She and her husband, Jeff, live on a sixty-acre farm in Eustis, Florida where they spend their time caring for their top quality Quarter Horses, working with the two or three foals born on the farm each year, training for competition, and traveling on the road to shows.

In a remarkable decision, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a Tax Court opinion dealing with a Thoroughbred racehorse owner’s activities.

The show season is just starting to heat up, and big money has already been awarded to some of the top maiden three- and four-year-old horses on the breed circuits. With continual support, especially from entities like The Equine Chronicle and Hylton Quarter Horses, many trainers are giving their horses more time to mature, both physically and mentally, in order to prepare for the show pen, and it’s paying off big-time.