My whole life, I've been struggling to find what I'm good at. I tried gymnastics, which was fun until they tried to put me upside down on the uneven bars. We tried putting me into swimming. I was good at that! Again, I refused to be upside down. I screamed and cried when they tried to get me to float on my back. The problem is, I STILL CANNOT FLOAT ON MY BACK!! I always did, and always will, sink. Figures, right? My mom tried to put me in figure skating. I love being on the ice now but when I was a kid, I hated it. I'd sit in the middle of the ice rink, crying and screaming the entire time. Obviously, that wasn't my cup of tea. When I turned 5, I had my first horseback riding lesson. I'd gone on some small trail rides and had little pony rides at birthday parties or at the zoo. My parents knew, at that moment, there was no stopping me from being in the barn.

When I started riding, I very quickly picked up on everything. I started out riding western and I've been riding at least once a week since then. I started showing horses when I was 6 years old. At this time, I also started to learn how to ride english. Although I'm mostly a western rider, I do enjoy jumping! I've been jumping for about 2 years now. I do love jumping, and I've had so many great experiences here at school. The only thing is, I'm a reiner. I love what I do and nothing comes before reining.

I've been reining since I was in 7th grade and I've been showing the reining since I was in 8th grade. I've been pushing myself super hard to do better. I love the speed and the willingness of the reining horses. I love the finness of the reining and how smooth the transitions are.

I absolutely love what I do. I love my disciplines. I love being a reiner and a jumper. I love the atmospheres that are in the barns that I ride at. I love the people and the horses. I love what I do and I'm so proud of being the equestrian that I am today. I'm an equestrian and I'm damn proud to be one!