Born in New York, and grew up in Spring Valley CA. Started western riding lessons at age 7 and went on to learn english and join Pony Club. While in middle school and high school I rode at several barns in the Bonita area and showed in Pony Club and local shows. Graduated from Mount Miguel High School in 1999 and started at UC Davis in the fall. Brought a green TB gelding to school with me and rode at the UC Davis Equestrian Center and later at a local Davis barn. I started school in the Animal Science program, but switched and graduated with a degree in Graphic Design. While at school, I met my husband who I married after graduating. We moved to Ridgecrest, CA for two and a half years where we adopted a wonderful BLM Mustang Sadie Valentine. While there I also had some experience in endurance riding and carriage driving. My husband decided to go to graduate school at UC San Diego so we moved here. I have been working in the graphic design field for about 5 years.