09/13/2024
Hello everyone š
Itās been awhile since Iāve posted an update. & now that life isnāt slowing down, but becoming normal, I need to get some upcoming changes out to all of you.
Rewinding time back to August 2014, I remember a terrified young woman who went from graduating with a class of 35ish, to Iowa State University for her freshman year of college. She was absolutely terrified, and expected her new friend group to just fall into her lap (granted, she had maybe 2 friends in high school all together, as she was viewed as the āweird horse/agriculture girlā).
When that didnāt happen - and she found herself more in her dorm room than out and aboutā¦she decided she was going to buy a horse to fix the problem. That always works, right? Well it definitely worked for her! She drove 6 hours round trip to purchase her first weanling that she could do all the training with - halter breaking to riding. She had nothing better to do with her time - and wow, was that decision so worth it!
That little filly, who she ended up calling āDaisyā, was the reason she started going to more open riding events. After all, this little future barrel horse needed to see the sights!
After posting a few videos of Daisy as a 2 year old with the new skills she was learning under saddle, Flying VA C**t Starting - Horse Training was born.
Now I canāt remember how many horses Iāve taken over the years - but itās been more than what I couldāve imagined. At one point in time, training was all I wanted too do full time. But one thing I heard over and over again, was that in order to be a successful trainer for the long haul - do not own your own.
Thatās something I couldnāt ever do, no matter how hard I tried. So ever since the beginning, Iāve battled that time constraint of yours vs mine, which has always resulted in either:
Mine getting rode at 10PM+
Or
Mine not getting rode at all
And nowā¦10 years later, Iāve decided itās time to hang up the āC**t starter/Trainerā title. I have so many young horses currently that either have a pedigree Iāve built - and/or wanted to ride. I have a career Iām chasing. I have a personal life that needs more attention than Iāve been giving. I want to take my weekends to enjoy life, and not feel guilty for having to add days back to my trainers.
In conclusion, this page will be undergoing a rebrand to promote offspring of Ima One Time Pepto that are available - whether itās through clients or my own personal herd. Thank you to everyone whoās trusted me as a trainer and caretaker to their horses over the years. Maybe someday, Iāll open the doors to riding one every now and then. But for now, Iāll see you all at the Futurities in 2025 as I send my own off for the first time in a long time! š
Pictured, is a filly thatās dam is that Daisy horse I mentioned earlier, and by Ima One Time Peptoš„°
