Born a daughter of ranchers and equestrians, Tina was riding horses even before she could walk! She’s been involved with equines for over 50 years and has competed successfully in multiple disciplines including Dressage, Western Pleasure, Halter, Driving and Endurance. Tina has been offering humane education for horses and riders of every level for 30 years.
In her lifetime, Tina has studied extensively with masters of equestrian sport and training including Baron Von Blixen-Finecke, Olympic gold medalist and head of the Swedish cavalry, Jeff Moore legendary dressage and vaulting champion, Linda Tellington Jones creator of TTEAM™ and TTOUCH™, Sally Swift, creator of Centered Riding, Beve Franklyn colt starting and Bruce Howard Arabian Horse showing, as well as Mia Segal, master Feldenkrais practitioner and educator. She continues to pursue her own education so she can offer the best and most innovative information and techniques to her students.
The most profound moments in Tina’s education came when she suffered severe and debilitating injuries that would have ended the careers of most riders and trainers. Unable to see a life without horses, Tina set in motion the process of healing her body and re-educating her body to move and work without force and pain, and found that this work translated directly and improved her horse’s movement and performance too. Realizing the huge benefits of integrating techniques that addressed human body movement and awareness along with calm, non-combative training for horses gave rise to her unique teaching style Alternative Methods in Horsemanship™.