Kristen Kelley ‘18 joined the Averett Equestrian staff in the fall of 2019 after working for both hunter/jumper and eventing trainers. She graduated from Averett with an equine studies degree concentrating in management and eventing. During her time at Averett she competed on the IHSA, IDA, ANRC, and Eventing teams. In 2017 she was a member of the National Champion IDA team and was Reserve National Champion at Upper Training in 2018. She was also IHSA Regional Champion in Open fences in 2018.
Kristen is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Business Administration and serves as co-coach of the IHSA team. She strives to continue growing her knowledge of dressage, equitation, and eventing so that she can help riders and horses reach their full potential in all disciplines.
