Kathy started riding at the age of 10 doing pony jumpers, Jr. jumpers and Hunt Seat Equitation in Brooklyn & Monticello, NY.

At 19 she moved to Sarasota, FL and was introduced to Classical Dressage when she worked for the very well known and respected Dorita Konyot Humphries. Kathy apprenticed for three years with Dorita working 8 horses a day and schooling from First Level to Grand Prix movements.

When she was 24, Kathy moved to Jacksonville, FL and helped Jean Brinkman to establish the beginning of Valhalla Farm. Kathy trained the horses, taught lessons and managed Valhalla. Both were also part of the inception of the Northeast Florida Dressage Association of which she is still an active member.

KDEquine Training was started when she was 26. She did freelancing, training and teaching in the southern Jacksonville area. In 1985, Kathy moved to Gainesville, FL and began the construction of Tallwood Farm where it was her training facility for 18 years. She now has a new facility in Crawfordville, FL near the state capitol, Tallahassee.

Kathy has incorporated her Dressage training with her jump training and competed successfully in eventing from Novice to Preliminary. She has worked with all breeds of horses including Andalusians, Arabians and Warmbloods and competes very successfully in recognized dressage shows.

She has also been a USEF Dressage 'r' judge for many years. This experience as a judge incorporates very well with her training, showing and instruction so the riders' get a better benefit than from many other trainers/instructors without this background.

Kathy is known throughout the country as the trainer of " Misty's Twilight ", the direct descendent of "Misty of Chincoteague" of Maurgerite Henry's famous series of childrens books.  Misty's Twilight, the paint horse seen doing "passage" in the adjacent picture, is a Breyer Horse model.

Kathy riding Ibn Amada, owned by Kathy Church, performing a Dressage freestyle. Ibn was Trained by Kathy.

Congratualtions to Kathy for her Senior Dressage High Point Champion on Cordelano at Mahan Farm's Beat the Heat show.

Champion Open First Level 2 year end award 2009 for the NFDA and high-point on Lumina with a 72.2%

NFDA Year End awards - Intro Open Champion, Kathy Daly Cordelano 68.870%

NFDA Open High Point November 2009 show:
Grand - Daly Kathy, Lumina - First 2 - 72.220
Reserve - Daly Kathy, Hurrikhanna - Intro B Q - 70.000 (Hurrikhanna is the duaghter of Hurrikhan and Capikhan shown in the above collage)

Many more congratulations to her riders who have won numerous awards in the past few years (too many to mention here!).

Congratulations to Kathy on her 3rd Level Championship win at the April 5-6th, 2003, Springtime Arab Classic at Canterbury riding "Misty Meadows Padorr"!!

Congratulations to her riders (note from her webmaster - there has been sooo much more since 2003 - I need to get these updates from her):

At the NFDA Spring Series Championships (2003) -

Teri Rehkopf for her Training Level AA Championship on Glenord's Rocket Dancer (Teri just started 'Rocki' back in Dressage training after a 2 year hiatus) and to Pat Brokema for her Introductory Level Open Championship on her young horse, Abby's Sunrise.

Karen Liccardi ("L" judge) on Full Moon Antares - Reserve Champion HA/AA Sport Horse Under Saddle Cathy Siemiet on Nabar - Top Ten Training Level Dressage

Many more recent wins, too!

Kathy Daly
KDEquine Training
kdequinetraining@gmail.com or kdequine@horsesinthesouth.com
(352)262-9895
2285 Russell Rd.
Green Cove Springs, FL 32046 (Jacksonville area)