About Me
The official lineup.
Riding with all my close friends at Nails Creek, Lake Somerville.
I've been involved with horses since I was a little girl. I tore up the neighborhood on my first pony. When I turned 16, my Aunt took me to a wild mustang adoption sale. Little did she know that I would end up picking out the most gangly colt and convince her to adopt him for me. I thought she was going to fall over when they loaded him up and hauled him home. You learn alot of patience when dealing with such a wild and untrusting animal. It wasn't long before I was climbing on him.
Not long after that we became apart of the quarterhorse world with the help of our neighbors who owned a stud and a couple of mares. Shortly after that I became involved in barrel racing along with other speed events.
Now I love to load up the horses and go camping and trail riding with my daughter, family and friends.
I enjoy Ranch Sorting and I've even tried my hand at Cutting; what a rush that was.
My technique in training is to have the horse understand the correct response by releasing pressure when the right response is given.
Slow and steady, asking for a lot of respect on the ground and under saddle.
I've picked up alot of working techniques from clinicians like Clinton Anderson, Chris Cox, and Craig Cameron. Love that RFDTV.
My daughter helps me with training by getting in the saddle and acting as a passenger as I work the horse in the round pen. She loves being around horses and being a part of the training when she's not away at college.
I'm the Assistant Trail Boss with The Official Texas Star Trail Ride, Inc. which covers over 100 miles in one week every year in March ending up at the Star of Texas Fair & Rodeo of Austin. I also volunteer at the Rodeo, what fun that is.
I'm just a Cowgirl at heart who loves spending time in the outdoors with my Family, Friends and Horses. There's nothing better for the Heart than to have your hands on a Horse.
Our 2009 Cowgirl Weekend Team: Shonda, Becky, Kristy, Dusty and myself.