Education

Originally from Georgia, Caitie Holtzman grew up with a love of horses.

In 2006 she moved to Texas just after graduating high school with every intention of being in the horse industry. Caitie spent time in college earning a Master of Science in Ag Education and Equine. She then worked as an adjunct Professor in two different Equine programs and rode horses and interned for other professional horsemen. Caitie now trains horses, performs, and teaches clinics full time along with being the Director of Clubs for the International Liberty Horse Association.

Together, Caitie and Elliot Holtzman own and operate Versatile Horsemanship, LLC in Nocona, Texas. Their operation is a horse training and instruction-based business centered around starting colts, teaching clinics, and training Liberty horses. Both compete in NRHA Freestyle Reining, Cow Horse and Versatility Ranch Horse events, and are top competitors in the Liberty horse sport. Horses have taken the pair coast-to-coast, border-to-border, and around the world; from time spent holding clinics in Africa and Germany to starting colts in competition at Heart of the Horse in Canada. Caitie and Elliot owe much of their journey to the horse and people God has placed in their lives through the horse. The pair have been performers and presenters at events such as Liberty Festival, Road to the Horse, Equine Affaire, Art of the Cowgirl, and are excited to be a part of the 2025 Western States Horse Expo. The Holtzman’s aim to combine the art of horsemanship with exciting entertainment in their presentations, clinics, and performance.