Michaella was born and raised in San Jose, CA. She fell in love with horses from a very young age as she started riding at 5 years old. She went on to train in eventing, hunter jumpers, and dressage. Michaella graduated from Colorado State University, in May of 2022, with a bachelor's in Equine Science with an emphasis in pre-vet and a Minor in Business Administration.

While at CSU she was in the Legends of Ranching program where she trained SCR A Fancy Peptoes, a 2020 red roan colt who was sired by Peptoes and out of Fancy Results. After less than a year of training, she and her colt won First Overall Champion in the Wagonhound Student Competition, and her colt tied for a record sale price.

When Michaella is not working she loves to spend time with her family, ride her favorite gaited horse on trails and teach him how to run barrels, poles, and jump.