Meet the KR Training Team
Kari is the founder of KR Training, our ‘horse-whisperer’, incredibly gifted trainer and Equine Matchmaker. She has over 10 years of experience in training and rehabilitating horses and instructing riders and loves bringing out the best in each horse in our care.
Kari Rippy
Owner/ Equine Matchmaker
Justin assists Kari with exercising and training our horses. He grew up in Franktown, CO, showing animals in 4H and roping on his quarter horse with his brother. Justin runs his own construction company and enjoys waterfowl hunting.
Justin Weatherly
Chief Wrangler
Marie assists Kari with the equine intake- and matchmaking process and ensures our horses are pampered. She comes with a lot of business experience and a huge, nurturing heart.
Marie Proctor
Assistant Equine Manager
Christina keeps the wheels on the bus as we continue to grow KR Training, taking care of all office work, website management, accounting and advertising. Christina is a German native, loves trail riding and is passionate about growing her homestead.
Christina Martelon
Office Manager
Fiona has become an integral part of KR Training, assisting Kari with everything horse- and barn related. She competes in barrel racing and studies 4 languages: French, Russian, Greek and Italian, plays the violin in the Youth Symphony, enjoys river rafting and hiking. WOW!
Fiona Obenchain
Intern
Sophia is our social media specialist and in charge of keeping the world informed about what is happening at KR Training via TikTok, Instagram and Facebook. Sophia successfully competes in the A circuit and wants to study criminology.
Sophia Peralta
Social Media Coordinator