Kari,

Thank you so much for all the time and effort you have put in with our stallion, Zeb. You've taken him from a barnyard ornament to one of the most impressive 2 year old show horses I've ever seen. I've had Tennessee Walkers for over 25 years, and it is my honest opinion that you are the most talented trainer I've had the pleasure to know. I'm looking forward to bringing our next show prospect to you soon, because I have been impressed over and over again with your natural horsemanship and the results you get.
 
I also have to add a special thank you for all the teaching you do with Allison and I. You are a rare find in the horse world...someone with such a huge understanding and knowledge of horses that can teach it and never make your students feel inept (even when we are!). You have a special talent and a special way of sharing it with the rest of us, so keep up the good work!

Bill Cooper/ Corner Stone Farms

Kari,

   

You are an amazing trainer. I knew, when I brought you my almost 10 year old mare, who had never been ridden, or even halter trained for that matter, I had found a very special trainer. There are not many people who would have had the patience to deal with a mare that bucked, kicked, bit, and charged them. My husband and I joke that anyone else would have sent her to the glue factory! Now, as I walk her into the barn, clean her hooves, saddle her, and ride her in her incredibly smooth gait across my pasture, I find it hard to believe this is the same mare. She will always have her feisty personality, but I remember the days of Jose having to literally carry her into the barn because she refused to go. She is now the best mannered horse I own.

What has been the most helpful in this experience is your unrelenting desire to teach. I have learned so much from you. This has been invaluable in keeping my mare manageable. Thank you for all you have done for us, and all you have taught us. We would not only be lost without you, my mare probably would have killed us by now!

We also cannot thank you enough for the incredible job you’ve done with Whiskey. For you to take him in 60 days and turn him into a first place futurity championship winner at the State Fair of Texas is amazing. What’s maybe more amazing, is the 30 days you trained him after a year of pasture time, followed by another first place championship win at the NTASHA show this year in Las Colinas, Texas. I have faith that you will continue to utilize your skills to turn my third horse, Tucker, into an easy going, well mannered, smooth gaiting, horse as you have all my others. You have found a permanent customer in us. We will bring you every horse we own!

  Sincerely,

  Gena and Brian Nelson

Kari trained my horse Starman at 18 months old.  She did such a fine job with him after only one month.  He has entered competitive shows at the age of 2 and now 3 and he has placed in all of them.  He is starting to mature and has a nice head set and staying more consistently in gait.  I am so proud of Kari to make my Starman a true Star and every year he will shine even more because of her expertise and dedication to me and my best friend, Starman.

Kathleen Davis