Karen

I have done years of research on the management of horses. I have learned that veterinarians do not spend much time on nutrition or shoeing in vet school. So I have taken it upon myself to learn as much as I can about both of these subjects. Managing a horse on the road is the biggest learning experience a person can get. I did work for Purina Mills and went to their research farm in St Louis MO on multiple occasions and had access to several fellow employees with PhD's in equine nutrition.

I have raised, trained and competed at a professional level for years. My sole occupation for 16 years was at the professional level. My first job as a teenager was guiding dude ranch guests on trail rides. I took lessons in dressage as a teenager and worked with a professional reining horse trainer on the weekends while attending college. I was a half owner in a registered Angus ranch for 14 and have extensive experience working cattle on horses

I have worked with broodmares, foals and stallions. I have managed high performance horses at home and on the road.
I am extremely particular about the care and management of horses (for example, every time a water trough has to be refilled, I scrub it out first)

I have started several young horses from halter breaking to the first ride after hours of roundpen work and driving. I have taken several green horses through the seasoning process to make them solid competitors. In more recent years, I have ridden strictly western horses.

I have finished six different years in the top 25 of the Womens Professional Rodeo Association on horses I trained myself. I traveled alone and managed my own horses in every way and made a good living doing so.