Kirstin Prince
Kirstin is the owner and operator of Prince Equestrian Sports, LLC located in Hilliard, FL. Kirstin grew up riding at her parent’s small boarding and lesson facility, Ki-lin Stables in Yulee, FL. She started competing in Dressage in 2002 at the age of 10 and started Eventing at the age of 14. Kirstin qualified and attended 5 Great American Insurance Group USDF Regional Championships from 2008 – 2013 in Training, First, Second and Third Level Dressage with three different horses. She has earned the Training level and First level rider performance awards and the USDF Bronze medal.
Kirstin has been teaching since 2008 and enjoys being able to share the knowledge she has gained over the years from hands-on experience growing up at a boarding / lesson facility. She took many lessons from multiple accomplished instructors throughout Florida and in 2010 was a working student for Michael Poulin in DeLand, FL (a 1992 team bronze-medal-winning Olympian) where she expanded her education.
After attending Florida State College at Jacksonville, graduating in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, Kirstin established Prince Equestrian Sports, LLC. She began teaching lessons and training horses full-time. During this time Kirstin began schooling and competing at Fourth Level Dressage.
Kirstin considers like many things in life, the foundation is the key to success. Every horse and rider benefits from a Classical Dressage base and she works to prepare students for whatever discipline they wish to follow. Focus is placed on the biomechanics of horse and rider to create a rider that is easier for the horse to carry and a horse that is enjoyable for the rider to ride.