Mickayla was born and raised in Southern New Jersey and grew up on her grandparents’ farm tending crops and caring for chickens and beef cattle. She started riding horses when she was 4 and mostly does western. Mickayla drove horse carriages in Georgia for two years and moved to Virginia in December of 2021 with her boyfriend. She has a dog named Liberty whom she absolutely adores and two rescue cats (Clare and Percival) that drive her crazy.

She has a long history in animal rescue (cats, dogs, wildlife and horses mostly) and looks forward to getting back into it when the time is right. Mickayla worked in a small animal GP clinic before coming to Piedmont and still assists there a few times a month for more education. Her goal is to become a licensed vet tech and is studying online at Penn Foster to achieve this.