I NEVER OUTGREW THE "CRAZY HORSE GIRL" PHASE EITHER...
about kirsten
I think the longest I've gone without riding a horse was the two weeks when I *had* to go on a family road trip in 2006. I was not happy about it and my family even picked me up from the barn on the way out of town with the pop-up camper in tow behind our Suburban.
I grew up riding hunters and equitation and spent the better part of my junior days in the show ring. However, I have always taken pride in being a well-rounded horse girl and have now shown in dressage, ranch sorting, boxing and reining.
Leo (hunter/jumper), Martini (reiner), and Siri (reined cow horse) are the 3 horses I have now who by pure luck are all the exact same shade of red, so my ranch is jokingly called: Rancho Rojo. I show Martini and Siri in their respective NRHA & NRCHA competitions and Leo by no fault of his own stays home and is a menace to society. All three love to go on trails in between showing and get to be fully spoiled nonpro horses. Or as I like to say "competitively compensated for their user experience"
Some non-horse or photography related facts: I'm weirdly good at guessing the prices of stuff and should probably go on the price is right. Although I enjoy socializing with friends I usually prefer sitting at home and diving into a good book (any Sarah J Maas fans out there?!) Favorite food: tacos... almost to the point where my husband is annoyed that I can eat tacos any day of the week. I have recently gotten into silversmithing and love being able to be creative in a way outside of photography.
Full time I work in the Team Roping industry. I am the Graphic Designer and Photographer for the World Series of Team Roping and US Team Roping Championships. Every year I get to go to Fort Worth and Vegas and have a blast photographing & videoing the events. You can catch my work in Team Roping Journal and on the WSTR & USTRC social media channels.
