Amber began breaking colts at the age of 12 while working at Raccoon Mountain Riding Stables.
Amber at age 12
At this age, she also trained Thouroughbreds for the race track and taught them to go in and out of the starting gates.
Amber had the opportunity to meet Pat Parelli at one of his clinics in Atlanta, GA.
Amber and friend with Pat Parelli.
For more info about Pat Parelli, click here.
Amber has attended 3 clinics with David Lee Archer.
Amber had the opportunity to spend a weekend with David Lee at his farm. Amber still contacts David often for advice and to swap training stories.
For more info on David Lee Archer, click here.
David Lee was invited to participate in the Extreme Mustang Makeover in Fort Worth, Texas on Sept 22, 2007. Whispering Rain Farms, along with R L Weaver Quarter Horses attended this event as spectators and supporters for David Lee Archer. For more info on the Extreme Mustang Makeover, click here.
Whisperining Rain Farms attended Clinton Anderson's 2007 Wahl Walkabout Tour, August 4-5, 2007 in Cookville, TN.
We had a great time and enjoyed meeting and talking with Clinton.
Here is Amber and Montana with Clinton Anderson.
Whispering Rain Farms, along with some of their riding students, attended the Dennis Reis "No Dust Tour" clinic in Decatur, AL on Sat, March 29, 2008.
Amber and Montana posed for a picture with Dennis Reis.
We all had a great time and the students enjoyed meeting Dennis and his wife, Debra.
Savannah, Kelsey and Hollie pose with Dennis and Debra Reis.
For info on Dennis Reis, click here.
In 2000, Amber began working for Cathy Herrin at Cathy's Performance Horses where she helped work and train horses for the AQHA horse shows.
Amber worked for Cathy for 5 years and lived on the premises of Cathy's farm.
She had the opportunity to work with horses that competed in the AQHA World Show.
At Cathy's Perfomance Horses, they trained horses for Halter, English Pleasure, Hunter Under Saddle, Western Pleasure, Horsemanship, and many other disciplines.
In 2001, Amber helped local trainer, Donald Avans from Dade County, GA.
Donald was in an unfortunate accident that left him unable to ride and train his horses.
Donald knew that Amber had a gentle way with horses and asked her to train his AQHA filly, Freckles Solo Zip.
Amber trained Solo for Western Pleasure and carried her to her first horse show.
Since then, Amber has worked with many horses.
Horses that needed gentling,
Started under saddle,
Fine-tuned for the show ring,
or that simply needed better trail riding manners.
