Hi! My name is Alyssa Taylor Barker. I have gone by my middle name since I was in kindergarten, so forgive me if I accidentally put Taylor instead of Alyssa. I am originally from a very small town in Missouri called Steelville. While it may be a really small town, many people come from miles away to go floating at one of the many canoe rentals during the summer.
I moved to Delta, MO in 2014 to train horses out of my aunt’s barn and go to school at TRC in Dexter. At that time, I was pursuing the Physical therapy program. The next year I completed my one-year certificate and met my, now husband. When I met my husband, I moved to his place in Poplar Bluff, Mo. After moving to Poplar Bluff, I was accepted into the PTA program through State Tech College of MO. I made it through the program all while training horses on the side to make extra money while in school. After I finished the program I decided being a PTA wasn’t really what I wanted to do. I continued to train horses until I could find something that I truly enjoyed and could see myself doing. As I began to explore, I found a job working at a college as an administrative assistant. The college is paying for me to go to school so that I can pursue my degree in business with a banking and finance concentration. My ultimate goal is to work at a bank someday and within that bank, I want to continue to work my way up the ladder.
In our free time, my husband and I both enjoy riding and training horses. My husband enjoys team roping and I enjoy barrel racing. We compete any chance we get.