Tenacity Equine Services

Tenacity Equine Services Professional show groom, braider, and body clipper
Tenacity: Characterized by extreme persistence My name is Lauren Barker. I began riding at the age of 7.

I am 23 years old and have been involved with horses all my life. I have trained and showed competitively with many trainers around the Treasure Valley (Idaho) and Willamette Valley (Oregon) in various disciplines, such as Eventing, Jumpers, Dressage, Ranch, and the APHA Performance Circuit. In high school, I was a memberthe Boise Pony Club, Future Farmers of America, and 4-H. I have started colts

and trained/worked horses of varying experience levels. While attending college at Oregon State University, I was an active member of the Event Team, Social Chair officer on the Dressage Team as well as on the Intercollegiate Dressage Team, and Secretary on the Hunter/Jumper Team, as well as a member of the traveling competition team. In Fall of 2020, I graduated with high honors with a degree in Agriculture Science with an emphasis in Equine Science. I now work as a professional groom, primarily in the breed show world as well as some Dressage, Eventing, and Jumpers. I also offer professional body clipping services; anything from a big clip to a full body show horse and will modify to meet your specific needs. Banding and braiding also available.

Working my way through clipping the horses of Willamette Sport Horses 💚
11/19/2025

Working my way through clipping the horses of Willamette Sport Horses 💚

It's always a gamble working for a barn I haven't worked for before, especially at a show as big as the Arabian and Half...
11/02/2025

It's always a gamble working for a barn I haven't worked for before, especially at a show as big as the Arabian and Half Arabian Nationals. Luckily, picking a barn off of ✨️vibes✨️ did not fail me in 2025

ChrisShan Park has some of the sweetest horses, kindest clients, and best vibes I've had the pleasure of grooming for, and they're barely even crazy people! See y'all in Scottsdale 💙❤️

Snuck in a few clips before leaving for Arabian Nationals this week 🌹
10/14/2025

Snuck in a few clips before leaving for Arabian Nationals this week 🌹

Even without bringing my personal horse to show, it was a busy Event at Rebecca Farm this year between braiding and gro...
07/26/2025

Even without bringing my personal horse to show, it was a busy Event at Rebecca Farm this year between braiding and grooming! Congratulations to so many of my clients for their successful shows 🩷

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Hey everyone! My name is Lauren Barker and I am a current student at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, where I work out of during the school year. Over summer, I work out of Eagle, Idaho and the general Treasure Valley area. I am 19 years old and have been riding since the age of 7. I have trained my personal horses and and showed competitively with many trainers around the Treasure Valley in various disciplines, such as eventing (dressage, showjumping, cross country), western pleasure, and horsemanship in general. I spent years as a member of the Boise Pony Club, Meridian FFA, and Ada County 4-H. I am currently a member of the OSU Eventing Team, Dressage Team, and Hunter/Jumper Team, as well as the national organizations of American Paint Horse Association, Pinto Horse Association of America, American Stock Horse Association, United States Eventing Association, and United States Dressage Federation, and United States Hunter Jumper Federation. Since the beginning of my riding career, I have been working at barns, cleaning stalls, clipping horses, banding for shows, polishing tack, you name it.

I can not call myself a professional bander/braider, but I do have plenty of experience at shows doing the mane of my own horses, as well as friend’s horses. If the photos I put out of my jobs look good to you, I can band or braid your horse for a show the day before or day of. I am also available to be an overall groom and assistant at shows, lunging, saddling, feeding, unloading and loading, etc etc.


  • Banding: $30

  • Braiding: $40