{"id":261,"date":"2026-07-23T18:39:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avila.client-demo-websites.com\/?page_id=261"},"modified":"2026-07-23T19:26:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T19:26:41","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/avila.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"261\" class=\"elementor elementor-261\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-480f5ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"480f5ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2d7b54b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97613b9 second elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97613b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f0a386 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"8f0a386\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a2f84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7a2f84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From the Lecture<br>\nHall<br>\nto the <span style=\"color:#F7C948\">Saddle<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7a57a4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7a57a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA graduate of Dalhousie University with a background in English, Sociology,\nand Music, Beth Norrad&#8217;s true education began in the freshly bedded stalls of\nEngland&#8217;s most rigorous riding school.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3de9367 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3de9367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;The ability to stay aboard even the most unrideable creatures<br \/>\u2014 a skill honed where supervision was scarce and baler twine<br \/>was a perfectly acceptable piece of tack.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6ef759 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6ef759\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTransitioning from the lecture hall to the saddle, she earned the moniker <span style=\"color: #d2ac4a;\">The Colonial Cowboy.<\/span> For many years she co-founded and operated a premier riding school alongside Blair Williams, Liz Schroeder, and Barb McDonald  mentoring a generation of riders who now lead stables of their own.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc99162 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc99162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tToday, Beth brings that same <span style=\"color: #d2ac4a;\">stay-onboard spirit<\/span> to her writing, blending decades of equestrian expertise with the magic and heart of the horse world.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b416fb8 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ce31d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Colonial Cowboy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38999a7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"38999a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e787f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"97e787f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img 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class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Master Rider<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8a8aa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8b8a8aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/avila.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u2726.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-33\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dalhousie Grad<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21866ef elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"21866ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"17\" height=\"11\" src=\"https:\/\/avila.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u221e.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-32\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Horse Stories<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c829c47 elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c829c47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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