“Mary (Bahniuk Lauritsen’), my trainer, and I have a great friendship out of the saddle, too. She’s really willing to work through challenges with me, instead of just getting on my horse and “fixing” the problem Mary takes the time to teach me how to train the horse correctly so I am learning the process that gets the correct result. It takes a little longer, but I feel empowered when I learn. Mary has amazing patience and makes everything upbeat and positive,” Salm explains.