J IN THE
HOURS LIFE of
essica Howington started her life on a 2,000-acre cattle farm. Her journey with horses began almost immediately with her first ride at 6 weeks old. Shortly after she was born, Jessica and her parents returned to Atlanta, Georgia, where she was raised. When she was just 5 years old, Jessica and her dad presented her mother a gift for Mother’s Day, a Quarter Horse mare named Twist. Jessica immediately began riding and spent many hours riding Twist bareback. Her natural talents were apparent right away, however, her interests in the equestrian arts took a turn when Howington one day observed students jumping at a nearby farm. It was then that she decided her true love in riding. Her parents bought a saddle, along with a
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