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Phone: 765-589-3838 email: mk@forresthillfarm.com |
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Grace began her equestrian activities as a small child riding donkeys in Haiti, where she grew up. When her family moved to Alaska she found more riding opportunities and was introduced to dressage by Kathleen Gliva in Chugiak Alaska. Under her tutelage Grace showed training through second level. Grace also served as a junior board member in the Alaska Dressage Association in 2015.
After graduating high school Grace moved to Montana to attend Montana Western and later Montana Tech. Throughout her studies she also continued her equestrian pursuits. Grace took on outside horses to train using her dressage foundation. During this time she purchased a half Arabian gelding, as a personal horse, to pursue dressage, eventing and jumpers.
October 2019 Grace participated in a Jennifer Kaiser Clinic in Three-Forks, MT at Madison River Equine. Jennifer was impressed by Grace’s innate riding skill and determination. She invited her to consider an internship at Forrest Hill Farm. January 2020, Grace loaded her gelding into her 1970s single horse trailer towed by her trusty 1999 ford ranger and set out across the country to train at FHF.
In her time at FHF she has earned her bronze medal, competed through the Grand Prix, and produced her own horse to the Prix St. George. In her first year of showing with the FHF team she qualified and showed three horses at Regionals and went on to a top 10 at nationals with Kept Secret, owned by Emily Tayler.
Daily you will find Grace around the barn, teaching lessons, coaching staff and training a wide variety of farm and client horses and starting young horses.
She is looking forward to pursuing her Gold and Silver medals on FHF Cruisewood and bringing along her ponies and other show horses. |
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Outgoing, Cheerful and Capable |
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Trainer & Barn Management Coordinator |