Meet Our Team

Kristi was the typical horse crazy kid, who began to be fully immersed in horses at age 12. It was then that she got her first horse and began volunteering and spending all of her spare time at a therapy riding program. She ended up working at the therapy program all through high school and her first couple of years of college, first as the Stable Manager/Volunteer Coordinator, then Assistant Riding Instructor, and finally, one of the regular Riding Instructors.

Kristi has a Bachelors of Science in Organizational Leadership from Biola University and went on to a career that did not involve horses. However, Kristi continued to ride and be a horse owner, retraining a young thoroughbred she bought off the track, and taking in a variety of rescue and semi-rescue case horses that needed retraining. She continued taking lessons from jumping and dressage instructors. She bought her horse, Weston, as a youngster and started him under saddle herself, eventually taking him to wins and championships at local shows. Kristi was always participating in any clinic opportunities available and continuing her horse education by attending expos and symposiums.

After having her first child in 2004, the importance of having a career changed, and Kristi ultimately quit to become a stay-at-home mom. During that time, her life came full circle with people asking her to teach their kids to ride. Exclusively through word of mouth, the riding program thrived and outgrew the family’s private property. In 2014, Kristi collaborated with the owners of Canada Larga Ranch to move the program to the facility there and manage the stables.