about us

‘NOCO Equine is owned and operated by Tracy Mask and her family.  She has over 25 years of riding and equine experience. She started riding as a little girl and never stopped. She grew up outside of New York City as a horse-crazy girl eager for any opportunity to get in the saddle. Tracy now lives in Windsor, just minutes away from the facility, with her husband, their two kids, and three dogs.

Her passion for horses took her across the country to attend Colorado State University (a college dedicated to teaching you about horses? Yes please!) She took every hands-on, horse-related course she could find, including Riding Instructor Training, Techniques in Therapeutic Riding, Equine Event Management, and Equine Behavior to name a few.

She graduated the Equine Science program at Colorado State University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science and minor of Agricultural Business and returned to earn a Master of Science degree in the Animal Sciences program at CSU in 2014. While earning these degrees she worked for the US Geological Survey on their wild horse research, interned at Royal Vista Equine in their breeding program, and worked in the Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory over at CSU.

In 2015, Tracy stepped away from her career path and gave birth to a set of twins. Those twins are now young kids that are learning what wonders can be found between the ears of a horse. Watching their faces light up in the saddle is worth more to her than any blue ribbon in a show ring. It is also the impetus that started NOCO Equine.

Starting NOCO Equine was Tracy’s way of taking 25-years worth of equine experience and sharing that with other horse-crazy little kids. Every little kid who dreams of horses should have the opportunity to smile ear-to-ear from the saddle. In the fall of 2024, when the opportunity to run her own boarding facility became available, Tracy once again shifted gears and jumped at the opportunity.  Now she and her family run NOCO Equine and strive to maintain it as a family friendly facility focused on learning and growth.

You will often find her on the back of one of her horses plodding through the hay field with the sun on her face. Thats her happy place.