After completing the Advanced Horsemanship class at Findlay College at the age of 14 under NRHA Hall of Famer Clark Bradley and Steve Brown, I set out on my own to ride and train.
I started freelance training/riding around the age of 16 and in my time as a freelancer I've had the chance to work closely with many professional trainers in multiple states. I've been an assistant trainer and stable manager for numerous professional show barns and I recently had the opportunity to work at the Equine Science Center of Otterbein College as a shift supervisor.
Now, after years of dreaming, I finally get to be the trainer and manager of my own barn. Located in the beautiful countryside of NW Indiana, at my family's farm, I teach my students in a brand new 7 stall barn with a very large outdoor arena and plenty of pasture. I'm lucky to have a growing team of horses/riders that compete from the local to national to World Show levels.
I've won many All-Around titles, saddles, buckles, jackets, etc at AQHA, IQHA, OQHA, and open shows and would like to give you the opportunity to do the same!
-Dany Mellette Gumz
Please email me for rates and more info.
...Thank you, Gramma and Grampa, for starting me out with my first pony, "Snowflake", I wouldn't be able to do any of this without you!