Nance Tapley-Peck's natural ability with horses began at the age of six. By the age of ten, she started showing Gymkhana and Western at local ETI shows with Clint Eastwood at Hansen Dam Equestrian Center. She also dabbled in Endurance. Nance studied Horse Husbandry at Pierce College in Canoga Park and worked for large animal veterinarians both in and out of surgery for five years. She also showed 22 head of Arabians for Mel & Georgia Heywood in San Luis Rey. She went on to learn Hunters with Don Swan at the Oaks while managing the 250-head Mission Viejo Equestrian Center. Nance's horizons broadened when she became the conformation expert and bloodline analyst at the Burbank Equestrian Center's Thoroughbred Sales Company. Nance's experiences at Burbank Equestrian Center led her to Lexington, Kentucky, where she acted as a consultant and trained sales personnel in California and Kentucky for Don Engles Sales Consignment. She broke horses for world-famous Calumet Farm, Airdrie, and Elmendorf. She also flew to Europe to purchase racehorses for clients in England, France, and Ireland. In January of 1987, she earned her first Thoroughbred Racehorse Trainer's license after grooming for a year and galloping horses valued at over a million dollars. Upon returning to her Los Angeles birthplace, Nance galloped racehorses at all of the major Southern California racetracks for Hall of Fame trainers Charlie Whittingham, D. Wayne Lukas, Richard Mandella, Neil Drysdale, and John Sadler. When Kentucky Derby winner, Swaps' trainer, Mesh Tenney retired, his owner/trainer, Rex Ellsworth, named Nance as Tenny's replacement. Nance won her first race in 1988 at the Pomona Fairplex, won her second race at Santa Anita, and brought home 11 checks out of her first 14 starts. She has been recognized in national and international trade publications such as The Daily Racing Form, The Thoroughbred of California, The Thoroughbred Times, and California Horsetrader Magazine. She has been interviewed on television by Trevor Denman and highlighted in local newspapers. Nance also received additional Jumping training from Grand Prix legend Susan Hutchinson, Nick Karasissis, Mike Edrick, and Gretchen Tank. Nance, along with her husband Gary, is the proud owner of Peck Farm, a show and race barn in Moorpark. In addition to running Peck Farm, Nance also serves as the head trainer for California Lutheran University, Pierce College, and Oxnard College. Nance has been galloping racehorses for over 30 years and on her 54th birthday, she galloped 18 horses at Hollywood Park. Not bad for an old gal! When she isn't working, Nance likes to spend time with her two beloved horses, Verbalpleasure and Wicked. When she goes to shows, her students and horses always place at the top in every class. They are not to be ignored! People say they learn more from her than any of their previous trainers. She does her homework and expects to get that "A" from owners and judges alike.