Kelly is originally from Southern California. In 2002, Kelly held the title Miss Rodeo California. She was First Runner Up to Miss Rodeo America 2003 won Miss photogenic and Miss Appearance at America. She traveled the United States serving as a role model and teaching people about our western heritage and sharing her beliefs in sportsmanship, patriotism and family involvement that carries over into her training programs for both her students and horses.

Kelly hosted a Country Music Show for 2 seasons on the Outdoor Channel, called "Out in the Country" where she interviewed music artists every week and introduced the videos of people like: Tracy Byrd, Merle Haggard, Bellamy Brothers, Charlie Daniels, Tracy Lawrence, Trace Adkins, Terri Clark and many more. She has modeled for magazine's such as Cowboys and Indians and Western Horsemen.

Besides her love for horses, Kelly has a student pilot's license and passed her written test for her private pilot's license and has logged over 110 hours. She generally flies a Cessna 172, although not as much as she'd like! To add to her list of accomplishments, Kelly is Scuba certified and she is proud to have dove the three largest reefs in the world.

In January of 2009, Kelly's daughter Emmy was born. Now most of her time away from the barn is spent enjoying her new daughter!