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Legend Acres

Meet the Legend Acres Team

Kristi Kay May, Founder and CEO of Legend Acres Dog and Horse Solutions
Kristi

Founder and CEO

Lead Certified Dog Trainer

Certified Riding Instructor


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Kelley

Level 2 Certified Dog Trainer

Terry

Level 2 Certified Instructor


Brad

Assistant Trainer


Brandy

Assistant Trainer


Madi

Mentor Trainer


Stacey

Mentor Trainer


Tiffany

Assistant Trainer

Madi

Mentor Trainer


Kelley

Kelley is a Certified Canine Obedience Instructor- ABCDT at Legend Acres.  She completed her externship with Animal Behavior College in 2018 at Legend Acres and started teaching in the Spring of 2020.  She is currently taking Pet Nutrition classes and Pet Massage classes to add to her ability to serve our clients and their pets even better.  


"I am so excited to have some of my biggest dreams come true.  I get to teach dogs and their humans how to work together and solve problems and become a great team!  Through the years I have been able to teach and become familiar with a bunch of breeds of dogs and think every dog deserves the chance to prove themselves to be an awesome companion!


 I am in Western Kentucky, where I live with my husband, 3 dogs, 5 cats, 3 horses, numerous chickens and a pot belly pig named Penelope. "

Terry

 Terry Easter Level-2 Instructor, AKC Evaluator, AKC Fit Instructor, AKC ATT Evaluator, Online Mentor Trainer Facilitator
Clarksville, TN
Terry Easter, originally from Ohio served in the United States Army for 25 years. He has multiple combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Terry retired in 2013 and settled on his 50 acre farm where his wife and he enjoy raising goats and chickens. A major portion of there farm work is associated with the breeding, raising, and training their multiple Great Pyrenees Livestock Guard Dogs and Leonberger Working dogs.
Terry is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys hunting and fishing.
Terry caught the dog training bug from while training his Certified Therapy Dog, Oda.
Terry has been an instructor with Legend Acres for over 2 years. He leads clients through Fundamentals to Service Dog training in private, group, and online training sessions.
Terry was recently selected to lead the online training certification program for Legend Acres to assist mentor and peer trainers develop online training processes. He is a dedicated and knowledgeable trainer that wants to help people and their dogs live harmonious as mutual family members


Brad

Brad Hawkins Assistant Instructor AKC Evaluator Clarksville, TN
Congratulations for One Year on counting with Legend Acres!!!!
In November of 2020 I retired after 32 years on public education where I worked as a high school agriculture teacher/FFA Advisor, high school principal, and Chief Operations Officer for Christian County Public Schools I have been raising Australian Shepherds for 20+ years. I have also trained and competed in agility and herding. Currently, two of my seven dogs are certified therapy dogs.

Tiffany


Tiffany Balentine - Assistant Instructor, Clarksville, TN
I am originally from Uxbridge Massachusetts. I graduated from college in 2004 with a bachelors degree in Sociology. Straight out of college I knew I wanted to pursue a career with animals. I spent five years working as a vet tech in Vermont before becoming a military wife and Mom. I am the mother of three amazing little girls and we have finally settled down and put down roots in beautiful Clarksville Tennessee with our 4 dogs (Pappy, Gunner, Noah, and Maybelle),and a cat named Oliver.
Before my husbands retirement, we moved around with the Marine Corps for 14 years. During that time I primarily stayed home with my girls, but took that time to study dog training and explore the way dogs think and learn. Through out our 10 moves I snuck in opportunities to get out and work with dogs. These jobs have provided me with a multitude of different experiences to learn. I have worked as a groomers assistant at Petco in Virginia, a receptionist and kennel staff at a doggy hotel in Florida, and assisted in fostering and training German shepherds with a dog trainer at Camp Lejeune North Carolina, specifically focusing on puppy socialization and basic obedience, preparing them to be PTSD service dogs for the wounded warrior program. From then on I was hooked.
My favorite part about training is watching the gap in communication shrink between an owner and their dog from week to week. Helping people understand the way their dogs think and learn, and watching it all start to make sense is so rewarding.
I love to watch their bond grow and to see them celebrate their successes at each level. When an dog owner begins to feel a sense of pride and accomplishment in their dog, the dog feels it too. Watching it all come together is what truly makes my heart happy.

Brandy

Brandy Robbins Assistant Trainer Surprise, AZ
I was born and raised in Louisiana. I have lived in Arizona for the last 14 years. I currently live in Ashton Ranch in Surprise with my boyfriend, Jeff, and our four dogs, Riley (GSD), Bodhi (Am Staff mix), Daisy (Shih Tzu mix), and Odin (Havanese). I am a registered nurse and I work in hospice which I have done for most of my nursing career. I have always been in love with animals and am looking to learn more about working with them and learning how to communicate better, especially with dogs. During nursing school, I worked in an emergency veterinary clinic as a veterinary assistant. I’d love transition to working with dogs full time at some point in the near future and maybe even furthering my understanding of animal behavior through college courses.

Michelle


Michelle Geist Assistant Instructor Peoria, AZ
Michelle Geist is just beginning her journey as a dog trainer with Legend Acres. She also plans to breed Boxers for use as therapy dogs offering comfort and support to first responders who do so much for us. By both breeding and training these special animals, Michelle is excited about investing in the lives of others for the rest of hers.