09/01/2026
“What’s your specialty?”
It’s a question I get asked all the time.
What discipline do you teach? What do you specialize in? What have you mastered? What is your favorite discipline to ride and train?
And honestly, for a long time, I never really had a good answer.
I started out in Hunter/Jumper, moved into Eventing, got into rodeo and barrel racing, have swung a rope a time or two, started plenty of colts and green horses, western dressage, ranch riding, and even participated in team penning and sorting.
I’ve been fortunate enough to experience and learn from a lot of different areas of the horse world, and I’ve never really felt like I belonged in just one box.
I love the precision and partnership of English riding. I love the adrenaline and challenge of speed events. I enjoy working with young horses and watching them learn. I love the versatility of ranch riding and the teamwork involved in working cattle.
So when people ask me what discipline I specialize in, I never know exactly what to say.
But over the years, I’ve realized something.
My specialty isn’t a discipline.
My specialty is building confidence.
I have found that some of my greatest success and most rewarding moments have come from helping people believe in themselves again.
The adult getting back in the saddle after a terrible fall.
The child who struggles with insecurity.
The rider carrying fear from a past experience.
The person who desperately wants to do something but doesn’t believe they’re capable of it.
That’s where I feel like I can make the biggest difference.
My goal isn’t simply to teach someone how to sit correctly or tell them how to get their horse to pick up the right lead. Those things are important, of course. But I want to help create riders who trust themselves, understand their horses, can work through challenges, and have the confidence to keep going when things get hard.
I want to see you work through the hard things.
Not avoid them. Not give up when something feels uncomfortable. Not convince yourself that you aren’t capable.
I want to help you face those moments, work through them, and come out the other side knowing you are a little stronger and a little more capable than you were before.
Whether your goal is to enjoy a quiet trail ride, build a better partnership with your horse, overcome a fear, or someday compete at the highest level, I want to be in your corner.
I want to help you work through the obstacles.
I want to celebrate the victories with you.
And I want to help you become the most confident, capable rider you can possibly be.
Because riding isn’t just about sitting on a horse and looking pretty.
It’s about learning to communicate.
It’s about problem-solving.
It’s about overcoming obstacles.
It’s about developing a true partnership with another living, thinking animal.
And sometimes, the biggest obstacle standing between you and your goals isn’t the jump in front of you or the horse underneath you.
Sometimes, it’s the voice inside your own head telling you that you can’t.
So, if you’ve ever wondered what my specialty is, I think I finally have my answer.
I build confidence.
And whether you’re 6 years old or 60, whether you ride for fun or dream of competing someday, that’s something I will always be passionate about.
Because there is nothing quite like watching someone go from saying, “I can’t,” to realizing, “I just did.”
That’s why I teach.
