her funny farm ranch. And a funny farm it was! She had every farm animal under the sun and she raised the majority from bottle babies being sure each and everyone of her furry (and feathered) critters knew they were loved! She opened her gates to the public inviting people to come to the ranch and interact with her animals at the petting zoo and have the opportunity to get up close and experience the same joy she has for her animals. Along with the petting zoo she would offer trail rides, pony rides and riding lessons.  

 

As life often does, changes were happening in Kim's life. Her love of the ranch and the animals never changed but she found another love and her dreams took a bit of a turn,  and once again she  headed East landing herself in Manitoba were she could not only pursue her dreams of working with horses but they could continue to grow her business, and reach out to help more people to find their authentic selves. 

 

With the continued support of her family and friends, Kim continued to further her education. She became certified with CHA as a riding instructor and also became a certified EAL facilitator.  

 

Kim has always worn her heart on her sleeve. She is a compassionate woman who wants to reach out and help others. As her two children were growing up she played a major role with volunteering with their extra curricular activities. Many years she was found at the hockey rink either as a manager/coach and/or board member for the association. For just as many years she'd be balancing her volunteering with scouts Canada as a mentor/leader for the youth and a board member to keep the program running in the community. Kim's passion to reach out and help youth, youth at risk, and youth with disabilities was just one reason she took the EAL certification. She also wants to reach out to fellow women/men who have also suffered from abusive backgrounds/relationships. Through EAL she is excited to show them how her horses can not only give them life skills to move forward but also build their own confidence and begin a new journey in their life. As a self employed business women, Kim also understands the importance of good strong leadership and team work. She looks forward to assisting other companies to find success and harmony in the workplace

 

Although Kim lives, breathes and works for her company giving riding lessons, trail rides, horsemanship and EAL sessions she does have other hobbies! Usually she is found hanging out with her horses teaching them tricks or breaking/training a young horse, but she also loves barrel racing, attending various clinics with her horses to better herself as a horseman and tending to her furry family... And yes if you ask her about her pets she will correct you and tell you they are not pets they are family!

 

With all her dreams and goals in life, Kim is very fortunate to not just have Mel with "Journey of Dreams" as a best friend that shares the same interests and goals but a life partner to team up with, and together over the many miles between them, work together and use EAL & our other programs to help change lives.