2025 Biography of Demonstrators

Kenzie is the owner and trainer of Snowy Pines Equine. Since she was young, she's been involved in various disciplines within the horse industry, deepening her passion for these incredible animals. Always eager to learn, she would meet and ride under new trainers wherever she lived. She rode many breeds, including Arabians, Missouri Fox Trotters, and Warmbloods. In her teenage years, she worked with jungle trail horses in Belize, Central America and later served as an assistant riding coach at a small hunter/jumper barn in California. These, and other early experiences with professional trainers laid the foundation for her future endeavors. In 2015, Kenzie purchased a young pinto mare with a history of abuse. While re-training this mare, whom Kenzie named KitKat, she became inspired to take her horsemanship skills to a whole other level: opening her own business. In the initial years of her business, Kenzie focused on colt starting and working with problematic horses. Kenzie's abundance of patience and her ability to easily connect with both horses and humans alike have proven invaluable in her career, especially when training challenging horses or imparting her knowledge to students of all ages. In more recent years, she has sharpened her focus towards foundational horsemanship lessons, emphasizing on the development of her students' confidence both on the ground and in the saddle. She is dedicated to the well-being of the horses she works with and is passionate about teaching others. Kenzie’s approach is straightforward, embodying a philosophy of mutual respect and understanding between horse and rider.   

 George grew up in Rigby with a large family and a large number of animals. This is where he developed an interest in veterinary medicine. He spent many hours working with local practitioners and that fueled an even greater desire to pursue a career in this amazing field. After schooling at Idaho State University and Washington State University he began practice in 1993. In 2005 he saw the completion of Mountain River Veterinary Hospital and has enjoyed nearly everyday there. He has especially enjoyed the people that trusted him with the care of their animals. He has been blessed to have the most amazing wife and children, who have been everything to him at work and at home. They just love to be together doing whatever the adventure of the day entails. 

 I was born and raised in Star Valley Wyoming where my family raised

cattle, sheep, and horses. As early as 4 years old I was riding horses with my Dad

and siblings working cattle and pleasure riding. My dad was a close student of Ray

Hunt in the 80s and 90s; he used the techniques he learned from Ray to start colts

to be good using horses and trained all manner of performance horses from barrels

to cutting. I was fortunate enough to learn everything I could from my dad on

being a true horseman; to work with the horse and not against and apply those

ideals in my everyday life.

After serving an LDS mission and marrying, Cindy Scott of Rigby Idaho,

the love of my life, I was a hungry young adult putting us through college. I

decided to start colts for the public for my income. Riding horses for the public I

rode a lot of different breeds and conformations where it quickly became apparent

how much proper fitting saddles and tack matters. This is when I built my first

saddle on a wade tree with the features of a performance saddle. When my clients

came to ride their horses I had started most would ride my saddle and commission

me to build them one just like it. This is when Diamond Ranch Saddlery was born.

My family livestock brand is a diamond with a question mark in the middle I

have been fortunate enough to have this brand be passed down through 4

generations to me. Every animal that packs the brand has to meet a certain criteria

and I can think of no better way than to stamp my saddle with the same brand.

They too are held to the same high standard. As the saddle shop grew so did our

family, and 2 sweet children joined us on our journey. Between the saddles,

children, and horse breeding program; I strive to make every saddle better than the

last and every horse more broke than the last to represent the brand they all carry.

Born and raised in Stevensville, Montana, Mike Price has spent his life surrounded by the beauty of the American West. After moving to Whitehall at age 20, he found his true home where he, along with his wife Kristy and their two sons, Gabe and Trent, train and ride mules daily.

Mike’s passion for training animals ignited at the young age of seven when he trained his first donkey. This early experience fueled a lifelong dedication to equine training, leading him to learn from several phenomenal trainers and continually seek knowledge through clinics.

For the past 20 years, Mike has been training mules for the public, sharing his expertise and love for these incredible animals. His family enjoys competing in shows and participating in branding events each spring. Above all, they cherish their time spent packing and trail riding, creating lasting memories in the great outdoors.

Mike is thrilled to return to the expo, where he looks forward to sharing his experiences, meeting fellow enthusiasts, and helping others deepen their connection with their mules.

 Thomas Brighton of Brighton Performance Horses is an NRHA professional, specializing In showing futurity and derby horses. Thomas offers training, lessons, and clinics.  He has been training horses since he was a teenager. After getting married he dove into the Reining world.  Thomas has a natural gift for working with horses and instructing his students.  With over a decade of experience both Thomas and his students have won championships both on local and the national levels.  He enjoys seeing the horses progress through each phase of training and his students improving their horsemanship and achieving their goals.  

 Hi, I’m Jessie!  I am a Certified Equine Sports Therapis  for the Equine Athlete! I grew up around horses and have used performance horses my whole life. I was a competitive rodeo and basketball athlete. I am also a physical therapist (for humans) and my husband is farrier; it has been so fascinating to see the physical therapy-world and athletic performance and horse-world collide into Equine Therapy.   My husband and I have 3 kids (Isla, Shiloh, and McCrae) and we love spending time with our horses: Stella, Squirrly Dan, Dudley, and Aunt Fanny (I know our horses have awesome names) The health and well-being of our horses is important to me because they enrich our lives so much and we use them heavily. I understand how special each of your horses are to you and how you need them healthy and happy.  

 I was born and raised on a family ranch. My experience started with ranching, 4h, rodeo queen and rodeo.  I have never outgrown the “pony stage”. No matter where life takes me, the cowboy and ranch lifestyle will always be where my heart truly lives.

In 2003 I turned my passion into a profession and became certified in Equine Massage Therapy! Later that year, I completed and received my Certificate of Massage Therapy for the 2 legged counterparts!  

After school my  journey began and the PASSION for helping others and animals live pain free started 

Over the last 2 decades my thirst for knowledge and genuine love for my craft for both humans and animals has given me a comprehensive palette of healing modalities with Craniosacral Therapy, Lymph Drainage, Reiki, Energy Work, Nutritional Expertise, Iridology, Accupressure and Equine Chiropractic.

I have had the privilege of being equipped with a great assortment of a  toolbox to assist me, with Medical Thermal Imaging, PEMF Therapy, Microcurrent Therapy, Laser Therapy, Essential Oils and Benafab Affiliate. All of these accelerate the body healing process, but can NEVER take place of manual therapy!!

It has been a joy, teaching basic massage classes not only locally but traveling and teaching. I have added energy healing for animals to my class schedule and am working on next fall getting a craniosacral for animals class started! 

While my main work consists of humans and horses. My healing touch has blessed a multitude of Dogs, Cows, Goats, Pigs, Camels, and Cats. 

This journey is not just a profession, its an unwavering commitment to fostering health and harmony, one being at a time!