Today we’d like to introduce you to Lora Curtis.
Hi Lora, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
I’ve always loved horses, Saddlebreds most specifically. There was always something about watching a high-stepping, high-powered saddlebred move along the rail; ears forward, eyes wide and bright, head high and proud, that just excited me it still does to this day. That’s the world we come from.
Growing up we had horses. I’m a fourth generation horse person on my dad’s side. He was a trainer for a long time before I was born, he started working for my grandparents again and got a job working for the Lee’s Summit School district. But he still trained with his parents and his sister Melissa. We moved up to the Liberty area before I was born.
I was six or seven when I took my first real riding lesson, I had ridden before but just being led around on horses or ponies that we owned. I was not a natural, I have never been naturally athletic at anything in my life. Which might have you asking, why ride horses then? Because as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be part of the action, ride horses, train, give lessons, all of it.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
I haven’t always had it easy when it came to riding horses. I always felt I had to work harder than everyone else. I am not exactly the most coordinated and I can trip over a flat piece of concrete. I will say that I was determined and still am determined to do everything in my power to become the best possible version of myself that I can be. For myself and my student, and really everyone around me. I think I’ve also had some learning curves as you always do with growth and being a trainers kid, my aunt and dad didn’t care if I got put on horses that were being naughty and needed fixing. In fact, in a lot of cases as I got older, I was always the rider that got to ride new lesson horses after their probationary period was over; I even put a few horses through their probationary period a few times when I was a kid and now it’s my favorite thing to do. I love to watch a horse go from a horse with no job find their true purpose, or in some cases with retired show horses, find new purpose. It’s always fun to see them thrive. It’s another reason I love working with horses that have problems. Getting to work through all their frustrations and fears and turn them into solid citizens is a very rewarding process, it’s not without challenges and I’m blessed to have people in my corner who are so good at working with problem horses. I can always ask for help me when it gets frustrating or I feel like I’m not making progress.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
We are a small riding lesson and training program and we are looking to expand our business. We love what we do and we want to help others love and enjoy it as well.
So, before we go, how can our readers or others connect or collaborate with you? How can they support you?
We are always open to support other up and coming businesses like ours and we are always looking to collaborate in some way.
Contact Info:
- Email: silverstarstablesmo@gmail.com
