My name is Jessica Crozier. I am twenty years old and come from a suburb of Cleveland called Berea Ohio. When I was beginning kindergarten, my family moved to Olmsted Falls, Ohio. I went to grade school through my junior year of high school at Olmsted Falls City Schools. I finished my high school career at Buckeye High School in Medina, Ohio. Valley City, Ohio is where I currently live.
Before I was even born, horses played a part in my family. When my Mom was a child, her father, my Grandpa Neil, introduced her and her siblings to the Quarter Horse industry when they were young. He bought them a Quarter Horse, CC’s Joe, and took them to visit the All American Quarter Horse Congress as spectators. As many adults, my Mom focused her energy elsewhere, and didn’t have horses when my parents met. I wasn’t really born in the horse atmosphere, my first exposure was riding the ponies at the county fair and from then on I was hooked and there is no turning back!
Throughout childhood I played many sports, including basketball, t-ball, softball, volleyball, golf, and tennis with the help of my Dad who coached me through all of them. When I was 7, I started taking pony lessons at a local farm. When I was nine, I got my first horse, a Quarter Horse, and the other sports took a back seat to my true passion.
In my youth I showed local open shows and was a member of Medina County 4-H. I have also been involved in showing AQHA in Ohio since 2013 from 2018. During that time, I was a member of Northern Ohio Quarter Horse Youth Association, was a director, and was on the Congress NYATT team for multiple years. When I aged out of Youth, my main show horse was retired. I wanted to stay involved in showing, and the opportunity came up to run for NOQHA Queen. I jumped at the opportunity, as it is allowing me to not only be involved in the organization that has given me a number of opportunities, but also allows me to enrich my degree and experiences while studying.
Currently I am attending Cuyahoga Community College and transferring credits to Baldwin- Wallace University next year majoring in Finance and minoring in both business and communications. Commuting to school allows me to take care of my horses at home, and work alongside my Dad at Cleveland Financial Group. I’m currently an administrative assistant, and plan to follow in his footsteps and hope to be as successful as he is one day. Right now I am focusing on my scholarly studies so I can get into the financial business and enjoy showing horses when established.
I am so honored to represent Northern Ohio Quarter Horse Association as their queen in this remarkable competition to become the coveted All American Quarter Horse Congress Queen. The All American Quarter Horse Congress has always been a special place for me even as a child. I always say it brings an inspiring feeling like Christmas to the soul. The feeling in the air is just indescribable.