Although she best describes her introduction into the world of horse shows as a “rough start,” Shannon Williams of Emerald, Wisconsin was bound and determined to live out her dream of showing horses. Now, she is doing just that. As a youngster, she rode an Appaloosa mare in mainly game events until her family purchased […]
She has looked up to her sister for as long as she can remember so when the zoo in her town sent out a brochure about riding lessons and Amie Bussing enrolled, that is all young Katie had to hear. A few years later Amie quit the sport but Katie was hooked. At the age […]
For Reddick, Florida based trainer Jenny Baker the best part about being a horse trainer is being able to wake up, walk out her door, and do what she loves every day. One of the most important things to her is to just be fair. “I try to be realistic and honest about their horse […]
An independent business woman who has traveled the world, Susan Juroe of Longmont, Colorado has had nothing short of an extraordinary life. But even with a successful career, she has found time to follow her dream of showing and breeding world caliber horses. It all started back with “Whipanie” a minimal liver chestnut registered Appaloosa […]
Fifteen-year-old Emily Drew of Houston, Texas, likens her show partner, Cadets Honor, to a 5-year-old boy with Attention Deficit Disorder. “He gets bored so fast that when we jump, we have to do jumper turns and tight corners just to keep his mind out of la la land,” she explains. “Same goes with the pattern […]
While the wheels of the horse industry have been turning, trainer Lonnie Cruse of Santa Fe, Texas, has been quietly producing multiple World and National Champions as long as anyone can remember, focusing on Appaloosas like his dad, Darold Cruse, did before him, as family tradition. “We’ve been in the Apps all our life. My […]
Masterson Farms, LLC, has announced that Casey Willis will be joining the farm Dec. 1 as its head trainer. In that role, he will be responsible for and supervise all training activities at the Somerville, Tennessee farm. He will be supported by assistant trainers Kaitlin LeBlanc, now at the farm, and Blair Townsend, who will […]
It’s the feeling she gets when she enters the show pen that keeps 13-year-old Rylee Morris of Nelsonville, Ohio interested in horses. “It’s great being able to do what I love,” she says. “I live my dream every time I show.” Her sister, Ashley Wood, is a professional trainer and propped Rylee up on a […]
Twenty-six-year-old Lauren Love, of Dallas, Texas has a striking dossier of accomplishments in the horse industry. She won the Amateur Horsemanship at the Quarter Horse Congress in 2011 and was AQHA’s Reserve World Champion in Amateur Horsemanship that same year with Invitemeforchocolate. She competed on the University of Georgia’s Equestrian team and helped the Bulldogs […]
Rodney is kind and sweet. He gives rides to little children and loves peppermints. Coco is super smart. He will do anything for a hug and he too enjoys a peppermint now and then. Lucky s a mellow fellow. He has been known to nibble on things but is very content just doing his job. […]
Not many people are introduced to horses by their teacher but that’s exactly how it all began for 18-year-old Nicole Kuklinski of Ironwood, Michigan. Nicole’s fifth grade teacher invited her out to her ranch one day to ride and she immediately fell in love with the horses and started taking riding lessons. By the time […]
Ask Alan Fisher what his idea of perfect happiness is and he’ll quickly tell you, “I’m living it.” Married to his “best friend,” Shannon, Fisher owns and operates his own training facility on 100 acres in Eastover, North Carolina, on land his family has owned for 150 years. Since his father, Leslie, bought his first […]
