Ellie has been working with horses for 15 years, but her love for them goes back as far as she can remember.  After years of listening to Ellie beg for riding lessons, her mom finally agreed, thinking she would take one lesson and be over it.  What started as one lesson quickly turned to two, and horses are now the most important part of Ellie's life.

Though she started out taking traditional lessons, Ellie's focus shifted when she was introduced to natural horsemanship.  It was then that she learned to have a greater appreciation for just how smart and sensitive horses are.  Life changes resulted in a transition back to traditional riding, but she still applies many of the gentler methods in her training to this day.