ABOUT THE TEAM

Karin grew up in the GTA and spent most of her summers in Saskatchewan at her uncle’s farm where she fell in love with the hardworking lifestyle and spending time with animals, especially horses. In grade 5 she started weekly riding lessons after attending a summer riding camp in Oakville. This quickly evolved to riding twice a week, taking any opportunity to volunteer at the barn, and helping with beginner riding lessons and summer camps. Throughout high school, she continued working at the barn and started riding young horses to develop them before they were incorporated into the lesson program. 

 

After graduating high school, Karin attended the University of Guelph for her bachelor’s degree. In her second year Karin discovered the IHSA team, met the head coach Amy Noonan, and worked hard over the summer with the goal of making the team next season. She spent her third and fourth years at Guelph competing on the IHSA circuit with the team. 

 

Returning to the GTA after post-secondary school, Karin started riding and coaching in the evenings while working full time as a landscape designer. When the lesson program picked up, she stepped away from landscaping and began coaching and training horses full time. After the barn was sold and the lesson program shut down, Karin and a small team of riders and horses decided to branch out and find their own place, leading to the opening of Silverwood Stables in May 2023.

 

As an EC licensed coach, Karin is the owner and operator of Silverwood Stables. In fall 2023, when the UofG IHSA team was looking for a last minute host barn, Karin stepped up and welcomed us to train on her lesson horses. As a former IHSA athlete, she quickly integrated with the team and took over as head coach when our former coach, Amy Noonan, stepped down at the end of the 2023-2024 season. With an excellent first season under her belt, Karin is excited to get back to it this fall and eager to grow with the team!