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Some people grow up dreaming about horses. I grew up learning from them.
From the moment I swung my leg over my first horse at 14, I knew this wasn't just a hobby — it was a calling. By 1983 I was competing on the Jr. Ontario 3-Day Event Team, and by 1990 I was riding at Advanced Eventing level, having trained in Virginia under Olympian Torrance Watkins. That kind of mentorship doesn't just shape your riding — it shapes the way you see horses entirely.
In 1991 I took that knowledge into Thoroughbred racing, earning my Trainer's License and going on to produce multiple winners, including stakes winner My Imperial Gem. From the racetrack to the retraining arena, I've spent decades listening to what horses tell us when we're willing to pay attention.
As an Equine Canada Level 2 Competition Coach and Level 3 Technical Delegate in Eventing, that same philosophy drives everything I do — and everything behind Tapestry Equine Products.
Because when you've spent thousands of hours riding, training, and professionally observing horses across three demanding disciplines, you stop guessing about what they need.
You start building it.
The products were born from the horses themselves.
In 2009, after years of watching sensitive horses tense and brace against traditional spurs, I asked a simple question: what if the aid could be softer? The answer was the Spursuader — my first patented product, and a quiet revolution in rider communication. Its larger contact area and rounded edges replaced the sharp poke of a traditional spur with something the horse could actually understand. Less reaction. More response. Less tension. Better partnership.
But it was the girth that kept me up at night.
For years I watched "girthy" horses move uncomfortably under tack — bracing, hollowing, telling anyone willing to listen that something wasn't right. So I asked myself: what does it actually feel like to be a horse wearing a girth? The answer came from an unlikely place. A girth is no different than a bra. It needs to breathe, move, and support — never restrict.
That insight became the patented Tapestry Comfort Girth, launched in 2015. It remains the only girth on the market that truly breathes with your horse — moving with every stride, freeing the shoulder, and transforming comfort into performance.
Behind every product is a lifetime of observation. My BSc in Wildlife Biology from the University of Guelph taught me to watch animals without agenda — to see what they're actually telling you, not what you expect to see. That scientific lens shaped everything Tapestry stands for.
And I haven't been on this journey alone. My daughter Jasmine — an accomplished equestrian in her own right — has traveled the world by my side, representing Tapestry at trade shows across multiple countries.
One unwavering belief — that the horse always has something to say. We just have to listen.
