katie's Bio
Katie has always been an avid equestrian, having grown up on a breeding farm and competed in the sport of eventing most of her life. Katie is an avid outdoors-woman and hiker. If not on a horse, she spends most of her free time on a trail or on her paddleboard, and has fun with both paddle and hike-in camping trips through the summer. Katie enjoys working with a variety of patients. She has a special interest in equestrian populations.
Hailing originally from the Kawarthas, Katie completed her undergraduate in Animal Biology from the University of Guelph in 2016, before moving to complete her Masters in Animal Biosciences in 2018. After gaining valuable experience as a veterinary assistant in a local equine practice, she pursued her physiotherapy degree with the University of Toronto.
As a lifetime equestrian, Katie has trained and competed several horses through the eventing levels, and was Ontario Champion in 2010 at the Training level. She also enjoys spending time in the Kawarthas, and spent many years training her parents’ Rocky Mountain Horses and helping prepare them for sale. For the last few years, she’s enjoyed a steadier pace while completing her schooling, exploring local trails and fox hunting with the Eglinton Caledon Hounds on her Thoroughbred, Sparrow.
Beyond physio and her equestrian pursuits, Katie is an avid outdoors-woman and hiker. If not on a horse, she spends most of her free time on a trail or on her paddleboard, and has fun with both paddle and hike-in camping trips through the summer. On a recent trip to Alberta she also found a passion for whitewater paddle boarding between exploring mountains. She intends to continue to train for this sport, now back in Ontario.
Katie enjoys working with a variety of patients. She has a special interest in equestrian populations. She believes solid foundations in the saddle start on the ground, and riders of all ages can benefit from additional cross training outside the arena to optimize their performance and minimize the impact of impairments or injuries in the tack. She recognizes the opportunity that exists for performance gains in equestrian athletes and aims to bridge the gap in this special population.
