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Nicole Larson
Saddle Fitter, British Columbia

Nicole is the CommonWealth saddle fitter for the BC region. She met Rose in 2019 in Ladner, BC, while saddle hunting for a long-time client, where Nicole demonstrated her knowledge and understanding of equine movement and anatomy along with an eye for saddle fit, and balance. With her education and desire to do right by the horse, joining the Commonwealth team was a natural fit. Nicole feels passionate about producing quality horses who are given opportunities to move and perform at their best mentally and physically, starting from the ground up. She also recognizes that proper saddle fit plays a large role in a horse’s ability to move and develop correctly.

Nicole was brought into horses by her step mom who was an upper level event rider and ex race horse jockey. She loves the competitive arena and has many years experience competing in the hunter/ jumper rings, and dressage but her heart will always lay in Eventing. By her teenage years, she was retraining ottbs for a breeder and began coaching at 17. In college, she obtained business and marketing education while starting young sport horses and apprenticing with a local body worker. She continued her own equine journey and has had the opportunity to work with some of the greats in the industry with her own horses as well as client horses, and still to this day takes multiple riding lessons per week, and believes strongly in continuing education throughout her career. Never stop learning! Nicole has been coaching for over 15 years and has an established training program developing young sport horses and riders. Nicole is also a certified body worker. When Nicole isn’t working, you can find her producing her own horses, at clinics, shows and events and of course spending time with her family.


Emily Eades
Saddle Manager and Shipping

Emily was recently brought on to the team as a saddle manager. She is in charge of knowing where all our saddles are at all times! Along with this she helps with a lot of the “behind the scene” tasks, such as putting orders together, shipping and answering all of Rose’s questions. “I started riding when I was eight, and with my long-lasting devotion to this sport, I was thrilled to join the team. I had the pleasure to work with Rose back in 2017, and have watched her grow her company over the years. I said yes to the opportunity as I know all the hard work and devotion that goes into this. I am very thrilled to see CommonWealth Saddles continue to flourish, and I am so glad to be part of it!”

On her weekends off, she is often found in the mountains. Emily enjoys a range of activities, such as hiking, rock climbing, backpacking, and skiing! “Anything that gets me outside and keeps me active makes me happy!” - Emily


Clarisa Ghinescu
Marketing and Social Media Cordinator

Clarisa is the CommonWealth Saddles Marketing and Social Media Coordinator. 
A budding social work student, she loves interacting and creating lasting connections with CommonWealth clients over Instagram, Facebook & now TikTok! Clarisa’s passion for horses began when she first saw Spirit, Stallion of the Cimmaron as a child; but she was a competitive snowboarder before starting lessons at a local hunter/jumper barn. She says that once she started, she just couldn’t stop! She greatly enjoys the time she spends with her horse Barron, and when she is out of the saddle she can be found anywhere in the mountains or working on a new short film. 

