Ashlee Rooney is an experienced equestrian rider in both english and western disiplines.  Ms. Rooney trained at the Family Equine Facility in Groton, New York and competed in rodeos all over the Northeast.  At the Family Equine Facility she was required to break and ride some extremely "rank" horses.  In the summers Ms. Rooney worked with many children of all ages at the farms summer program for kids.  From there, Ms. Rooney trained under dressage instructor Judy Poss at the Asbury Hill Farm in Freeville, New York.