OCCUPATION
- Homeschool Mom to Hannah and Emma
- Rock Harbor Church Children's Ministry
- West Bakersfield 4H Project Leader for Horses & Rabbits
At age 7, I realized I couldn't own a REAL unicorn, so I settled for horses. My poor, non-horse crazy parents let me ride any rental I could find, and when there was none, I just improvised by pretending to be one!! After many years of being told by my Mom and Dad, just how much work they were, I was still able to convince my Dad to buy me my first one - a purebred Arabian mare, and its been a blessing ever since! As I got older and taller, I went from Arabians to Paints, showed at the world level, and then on to quarter horses. I've ridden, trained, and worked for some talented people in the business, like Fred Tabor, Kristen Hertsgaard, and Alan Inks, taking a break later to raise two sweet baby girls.
When I'm not riding, I'm teaching my girls, chauffering them to all of their activities, leading 4H projects, and volunteering at my church, while the hubby is working away in the Texas Oil Patch.
My oldest daughter Hannah is now starting to share the love and blessing of owning and showing horses in Leadline Classes and it's helped her post-brain surgery therapy immensely! Horse riding is awesome rehabilitation for motor skills . My youngest is showing some interest too. Boy, Dad's in trouble having THREE horse crazy ladies!!
FUN FACTS
- We breed Holland Lop rabbits for 4H kiddos.
- I've lived all over So Cal from Temecula all the way up to Moorpark, having shown at a ETI 118 show in 1998!
- And my parents were totally wrong!!! -- KIDS are way more work than horses!!