The Natural Connection
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| Gender | Female |
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| Occupation | Horseback Riding Instructor, Horse Rehabilitation and Retraining as well as Natural Care |
| Location | Fauquier County, Virginia |
| Introduction | I rode my first pony in Amsterdam at age 3. I touched my first horse & began a lifelong obsession with horses. I rode hunt seat lessons when I was 4 and continued until I was 14. At 16, I was hired at the Marriott Ranch. I learned the ropes as a wrangler, saddling, trail riding 30 horses daily, safety, training horses, including my own. Cattle drives, overnight rides, mountain & river rides, I did them all. After 11 years, I moved to Miran Farm in Aldie. As a Team Roper, a header, I enjoyed the new challenge. But questioned the harsher bits on other riders horses, heavier saddles etc. I felt I had lost a part of myself and questioned why & how to love my horse...I needed to go back to my roots. I left Miran & found a 17 acre farm to lease & began the Natural Connection. In 2009, I moved back to Aldie, VA, to expand. Establishing a focus on appropriate diet, turn-out, tack, exercise and training. The Natural Connection stayed in Aldie for 5 years and in 2015, the Natural Connection found a private 500 acre facility to call home in Fauquier County, VA. In an ironic twist of fate, I was asked to bring my business to the Marriott Ranch in April of 2017. |
| Interests | Continuing education in: - Holistic veterinary care - Training techniques at all levels on the ground, under saddle, western and english - Hunter/jumper education - Rehabilitation through communication |
| Favorite movies | Unbranded Man from Snowy River, Return to Snowy River, The Horse Whisperer, Phar Lap, Buck |
| Favorite music | Music of Cavalia |
| Favorite books | Books by Lesley Ward, Cherry Hill and other equine fanatics, Pete Ramey, Clinton Anderson, Monty Roberts |