So who owns Tornado Alley Kigers?
That would be my wonderful husband Randy Billinger and myself, Kristi Billinger. Randy and I share a passion for animals we currently have 11 horses which includes 1 Thoroughbred, 1 Arab/Quarter horse, 1 Nevada Mustang, 1 Wyoming Mustang, 1 Burro, 6 Kiger Mustangs. Our passion doesn't stop there we also have 3 cats (Curious, Cowboy and Boots) and 3 dogs (Misti who is an Australian Shepard, Lamar is a Border Collie mix and Buddy who is known as a pain in my rump he is a Chow/Lab cross who has a huge heart!). That rounds out our family here in NE Kansas.
Randy and I are fortunate enough to own enough acreage to grow our own hay so feeding all those mouths is not too expensive. Unfortunately, that does mean I spend a lot of time whining all summer about having to haul hay rather than being in the barn playing with my horses!
We belong to the Midwest Mustang & Burro Saddle Club and we have a great time promoting mustangs with all our friends in the club. A better group of folks with big hearts you will not find! These are just great people who we enjoy spending time with educating the public about mustangs.
Our training methods are ONLY of the kindest methods! I cannot tell you that we follow just one training program from any particular clinician. We take riding lessons with a certified center riding instructor who has helped us improve our riding so much over the years. We have a friend who is 1 of only 6 Dennis Reis Diamond Endorsed Clinicians so she has some influence in our training too. And of course we also use some Parelli and some Anderson. Now that probably sounds like quite the mess but what we have learned is what methods work for one horse might not work for another. Therefore, the more tools in the toolbox the more successful we can be with our training. We never claim to be professional trainers, we like to promote mustangs at demos, parades, etc. we love despooking practices and challenging obstacles. We have a passion for trail riding but don't get to nearly often enough. That's about all there is to report about us other than we love our families very much and God is a very important part of our lives.