Kathy Johnson has been teaching horseback riding since she was 18 years old.
As Director of the Wolverine Riding School in Michigan, she taught at summer camp for 6 years.
In Texas, she was staff instructor for the Great Southwest Equestrian Center.
At the GSEC, she often taught over 100 lessons a week, while training and showing horses.
Kathy also managed Texover Farms, a Hanoverian breeding and showing stable. In addition to assisting with the breeding and show programs, she showed her own Lipizzan stallion, Pluto III Roberta.
Kathy went on to become the head trainer at Twin Lakes Ranch, training and showing Friesian stallions in dressage. She also started young Friesians under saddle and in harness.
Kathy is now based at Table Mountain Ranch in Golden, Colorado.
All photos By Tony Johnson except where noted.
All artwork copyright 1999, Kathryn King Johnson