Summer Peterson DVM is an equine veterinarian and competitive 3-day event rider in central Utah.  She grew up in the United States Pony Club, then continued riding and training horses through college and vet school.   After graduating in 2007, Summer worked at an equine referral practice for three years and subsequently started working as a mobile equine veterinarian as well as a contract veterinarian for the BLM Wild Horse and Burro program.  In 2009, Summer started competing again in 3-day eventing and has brought several horses up through the levels in the last 10 years.

Summer took her horse Tim through FEI CCI-L 2* level, and after his retirement from upper-level eventing, earned her USDF bronze medal on Tim as well.   Summer’s other upper-level mount, Jake the Fish, was brought up through the levels and last fall completed the Galway Downs CCI-L 3*.   She also has a mare ready to move up to the preliminary level and two up and coming youngsters.   Summer does the primary care, training, veterinary and farrier work on her horses and works hard to have a consistent and quality training and management practice that allows for the horses to be as sound and healthy as possible.   She lives on a 70-acre farm in central Utah with her husband Jason, five horses, three dogs, two burros and two goats.

“After struggling for years with saddle fit issues on my horses,  I was so grateful to discover Schleese Saddlery.  Their commitment to making horse comfort and well-being the top priority has given me so much peace of mind every time I put a saddle on one of my horses.   The value of a well fitting saddle cannot be understated in horse sports in this day and age.  We know too much now about sports medicine to deny that this single piece of equipment vastly affects how our horse moves, carries its rider, and how it influences long term soundness.

As a veterinarian, I know the horse is getting the best possible fit to allow for the normal biomechanics required for functional, pain-free movement.  As a rider, I can feel the difference it makes in their quality of movement and our communication.”