Highland Farm

Kirk Kamish is originally from St. Paul Minnesota. He started riding at the age of nine and by the following year he was showing hunters and competing in equitation classes.

His family built a small barn at their home, so he could give his best efforts to own horses and show them as well. Kirk had moderate success, riding and showing horses and ponies as well as others.

He decided to go to the University of Wisconsin in River Falls, where he received a college degree in Applied Arts in Animal Science. Kirk was active on the Hunter/Jumper team in college. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Stout, with a Bachelor of Science in Hotel Restaurant Management with an emphasis on International Tourism. He was fortunate to attend classes at the College of London and traveled extensively in Europe where he was able to experience some International horse events. Upon graduation, Kirk moved to New York City to work in the hotel industry. At this time he was also able to work, as an amateur, with well known horse people, Anne Sullivan and Frank Chapot.

Later, he held a coveted position with Suburban Essex Equestrian Center, teaching and riding horses part-time. Shortly after this, he became a professional equestrian and began his twenty plus years show riding career. In 1989 he took a show groom position with Anne Kursinski and traveled the International Show Jumping schedule.

Eventually Kirk accepted a teaching, show riding, sales position with internationally known judge and trainer, Otis Brown, Jr., in Nashville, Tennessee. Kirk was now riding and training at the national level, showing some of the top hunters and futurity horses in the country.

1992 was the year that Kirk moved to Atlanta, Georgia to open and manage Highland Farm and traveled the country on the �A� circuit, with clients from all over the Southeast. His career high point was having shown and qualified for prestigious horse shows such as Palm Beach, Florida and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. One of his clients qualified and competed in the pony finals in 2001 and 2002, finishing near the top, both equitation and hunters.

Kirk has ridden with many well-known greats, including George Morris, Katie Monahan and Ronnie Mutch, all well respected horsemen throughout the equine industry.

Some health issues and a need to reconnect with his family, Kirk returned to Minnesota after having been gone for 27 years. In 2004, investors and he, decided to build a small farm in Jacksonville, Florida, close to the winter show circuits, and now summers in Charlotte, North Carolina, with a client base there as well.

Kirk is an accomplished judge at local shows as well as nationwide. Kirk is available for private lessons and clinics as well as full equine training.

He enjoys many other sporting events, including skiing, ice-skating and roller blading. April and Abigail are his two special black labs. During his recovery time in MN. He was employed by Petsmart for Stateline Tack, beneficial for his labs as well as the equine industry.

Kirk thanks the riders, horses and owners for the opportunity to experience the Hunter/ Jumper show horse world.

Rate: $/Day

Color(s) Bred: Chestnut, White