In 1998, I bumped into R pleasure driving, Arab and Morgan judge Dede Bushneck, on the trail, which eventually led to driving lessons.   I started driving a single welsh cob pony in pleasure and combined driving.  I moved on to single and tandem horse with my irish draughts. 

    I moved to Florida in 2004 where Sterling Graburn and I ran Kingsforth Hall Training Center, a full service combined driving facility and sport cob breeding farm.

    In 2005, Minyfford Megastar and I were named as the alternates for the USEF pony world championship team.

     In 2006, our young horses, Duke and Dante blossomed.  As singles, they were hard to beat on marathon and Dante and I were named the 3rd alternate for the USEF singles team and were 6th in the HOY standings.  Duke and Dante were also competitive in the pairs and tandem divisions with me, a very green multiples driver. 

     Sterling and Dante were the 2008 USEF national single driving champions and Duke and I were the reserve champions. 

     I have also shown Duke and Dante at USDF training and 1st level under saddle with scores in the high 60s to low 70s. 

   In 2009 and 2010 I competed a 4 in hand of horses with the hopes of qualifying for the World Equestrian Games and was an active participant in the USEF team developing drivers clinics with German 4 in hand drivers, Peter Tischer and Michael Freund.  I did not make the cut for WEG but am looking forward to the 2011 USEF 4 in hand national championships.

    In 2010, Sterling and I relocated to Gayla Driving Center in Georgetown, KY. Sterling is the head trainer and I have a mobile traditional chinese veterinary medicine practice called 5 Elements for Animals.

     I graduated in 1995 from San Jose State University with BS in Molecular Biology and in 1999, earned my DVM from North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine.  In 2004, I became a Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist. 

Driving career highlights :

2005Alt USEF pony world champs with Minyfford Megastar                       

2006 3rd Alt for USEF single horse world champs with Dante

6th place USEF HOY Single horse with Dante

20073rd USEF HOY Single horse with Duke

1st Prelim tandem horse at Katydid with Duke and Dante

2008     USEF reserve national single champion with Duke

            4rd  USEF HOY single horse with Duke

3rd with Duke in the FEI NA standings

Reserve champion 4 in hand horse Florida State Fair

Champion Intermediate Tandem horse Katydid CDE                                                      with Duke and Dante

2009    1st Intermediate horse team at Sunshine State CAI

2010 Qualified Duke, Dante, Ditto and Wonderboy for the                            World Equestrian Games  at Southern Pines, CDE

6th FEI horse Teams at Bromont CAI with Duke, Dante, Wonderboy and Zambo.