Owned and sponsored horses growing up. Worked to ride and take lessons. Active competing member of Martinez Horseman's Assoc. (father was president) and Shadow Hills Junior Ranglers. As a youth competed in all disciplines including Western, English, trail, gymcana, calf penning, barrel racing, all forms of mounted games.

Visited Europe and the Spanish Riding School as a child and fell in love with dressage and European sporthorses.

Supported self through 4 year college program breaking, riding and training racehorses in Portland, OR. Became a licensed exercise, pony rider and groom with the Oregon Racing Commission. Galloped and ponied horses on Oregon racetracks for income while studying horsemanship and taking lessons. Graduated with BA in Business in 1985.

Became a certified camp riding instructor in '83 and worked at Warm Beach Camp in WA as a trainer, instructor and counselor.

Working student for FEI dressage rider/trainer Janet Grunbok, Whitethorn Farm '87-'88.

Studied dressage, combined training and worked with young and problem horses in CA through from '91 to present.

Took weekly dressage lessons with USDF S Internation dressage judge and Silver medlist Loris Henry from 1995-1997.

Competed in dressage and eventing from mid 90's to present.

Ridden and cliniced with Kathleen Raine, Jane Weatherwax, Don Sachey, Brian Sabo, Chris Scarlett, Molly Rosin, Jen Hannink, Rene Johnson, Marilyn Rickman, Wynn Passari, Merrie Velden, Loris Henry, Janet Grunbok.

Backcountry Horseman of CA board member, ride coordinator and special events coordinator from '98-'01. Initiated, planned and organized trail trials competitions to challenge and improve the  horsemanship skills of trail riders.

Stood APHA, AWS Pinto sporthorse stallions Eternal Dusty and Yellow Investment from '95-'00. Raised, trained and competed their offspring and others.

Began breeding European Warmblood sporthorses exclusively in 1997 and continue to the present time on a small scale using only Premium rated/approved TB and WB mares carefully mateched with elite stallions. Producer of numerous premium foals and inspection champions. Continuing to raise, traine and compete all offspring not sold or bred.

Became owner of AHHA Holsteiner stallion Cimarron in May '03 and began combine training him for an eventing career while standing him to 10+ outside mares per year.

Evented Cimarron Novice in '04 winning 6 out of 8 recocnized competitions with eventing dressage scores  as low as 20 and 22.  Won Area VI Novice Championships, Area VI Senior Novice Champion, Area VI Adult Amatuer Champion, USEF Performance Horse Registry Novice Eventing SILVER STIRRUP NATIONAL CHAMPION, AWS EVENTING HORSE OF THE YEAR, AHHA Novice Eventing Horse of the Year. Earned 65% of the points that made Cimarron's deceased sire Columbus the USEF 2004 LEADING SIRE of Eventing horses in America.

EARNED USDF BRONZE MEDAL IN 2005

Evented Cimarron Training in '05 winning 8 out of 13 recognized competitions including the Area VI Training Championships with dressage penalty scores as low as 22. Cimarron named USEA 2005 TRAINING HORSE OF THE YEAR.  Debbie named 2005 MASTER TRAINING RIDER OF THE YEAR and USEF/PHR SILVER STIRRUP NATIONAL CHAMPION EVENTING TRAINING. Cimarron also named AHHA, AWS & AWR 2005 EVENTING TRAINING HORSE OF THE YEAR.

Actively seeking more involvement with the USEA. Special interest in supporting and promoting the USEA YEH (Young Eventing Horse) program.