Who is this person?

I began riding lessons on my seventh birthday after a lifetime of begging and strategically failing at every other sport my parents tried to placate me with. At that riding lesson, I realized that horses are big and a bit scary. Still, after making this much of a fuss over getting riding lessons in the first place, I would not turn back.

I spent my junior career flailing through the Hunter/Jumper world. My lack of spatial awareness combined with a gangly (but worth his weight in gold) OTTB meant that my career did not get off to an auspicious start. Happily, I then discovered dressage, where one can (usually) flail without the threat of impending death by fence.

After getting my B.S. in Equine Studies from the University of New Hampshire, I took on a working student position for international FEI rider Lauren Sprieser in Marshall, VA. This was my introduction to Big, Expensive Dressage Horses. After two years in this position, I moved on to a working student position with another international dressage rider, Lauren Chumley. For four years, I learned to ride horses ranging from green to Grand Prix, trained my project mare to the FEI (earning my USDF Silver medal), and even did some eventing!