I am a lifelong equestrian available for horse sitting in Napa, Sonoma and Lake Counties. I have experience as an owner, rider, instructor and trainer.
Committed equestrian with a lifetime of hands on experience working with horses
Prioritizes the care and well-being of each horse above all
Competent with the ability to problem solve and stay calm in stressful situations
Confident both in the saddle and on the ground
Experience preforming farm-related projects and maintenance
Experience
Mobile Trainer, Tri-County Training
Napa, Sonoma, Lake Counties, California
Self-started mobile training business offering a diverse range of services such as ground work, starting under saddle, lessons, desensitization, exposure training, problem solving, etc. Traveled to client’s homes or boarding facilities and worked with a variety of different breeds ranging in age from foals to semi-retired horses. Assisted clients with veterinarian and farrier appointments and gave general horse care and barn management instruction.
Barn Manager, Anton Ranch
Healdsburg, California
Responsible for training, exercise, feed and care of 10 privately owned barrel racing horses, including foals and stallions. Daily duties included feeding hay, cleaning pastures, rotating horses on the 4 horse hot walker, therapies (PEMF blanket and colloidal silver respiratory nebulizer), riding, training, feeding grain and supplements. Held horses for the farrier, administered medications, applied poultices and wraps and addressed any wounds or injuries accordingly. Maintained barns and fencing as needed.
Riding Instructor, Mark West Stables
Santa Rosa, California
Scheduled lessons, fitted riders with horses according to height, weight and riding experience. Gave clear instruction to riders of all ages, set jump courses, prepped saddles and bridles and brought in lesson horses from pasture. Ran summer camp of 8-12 students per week.
Assistant Trainer, Valley Brook Equestrian Center
Napa, California
Hunter/jumper barn with 25-30 client owned horses of various ages and breeds. Fed, cleaned stalls and turned horses out. Rode and trained up to 5 horses per day, set jump courses and taught riding lessons to riders of all ages and skill levels. Prepared and fed supplements and grain, administered medications, addressed wounds and injuries accordingly and conditioned horses in rehabilitation.
