Our Instructors
Meet Hailey!
Hailey is not only a riding instructor here at Sonoran Performance Horses, but she is also the owner!
Hailey has been teaching lessons here since 2021 when we first opened up our doors!
Hailey loves riding Hunt Seat and loves to teach this style of riding. She is also qualified to teach western pleasure and jumping, though Hunt Seat is where her preferences lie.
Hailey has over a decade of riding, training, & handling experience!
She started her riding career in the gaited horse industry riding western, however, once she tried hunt seat, she was obsessed and never looked back when she switched.
Hailey loves taking her students to local shows on our horses where they do great in the Hunt Seat Eq classes!
Some of Hailey’s favorite students to work with are the young kiddos who ride at our barn! Taking a timid young beginner and transforming them into a confident rider who can rock the show ring is what Hailey finds most rewarding. Hailey is definitely a kid person!
Hailey has loved horses her whole life, and now wants to dedicate her life to sharing that passion with others!
Meet Cat!
Cat is one of our amazing trainers/instructors here at Sonoran Performance Horses. Cat has been teaching here at SPH since the beginning of 2025!
Ever since Cat has joined the SPH team, she has been such a valuable member of our barn family! Her extensive experience in the hunters and jumper rings makes her an amazing coach to help get you and/or your kiddos placing at the local shows.
Before joining the SPH team, Cat worked at a therapeutic riding center! She has also owned and shown several of her self-produced horses! Cat has close to 17 years of experience with riding, handling, and all things horses.
Cat has experience in hunters, jumpers, dressage, western pleasure, cross country, and more! Her favorite discipline is eventing which makes her very well rounded in her intruction!
Cat has a super sweet personality, works well with both adults and children, and is just wonderful to work with. She believes in the value of creating competent & confident horse people & strives to bring this out of each of her riders!
Whether you are looking to compete one day, or just ride for fun, Cat is the trainer for you!
Meet Terri!
Terri began working as a riding instructor here in the beginning of 2024!
She thoroughly enjoys many different riding disciplines and excels in Hunt Seat and Western Pleasure. Though these are the main disciplines she teaches here, she also has jumping experience, driving experience, and has previously taught international level riders Saddle Seat!
Terri has close to three decades of riding, training, & handling experience and is beyond qualified to teach you or your kiddo the ins and outs of riding!
Terri loves her students and wants to make every lesson count! She does amazing with riders who plan to take their riding career to the next level and who plan to go to shows one day!
Terri loves horses and loves to share this passion with her students! If you want to take your riding career to the next level, Terri is most definitely the girl to get you there!
