Ariana Kistner

Joined: Sep 16, 2023

Born and raised in Miami, FL, Ariana found her way to horses at a young age with her first horse, Sebastian, a beautiful Palomino horse. She followed this with Easy Money, a gray thoroughbred. A first generation American-born Cuban-American, Ariana has always had horses at her roots, even in the big city. Leaving Miami and headed to rural America, Ariana earned her Bachelor's degree at Oklahoma State University before making her home in Texas. Ariana is in her third decade of service to others in the fire service and currently serves as an Assistant Chief for a Texas fire department. Ariana is known nationally in the fire service and is instrumental in developing fire service standards at the regional, state, and national levels. Ariana is active in multiple charity causes including Meals on Wheels, Boys and Girls Club, Children's Advocacy Center, and Soroptimists. Ariana and Kelly are members of of several western lifestyle organizations and actively support multiple charities. With her passion to help others, Ariana is excited to help grow the western sports industry through collaborative efforts with Sports Illustrated, SIRodeo, and Western Sports Media. When not working or helping others, Ariana enjoys spending time with her husband, Kelly and all of their boys and multiple grandchildren. Not only is she an avid rodeo fan, she is also passionate about all of the animals on a ranch, which she owns with Kelly in North Texas.  If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions she can be reached at alazykranch@gmail.com.