About Nicole Palazzo

Nicole Palazzo has over 20 years experience with horses, including being a successful competitor and coach in a variety of arenas. Nicole showed as a junior rider in the hunters and equitation, then progressed to the jumpers. As a junior rider she had the opportunity to re-school many young and problem horses under the direction of her trainer.

Nicole also competed in the children's jumpers and junior jumpers before attending Berry College in Rome, GA. At Berry, she competed with the Berry College Equestrian Team and continued to develop her skills in training horses. She qualified and won at Regional and Zone finals, as well as IHSA nationals, while competing for Berry. Nicole graduated from Berry with a degree in Animal Science and a minor in Equine Science.

Nicole relocated to the Augusta area with her husband, Anthony, shortly after graduating from Berry. While living in Augusta, Nicole founded a riding program at a local stable. When her husband's career found them back in Rome, Georgia, Nicole worked as a trainer with Karen Kerby at Pleasant Hill in Alpharetta, GA. There she rode, trained and traveled to shows with Pleasant Hill for several years before returning to the Augusta area. After teaching locally for approximately two years, Nicole and Anthony founded Quiet Haven Stables in 2005.