Emily & Belich

Emily Kitching
A graduate of the University of Colorado, Emily holds a B.A. in journalism. Emily began her journalism career writing freelance articles for The Trail Less Traveled soon after the newsletter's first issue late in 1994. While finishing her degree, she was hired as editor in the summer of 1997. In 2001 she started her own company, Eclectic Horseman Comm. Inc., with her then husband-to-be Steve Bell. Over the last six years she has enjoyed the struggles and rewards of managing a small company and working side-by-side with her spouse.

 

In addition to her passion for improving her skills as a journalist and creating a solid publication to give the horse a voice, Emily continues her lifelong pursuit of developing her own horsemanship skills by riding as often as she can and attending as many clinics as possible. Relocating to rural Elbert, Colo., has given her more time to spend "at the barn" riding and doing field research for future articles. Her horse Belich has been an inspriation, a challenge and a joy. 

Steve Bell
A University of Colorado graduate, Steve has degrees in English and communication. He has more than 20 years of professional graphic experience designing and developing everything from interactive web sites at the high-end down to the local mom and pop restaurant menus and t-shirts. His experience is rooted in IT, product marketing, advertising, animation, and e-commerce solutions. His career portfolio includes graphic work for clients including NASA, Sony, Motorola, HP, and Nike of familiar names of a long list of companies.

With his array of talent and experience, Steve tries his best to help Eclectic Horseman customers bridge the gap between the traditional horse world (where cowboys have their wives check their email) to the world of technology. He prides himself on his ability to explain things clearly without bombing folks with jargon, and he strives to help all Eclectic Horseman customer's reach a wider audience.

Steve prefers wearing a t-shirt and jeans to the dress code (he was once required to wear a neck-tie) of the corporate world. He loves working with small businesses and identifies with people that aren't just faking it until they make it; Folks who stake their own claim. He says he prefers to be part of the group actually doing work, rather than part of the larger group that are just trying to take credit for it. He also believes in the credo that it makes no difference where you come from, but what you are doing while you are there.