Trainers

My name is Payton Veach I am 20 years old. I have been riding horses since I was 5 years old. I help run the barn alongside my mom Julie. I help with day to day planning, scheduling, and a go-to when Julie is unavailable. I grew up with my mom always talking about the joy and passion horses had brought her and I wanted to feel what she had always instilled in me.  Although she grew up as a hunter jumper she helped me develop my love for western riding. As I grew up I began to feel as if I was growing out of riding horses. I then began playing other sports, focusing on school and working. However, I always felt there was something missing. I felt lost in who I was and wanted to be. Until I started riding again. At first I was just helping tune horses, and then I slowly started taking lessons again to brush up on my skills. I then decided I wanted to take on the responsibility of taking care of a horse. This is what brought me to Leonard. Leonard is a 16 year old retired cowboy horse who is now a part of the lesson program. Leonard has helped me develop more compassion for not only myself,  but for him and the way of the western lifestyle. I found that it is all I think about and all I want to do. I found so much hidden passion within the art of the horse as well as the responsibility to care for someone other than myself. Riding horses has changed my life in ways I could not put into words. I can’t thank my mom, Leonard and All Seasons Horse Riding for this opportunity.