Lori's training philosophy is individual communication

 with horse and rider.

Lori's grandfather helped her train her first horse at the age of eleven. Folks said the Quarter horse would never amount to anything, but Lori proved them wrong winning several National Gymkhana Championships. She apprenticed with several local western riding legends. Her education evolved from the cowboys of yesteryear "buck them out methods" to her present day non-threatening, natural way of training horses. Her patience manner encouraged several riders to ask her to coach them. 
 
Re-training "Backyard and Backward" horses are Lori's specialty. Her methods work-proof by the hundreds of trophies, plaques, ribbons, buckles, and other awards that decorate her office. "It takes a lot of time and effort to fix a horse, but the results are worth it." Ask her students whose own trophy rooms echo her accomplishments.

Lori's students learn basic through advance horsemanship and sportsmanship. They are taught how to re-train their own horses through the three "P's" patience, persistence and perseverance.

"Most horses can easily be taught the basics, but as you get into advance training such as gymkhana patterns, the training program must be tailored to the individual horse. Teaching people to ride is similar. Start with the basics; balance, good horsemanship, sportsmanship, then the job of the trainer is to find a way to communicate to the individual rider the advance skills so that they can transfer those new skills to their horse."

Lori's diverse education background includes a Bachelors of Business Administration degree, Interior Decorating Certification and an Adult Education Teaching Credential. She attends various horse clinics and keeps up-dated on the latest training and coaching methods in the industry.

Lori is President of  Vallecitos Spurs Gymkhana Club CGA District 33, Certified Horsemanship Association Master Instructor and CHA Region 10 Director. Lori's a member of the American Riding Instructors Association, Horsemanship Safety Association, the American Youth Horse Council, California State Horseman Association, National Barrel Racing Association, American Quarter Horse Association, Arabian Horse Association and is a certified California Gymkhana Association judge. She's also CPR and first-aide certified. In her spare time Lori writes equine training, business, and children's articles for local, national and international publications.