ABOUT US...
Kyra Bonik
My life is horses. I have been riding since the age of seven, and began in the english dicipline. As a Hunter Jumper, I have shown horses in Texas, and as far as Wellington, Florida. I have ridden with Cedar Elm Stables, Park Lane Equestrian Center, and Prospering Farms. I transitioned into reining and have shown in the NRHA as well. I have ridden under Ingram Performance Horses in Loxahatchie, Fl, and have trained with Kim Ferguson at Sliding K Performance Horses for many years. In the past couple years, I have focused the majority of my time away from showing and into starting two year olds. I love working with the youngsters and am passionate about ensuring a solid foundation that can be taken and finished in any discipline. I currently work for Darla Mccain at Platinum Paint Horses, Evan Tate at Tate Farms, and I also work with private facilities as well. Not only do I love horses, but I also have a afinity for the creative arts. I enjoy channeling my creative side into all aspects of horse sales. I have been working with Photoshop and Illustrator for over three years, and love graphic design and presentation. I have competed in TAPPS and TCST, and have left each year with a state title in Computere Rendered, as well as Onsite Drawing. In the fall of 2015, I will be attending Texas A&M Commerce to further my education in the equine industry. I plan to major in either Agribusiness, or Equine Studies. I love not only training and riding horses, but selling and marketing them as well. I am a driven, confident person who will dautlessly strive for success by utilizing my ever growing knowledge in the horse industry.
Lily Bragg
Lily Bragg was born in Sydney Australia. At the young age of five she moved to the United States, and by the early age of nine she found her passion in the world of equestrianism. She started her equine career learning the basics of riding at Winquest Paint Horses in Northern California. She began to show paint horses locally in western pleasure, trail, and showmanship. Later, moving to Arizona at the age of 11 she aspired to expand her horizons beyond the western show industry. Lily found an interest learning the art of English riding. With many years in the saddle mentoring under Pam Stedman “Fox Mask Farms” and Renae Coates “RCR Farms” she began to further her riding skills. Lily focused on improving her equitation while being privileged enough to ride and show leased hunter/jumpers. The opportunity was presented in late July of 2011, when Lily rescued an emaciated 4 year old mare from an abandoned barn. Since then Lily has had the pleasure of rehabilitating and training her rescue “Dreamer” under mentor Bridget Nelson with Nelson Performance Horsemanship. During her mentorship with Bridget Nelson, Lily understood the fundamentals of horsemanship and focused on a ‘western dressage’ approach in her riding style. In 2014 Lily relocated to Dallas to attend A&M to study Criminal Justice and Psychology. Currently she rides for Evan Tate at Tate Farms, riding various training horses as well as 2 & 3 year olds. In her free time she enjoys working cows and running barrels on her rescue mare “Dreamer”.