play day horse and won a few prices at AQHA with her. Then after proving that I can ride and that I wanted to race my grandparents got me a Palomino mare, she was so much horse. She ended up having gate issues and barrel issues. She was what started my whole training business. After hours and hours of studying videos and trying to figure out how to work past her issues, we make a break through. We went from blowing barrels and taking 4+ people to get us in to walking in and winning buckles. I posted her progress on Social Media and people were blowing up my phone asking how I fixed her. I made videos and videos explaining how I fixed her issues and I helped SO many people. I had people sending me their before and after thanking me. So I continued helping people.
After giving it some thought I wanted to train my own from scratch. So I sold my bay mare that I learned so much on, and bought a 3yr old Palomino mare. She's what boosted my training, she was competing in reining, horsemanship, trail, and so much more. Then she was started on barrels full time. I subscribed to training websites and watched so many YouTube videos so I could train her the best I could. At the end I had this mare walking calmly into the gate each run and the tightest barrels. She won me a few buckles and I sold her to continue my journey. I ended up buying a bay yearling in the middle of all of that as well, had her taking the bit by herself, ground driving, and packing a saddle before her first ride. Her first ride went perfectly with no issues. I made myself a brand for my business, had it approved through the state and branded the horses I trained.
With the money from the Palomino mare, I bought a Sorrel 2yr old. When I handed the guy the check and walked her out of the barn she drug me a few feet. I got her home got her to trust me then started training. I had her holding a saddle within a few months of owning her and was ontop of her in June. Her first ride went absolutely perfect. I put 30 rides on her over a YEAR and she never missed a step. She's now has had about a 6 month break and her training has not wavered at all.
Not everyone is born into the training business, but there's never a time when it's too late to start. I trained myself and have had successful horses and have helped people from across the country with theirs. Judging someone based off of when they started is beyond crazy. You could have started training when you were 10yrs old and still be missing pieces of the equation. You never stop learning.
On top of everything I've started my family which I absolutely love. To think I've done all this studying and have given it my all training with starting my business and family blows my mind. I never thought at the age of 20 I would have all of this. So when people judge my age and what I've accomplished, I just laugh. But thank you to everyone who has supported me since I was 15 in this journey. I continue to learn every single day💕
