Lizzy Traband exudes a quiet confidence and wisdom that belie her age.  At only 14, Traband has spent her entire life around horses.  Her parents bought her first pony, Toby, at auction when she was just three.  The intention was for him to be a show pony, but Toby had other things in mind.  After spending more time on the ground than in the saddle, it became apparent to Traband and her parents that Toby's destiny laid in the performance arena, not the show ring. It's a lesson that Traband took to heart and something that she enjoys sharing with her audience; horses are not unlike people, if you want to get their best, you have to let them do what they are best at, and every horse has something to offer. Traband has been training horses to their fullest potential to the delight of audiences for years.

Traband and her parents live not far from Devon near State College, PA.  The family's Carousel Farm has many horses in training and the extensive travel schedule that they have maintained is now taking a back seat to training.  For the past four years, Traband would make an appearance once a month on average.  As Traband's mother, Annette, explains, "that's a day to pack, a day to travel, time at the event, etc."  So much time was spent on the road that Traband took cyber classes to keep on top of her school work. With appearances cut back to 3 or 4 major shows a year, Traband's focus has now shifted to showing.  She did some jumping for the first time last winter and will also be working on hunting and equitation to see what "fits".  While Traband is very interested in art and architecture she sees herself working with horses as long as "it's the first thing I want to do when I get home."