Before SDSU: Began riding at age five and showing at nine ... competed up and down the East Coast in the three-feet and three feet six inches, and showed horses at prestigious shows such as Pony Finals, Marshall and Sterling Finals, Winter Equestrian Festival, ASPCA Medal Maclay and Interscholastic Equestrian Association finals ... won first place in individual jumping, first place in team equitation on the flat and second place in team jumping at the 2009 Interscholastic Equestrian Association regional show