Lisa Francine Avila

Lisa Francine Avila grew up on Rancho Yerba Buena, a working cattle ranch in San Jose, CA. Alongside her father and grandfather as they worked the ranch, her love and passion for horses was cultivated at an early age. As an immigrant, Lisa’s Grandfather spent countless hours sharing stories of breaking and starting young horses in Mexico. Romanticized as his stories may have been, he described having a knack for breaking and riding particularly difficult horses. Wanting to follow in his footsteps, this became an area of horsemanship that Lisa wanted to become educated in as well. (Source)