Ashley Benton, originally from Atlanta, Ga, spent her first summer at Perry-Mansfield in 1997. She began riding as a young girl and has taught fo over 8 years. She comes most recently from the Lamborn Vision School in Paonia, CO where she managed 15 school horses and was the primary instructor for ages K-12. During the past few years she has studied natural horsemanship and has taken her own horse through level one of Parelli training.