Growing up in England Rowena acquired her first pony from a relative who was moving abroad - Merlin was a Welsh Mountain pony, black, every little girls dream. With the acquisition of Merlin also came other ponies and of course Pony Club where she, along with her sisters, won numerous Grooming competitions, Eventing, Under Saddle classes and Gymkhana.

At age 13 Rowena and her family moved to Canada. Almost as soon as they settled they were right back into horses, purchasing a big strong Thoroughbred Hunter type mare, a Morgan mare and a scruffy little two year old half-arabian gelding. Rowena started this gelding by herself and, though there were ups and downs, they developed an unbreakable bond. From there her love for Arabians grew.

Rowena and her husband Bill owned and operated Image Stables, an all breed facility in Aldergrove from 1987 to 2001, where they boarded, trained and provided instruction.

Since then Rowena has continued to show as an amateur on the Arabian breed circuit garnering Canadian National Top 10 awards in Show Hack, Country pleasure, Hunter pleasure and Regionally in Dressage, Sport Horse, Side saddle and Western pleasure. She has also shown on the Open Dressage circuit and many Open Breed shows. Rowena is currently working on obtaining her Arabian judging card with apprentice experiences in California, Oregon, Washington, Alberta and BC, and plans to test later this year.

Rowena's advice to exhibitors is be natural, don't over exaggerate anything, be well prepared but don't take it too seriously, have fun, be respectful of your fellow sportsman and always polish your boots!