Five Questions with Michele Wellman
In The Irons
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10m
USDF Bronze and Silver Medalist and USEA ICP Level 2 Certified Instructor Michele Wellman owns and operates By Chance Farm in Union Bridge, MD. She answers questions about how she got involved in horses, her training philosophy and what she feels makes a good horseperson. Above all, she feels the wellbeing of the horse is paramount.
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