I was ten years old and she wasn't even halter broken. A beautiful sorrel with a flaxen mane and tail. She bucked me, drug me, pushed me and snatched me more times than I can count. I gave her a lot and she gave me everything. We were inseparable. Little did I know, she would change my life forever.
Even after 30 years of teaching riding lessons, training horses, coaching people and competing in the show ring, I will always remember what that special little mare taught me when I was still just a kid:
"I will never give up, ever. Simply because I would rather try and fail a million times,
than to live with one moment of regret." ~Felicia
While competing in the AQHA, Felicia garnered 34 AQHA Grand Championships and AQHA National High Point Halter Championship. Since entering the Gypsy horse world in 2007, in addition to the Gypsy Vanner Year End High Point Awards listed below, she has also earned:
38 Grand Championships
28 National Championship Titles in both Halter and Performance
14 Overall High Point Performance Show Championships
12 Supreme Grand Championships
Whether in the show ring or out on the trail, Felicia is committed to sharing her passion for horses while helping others follow their dreams.
2009 GVHS Futurity Champion - English Pleasure
2009 GVHS Futurity Champion - Western Pleasure
2009 GVHS Res High Point Halter Champion
2010 GVHS High Point Halter Champion
2010 GVHS High Point Performance Champion
2010 GVHS Overall High Point Horse of the Year
2010 Gypsy Cob & Drum Horse Association
Showman of the Year Award
2013 GVHS High Point Halter Champion
2013 GVHS High Point Performance Champion
2013 GVHS Overall High Point Horse of the Year
2013 GVHS Overall Res High Point Horse of the Year
2011 GVHS Res High Point Performance Champion
2011 GVHS High Point Halter Champion
2011 Res Overall High Point Champion
Champion of Champions Grand Champion Winner
2012 GVHS Res High Point Performance Champion
2012 GVHS Res High Point Halter Champion
2012 GVHS Overall High Point Horse of the Year
2014 GVHS Res High Point Performance Champion
2014 GVHS High Point Performance Champion
2014 GVHS High Point Halter Champion
2014 GVHS Overall High Point Horse of the Year
2014 GVHS Res Overall High Point Horse of the Year
2015 GVHS Res.High Point Performance Champion
Legendary Gypsy Vanner Award
2016 GVHS Res High Point Performance Champion
2016 GVHS Res High Point Halter Champion
2016 GVHS Overall High Point Champion
2017 American Delegation for Inaugural Presentation of Gypsy Vanner Horse to Argentina
Certified Equine Specialist