She has been a trainer and instructor at Mark Hulse Stables in New Bloomfield for more than 20 years. She is a licensed USEF judge. She is a past board member of the Missouri Horse Shows Association. She has also been an instructor at Kelwood Stables in Oregon City, Ore., and at Sea Beauty Farms in Chesterfield, Mo. She has a B.S. in Equestrian Science from William Woods University.