PHOTO GALLERY: MU student beginning horse exercising buisness

November 5, 2012 | 6:00 a.m. CST

After running a similar business in Colorado for two years, Erin Miller is hoping to have success with a horse-exercising business in Columbia.

MU student Erin Miller finds a helmet that fits her before horseback riding at Willow Ponds Farm in Sturgeon. Miller is starting a horse exercise business in Columbia, a job she has previously done for two years in Colorado. | Jaime Henry-White

Erin Miller gives Johnny Cash a break during a riding lesson at Willow Ponds Farm in Sturgeon. | Jaime Henry-White

Erin Miller talks with her instructor Kim Krieckhaus during a riding lesson. Krieckhaus has run the farm for 12 years and teaches students of all ages. | Jaime Henry-White

Erin Miller, left, listens to her instructor Kim Krieckhaus during a riding lesson. | Jaime Henry-White

Erin Miller cools off a lesson horse, Johnny Cash, after a riding lesson.
| Jaime Henry-White

Lesson horse Johnny Cash eats grass while receiving a shower after a riding lesson. | Jaime Henry-White