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Grace Himes has a close bond with Gota Lota Lace

Grace Himes has a close bond with Gota Lota Lace

Grace Ann Himes has a close bond with her show partner, Gota Lota Lace. She likes to think she knows everything about the 2003 American Quarter Horse bay mare by Gota Lota Potential out of Iron N Lace. Like how she oinks like a pig when Gracie pokes her on the nose. Or like how she gets so excited when […]

Nick and Carmen Mayabb are proud of their business

Nick and Carmen Mayabb are proud of their business

“Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.” Georgia trainers Nick and Carmen Mayabb say that’s the best advice they’ve ever been given and it’s reflective of their operation. Growing up in Dacula, Georgia, Carmen’s mother, Christie Moss, was a horse trainer so she grew up on a farm and at age 4 she […]

Once Carly Epp wanted to fit in; now thrives on standing out

Once Carly Epp wanted to fit in; now thrives on standing out

When Carly Epp first moved from her home in Ontario, Canada to attend Texas Christian University, all she wanted to do was fit in, she didn’t even care about showing. But with the help of trainers, Will and Elizabeth Knabenshue, she has learned the benefits of standing out. Born and raised in Brampton, Ontario, 22-year-old Epp has had […]

Showing horses has been a roller-coaster for Sydnie Ochs

Showing horses has been a roller-coaster for Sydnie Ochs

Dan and Jacquie Ochs, have always encouraged their children to find something special they love and give it 110 percent. For their 13-year-old daughter, Sydnie, that something special has always been a horse. She has a real passion for her horses and there’s nothing she enjoys more than traveling around the country to accomplish her goals. Sydnie was born and […]

Heath McNeill: His son taught him not to sweat the small stuff

Heath McNeill: His son taught him not to sweat the small stuff

Heath McNeill says the best part about being a horse trainer is having the opportunity to take a colt or filly that knows nothing, and taking it all the way to a finished show horse. And, as a 40-year-old professional trainer he says he’s lucky to get to do a part of that every day. […]

Erin McNab: competitive in the pen

Erin McNab: competitive in the pen

When Erin McNab was just a youngster she found a passion for gymnastics. Starting to tumble in the third grade, the Salem, Oregon native competed in meets all the way through eighth grade when she started riding horses. “I love horses and I’ve always been competitive. I’ve always been the competitive type of person academically, […]

Elsie Naruszewicz: Destined to pursue a life with horses

Elsie Naruszewicz: Destined to pursue a life with horses

Looking back, there were plenty of clues that Elsie Naruszewicz would pursue a life showing horses. When her parents signed her up for weekly riding lessons just down the road from her home in Monroe, Washington, Elsie would not just limit her visits to that one day. She’d show up at the barn nearly every […]

Colton LaSusa learned the importance of self-confidence

Colton LaSusa learned the importance of self-confidence

For Colton LaSusa the best part about being a horse trainer is seeing the growth of his horses and clients both in and out of the arena. “Horses are not robots they are athletes with their own minds,” said the Pennsylvania trainer. “Understanding what it takes to make your horse reach their best ability is […]

For Merrick Aguero success did not come easily

For Merrick Aguero success did not come easily

For Non-Pro competitor Merrick Aguero of San Angelo, Texas success in the show pen did not come easily, but she never once gave up and has known most of her life that horses were for her. Growing up in Texas, Aguero was a horse-crazy girl. At just 9 years old she and a friend decided […]

Charlotte Selby had a rocky start to showing

Charlotte Selby had a rocky start to showing

Youth competitor Charlotte Selby tried out a few sports including soccer and volleyball before finding her calling showing horses. Growing up in Sammimish, Wisconsin the 19-year-old only child of Scott Selby and Krista White began taking lessons at a local barn as an after school activity. “I was mediocre at volleyball and hysterically bad at […]

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