Growing up in Fairfield County Connecticut, Sarah had some of the best trainers and barns in the country at her fingertips. She began her riding career at age 5 at Stepping Stone Farm in Ridgefield, CT under the instruction of Janie Weber, Martha Gilchrist-Lincoln, and Sonia Schuster-Ippolitti. Sarah spent her youth riding with Martha and Sonia at Breakaway Farm in North Salem, NY creating a strong foundation for horsemanship and 'A' show quality riding. She attended the University of Vermont, where she received a BS in Equine Sciences and a BA in English. While studying there, she trained under Grand Prix Dressage trainer Madeleine Austin of Imajica Farm in Williston, Vermont. As captain of the Equestrian Team, Sarah trained with Madeline and sharpened her flatwork skills which ultimately improved her jumping technique and helped to take the strong team to IHSA Nationals two years in a row. After college riding, Sarah returned to Connecticut where she began working for Fred and Christina Schauder of Country Lane Farm and Jill Schulman of Back Country Farm in Greenwich, CT. Here she began her career as a professional, specializing in ponies and hunters while attending shows up and down the East Coast.

Sarah Watson, a USHJA Certified Trainer, has lived in Colorado since 2008 and began Watson Equestrian in 2011. Her philosophy is that riding should be a fun way to be the best version of ourselves as people, as horsemen, as riders, as friends, and as competitors. Sarah enjoys taking all of her experiences and passing them along to her students, using all that she has learned from many other top professionals and creating her style of positive teaching and horsemanship. One of Sarah's specialties is working with young horses. She believes the slow path is the correct path to educating a top horse. Additionally, she is very involved with her veterinarians and farrier to keep all of her horses feeling their best. Horses need to be horses; having ample turnout and space to ride outside the arena is of paramount importance at Fine Print Farm.

In 2005 Sarah had the privilege of heading to New Zealand where she trained closely with Greg Best, Seoul Olympics silver medalist. Greg tightened her skills as a jumper rider and allowed her to travel abroad. With these skills, Sarah moved to Washington, DC where she worked for Stacey Schaefer and Kim Stewart (K & S Show Stables) riding top-quality ponies and hunters to prepare them for the show ring with Samantha Schaeffer and Scott Stewart.

Upon arriving in Colorado, Sarah began working for Snowfield Farm acting as the assistant trainer for 3 1/2 years.  In 2011 Sarah stepped out on her own to begin Watson Equestrian LLC as a stand-alone trainer in the community. As a result, she has taken numerous riders and horses to winning positions in both the Hunter, Jumper, and Equitation rings with notable winning awards in the CHJA Medal Finals and the USEF Zone 8 standings several years in a row. 

Sarah has had help from top professionals; Laurie Jueneman, Meg Schulman, Suzie Balenseifen, Bernie Traurig, Nick Karazisis, Julie Winkel, Molly Rinedollar, and more. Sarah makes the most of clinics and learning opportunities to continue to further her education. Sarah's philosophy is that "the learning never needs to stop". Taking her connections she has continued her education on perfecting the hunter ride with Kim Stewart when the opportunity is available; most recently at the 2023 Capital Challenge and the 2024 Winter Equestrian Festival.

Sarah has attended USEF Pony Finals, Capital Challenge, Washington International Horse Show, WEF, Old Salem Charity shows, along with numerous other nationally ranked competitions including AQHYA Worlds. She is a local CHJA, USHJA, & USEF active member and has served 4 terms on the Colorado Hunter Jumper Association Board.