Ali was born and raised in Vermont but came to Pennsylvania for college and loves it here. She graduated from Delval University with a degree in Equine Management. Her love of horses started when she started riding at five, working the barn at twelve and then started teaching at eighteen. She was part of the hunt seat team at Delval, helped coach the IEA team and has competed in many horse shows over the years. She also has her carriage driving level 1 certificate and loves driving ponies. Ali had the opportunity to teach people of all ages and riding levels. In addition to a love of horses, she also loves being outdoors doing things such as hiking, four wheeling, swimming, the beach, and gardening.