Michele Inman, a USDF Gold, Silver, Bronze Medalist and USDF Silver and Bronze Freestyle Bar Medalist, has been an avid equestrienne virtually all of her life. She has successfully trained young horses to the FEI level and is currently showing at all levels, from training level through FEI. Michele operates a private training and boarding facility in Wildwood, MO, a popular and convenient location in west county (suburb of St. Louis). She specializes in training and conditioning the dressage horse. Her passion for horses started as early as she can remember (her first words were “I want a horse for Christmas” coming before even “mama” or “dada”). Her first formal lessons began as a pre-teen in England in equitation and jumping. She competed on the collegiate circuit as a member of the Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Equestrian Team in stadium jumping and equitation. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from SIU-C in Journalism and Animal Industries and a Master’s Degree in Marketing and Advertising from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. Her professional business experience within marketing and advertising includes VP of promotions at a St. Louis advertising agency, as well as advertising and marketing manager positions at USA TODAY,Maritz, and Citicorp Financial. She most recently was a marketing executive with Folgers coffee at Procter & Gamble. In 2008, she focused solely on dressage with training, schooling and competing varied dressage mounts.