Kim has been training horses for over 17 years and has owned horses for over 18 years. She started showing arabians and national show horses and competed in everything from hunter pleasure, western, show hack, country english pleasure to trail. She then focused mainly on dressage and has been showing successfully in dressage for the past 15 years. She has been fortunate enough to have great dressage instructors along the way including Dinny Falkenburg an FEI instructor. Dinny has had the biggest impact on Kim’s dressage career teaching her the importance of correct rider position and improving the connection between horse and rider.
Kim graduated from Colorado State University with a bachelor of Science degree in equine science. She then accepted a position as Assistant Trainer at Cloverlea Dressage with Jennifer and Beth Baumert in Connecticut. There she acquired more experience with upper level horses. She then moved back to Colorado to pursue her career as head trainer with Autumn Breeze Training. She also continued her education and received an AAS degree in Veterinary Technology. She passed the national board exam to become a Certified Veterinary Technician.
Kim is now the Manager/Trainer of a quarter horse breeding farm. The focus is on breeding outstanding quarter horses for the purpose of performance events including: reining, cutting, roping and cow horse. All horses come from foundation lines.
Accomplishments:
- 2009 RMDS Reserve Second Level Horse of the Year
- 2009 RMDS Open Reserve Second Level Champion
- 2008 USDF Region 5 First Level Reserve Champion
- 2007 RMDS Dutch Warmblood Horse of the Year
- 2003 RMDS First Level Horse of the Year Jr/Yr
- 2003 RMDS Second Level Horse of the Year- 3rd place
- 1998 International Arabian Horse Association Regional Dressage Champion
- 1998 and 1999 RMDS Reserve First Level Horse of the Year
- 1998 RMDS Training Level Champion Jr/YR
- 1998 RMDS Arabian Horse of the Year
- 1998 RMDS Training Level Horse of the Year
- And many other high point awards in dressage and the Arabian show world!
