Why "on the ground"

I figured that I should probly add why I called this "On the Ground", well thats kinda where I am right now.... lol on the ground!

Im 26. And ive been riding from the age of 7. I grew up taking lessons in dressage and western showing both my own horse and anything else in the barn that was sane enough to get on. I did the trials for Olds placed on the top 10 wait list, and decided to go to the local Agricultural college. I have a diploma in agricultural business.

I worked during the summers at a Fjord farm where I learned how to drive, and I taught and trained all summer. I also got a chance to learn from great teachers who came to the farm for a "vacation". The next summer I worked for former Olympian Hugh Graham, who I groomed for at shows, and at home. I also helped manage the barn, delt with vets for breeding procedures (Kingridge was one of the first farms to do embro transplants on a large scale, and my dad was one of the first non vets trained to do embro transplants on cattle, therefor I knew alot and learned alot more...) I learned alot about managing staff, and stallions here. I also kept the fox hunters fit and sound.

I then made a big mistake, but it ended up ok...instead of going back to Ont I ended up working for somone local, but that didnt work out. Thats all im going to say about that! I ended up in Milton Ont. Groming for a former member of the German Young riders team. I managed/ rode/ groomed all of his horses inculding 7 GP level jumpers. Learned alot about how flat work leads into jumping and how BROKE your horses should be! After about a year the boss decided he was going to stop showing untill his kids were older, and an oppertunity came up in NB so I moved back to the maritimes.

I worked for a maritime QH farm. While there I taught/trained/and managed the farm when the owners were on the road. Students that I started and coached won the AQHA rookie in both amature and youth for NB. I worked both with the WP/allaround horses and the halter horses, having horses that I fitted qualify for worlds several times,

I left that farm thinking I was burnt out and needed some time off, wrong! Turned out I had Rheumatoid Arthritis and I took the next two years to get my life back together. During that time I judged shows, did clinics and passed my EC Judges test.As much as I hate the fact that I will never be able to be a "trainer" again ive been lucky to get some great students. Students that have reached there goals while showing at either a local or even national level. They've given me the hope that even though I may now never become a world class trainer I may still become a world class coach.So im now riding again, a once a week lesson student , Ive gone back to school and my students are making a name for themselves. (TOP 5 and TOP 10 National listings)