A 2005 graduate of the Brian Utting School of Massage, Kristi has been in private practice for 19 years focusing on injury treatment and chronic stress relief. With over 1000 hours of study including: Anatomy, Kinesiology, Pathology, Physiology and 300 hours spent hands-on in the school’s student clinic, Kristi has a well rounded knowledge of how human and equine bodies work and how massage therapy can help heal them.

Kristi holds additional certifications in Large Animal Massage, Cranial Sacral Therapy and Lymphatic Drainage techniques to give her many options to best treat humans and horses. The addition of her Avant L30-Z cold laser broadens her ability to individualize her clients needs. In 2020, she received her FEI PET credentials: Federation Equestrian International Permitted Equine Therapist. 

Her lifelong passion for horses started at the age of 6 when she took her first lesson. 13 years in 4-H provided a solid foundation for riding both English and Western and safely handling all horses. She has competed with and worked in A rated Hunter/Jumper barns in the Seattle area and ridden in clinics with Greg Best, Geoff Teal, Nancy Free, Melanie Smith Taylor, and Bernie Traurig. As a teen Kristi and her twin Kathi trained and showed when they could with Bob Woodington and Dina Happy. Currently, her passion for horses continues as she travels to many hunter jumper shows in California and continues to work for A rated barns with an emphasis of helping horses and humans to enhance performance .