My Story
I am not one to “blow my own horn” or “market my own skills” so writing about what I do pushes me outside of my comfort zone.

I rode horses for over twenty years and coached professionally for fourteen of them. In pursuit of attaining higher levels of equestrian riding and coaching skills I ventured out from Smithers to Ontario. (London and then Toronto)


Back to Vancouver BC in 1999 my journey changed direction to follow an Internet business building path. Riding and coaching activities were placed on hold.
The next twenty years were spent learning “life” skills, building websites, marketing alternative health products, managing staff and servicing customer needs.
Through a series of circumstances, I find myself living once again in the Bulkley Valley and have the opportunity to rekindle a connection with horses. An unintentional full circle.


It’s now 2019. I offer a huge heartfelt thank you to my new wonderful friend (you know who you are) for bravely reaching out to me for lessons. After such a long hibernation I wasn’t sure I could still coach but you truly have inspired me to take action and step back into this amazingly creative work with horses.


I am so very grateful for all the horses, coaches and riders that helped me build a foundation of technical knowledge, correct basics and safe practices.
A huge thank you to all my current students, for taking a leap of faith. I am truly humbled for the trust you have in my approach to riding.


I am not sure what took place in the gap of time away from riding, but I now “see” and “feel” so much more from the horses and riders expression and movements.
I believe I now offer more depth, compassion, patience and understanding to seasoned and blossoming equestrian riders.
I can’t promise first place ribbons at competitions nor “fix” a hard core problem horse.
What I can promise is that I will help you improve your position, your riding skills, your awareness methodically & meticulously, and broaden your understanding of your horses motion, emotions actions & reactions technically and creatively.

It’s now 2025. I will add that our understanding of the horses emotional state is becoming more and more front and centre for us humans to have a successful emotional relationship with our equine partner(s).
Horse are so expressive and we need to learn all of those little subtle body language clues so that we can begin to have a better conversation with them.
I think for the most part, horse want to be heard and if we want to become better riders, horsemen / horsewomen and care givers, then it is our responsibility to learn all we can and become better at listening to our equine friends.
I am humbled by their generous nature and their willingness to try to do things that are so very foreign to their natural state.
My mission is to become better at listening to the horses desire, their likes and dislikes so that I can help them feel better about themselves. This learning journey will never end and I doubt that I can learn all that I need to in this lifetime. Maybe I can learn enough to be able to help them as much as they are helping me.
I know this is not for everyone, but if you will let me, I will share as much as I can about this telepathic, “Intuitive Equestrian” path I find myself on. Lets become better for our horses sake!