Working Student, David Collins Dressage

 *April 2022 - Present*

• Manages ten competition horses for a certified FEI dressage trainer in North Salem, NY
• Responsible for administering medication, scheduling vet and farrier appointments, and warming up horses

Assistant Instructor, Litchfield Little Britches

 *September 2013 - November 2016*

• Worked with children and teens ages 5-18, tailoring therapeutic riding lessons to individual needs
• Designed print media and helped organize fundraising events

Exercise Rider, Somerset Farm, Lisa Rex

 *December 2011 - September 2013*

• Competed in both hunters and jumpers in A/AA rated shows on the East Coast
• Exercised client horses, applying knowledge of suppleness and engagement from dressage background

• Administering IV, IM, Sub-Q, and oral medication
• Lunging with side reins, running reins, Pessoa system
• Kinesio taping (per instructions)
• Wrapping/Bandaging
• Body clipping
• Braiding
• Proficient in Spanish
• Clean driving record, comfortable driving trucks and large vehicles

2023 66.89% Third Level HITS Saugerties, winning the open division on a catch ride. 62.31% Second Level HITS Saugerties also winning the open division. This was a particular challenge because I had never ridden the test before and the horse had not been schooled in a snaffle bridle in over a year. 2022 71.21% Training Level Dressage at Kirby Hill, winning on a horse recently rehabbed from kissing spines 2014 67.2% Training Level GMHA Dressage Days, winning the A/A division