Veronica Painter

Veronica Painter was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, IL. Working for several other trainers since the age of 10, she knew she wanted to live the rest of her life with horses. After receiving her bachelors degree in biology, Veronica moved to Florida in 2013 to join a riding troupe specializing in theatrical circus arts after having served an internship at an equestrian dinner theatre and performed on a regional trick riding team. In 2016 Veronica returned to Illinois to earn her masters in theatre/circus studies and to start her own business: Horsemanship Unlocked. Currently Veronica resides in River Falls, WI and travels nationwide for performances and clinics specializing in the art of liberty and trick training, roman riding, trick riding/cossack, and bareback/vaulting. Veronica conducts research in equine applied learning and coaching.

Starting at an early age, Veronica immersed herself in horses. She has worked on many professional productions including: Circus Flora, Circus Sarasota, Silver Dollar City’s Wild West Show, and more. Specializing in trick training, liberty, and circus style trick riding and vaulting, Veronica bridges the gap that can exist between horsemanship and athletics.