Haley Hulbert-Fout

Haley Hulbert-Fout was born and raised in Oakland, CA. Growing up, she spent a lot of time on her godparents’ ranch in Napa, and her family likes to joke that Haley started riding before she could walk. Her godmother always had a pony for her to ride. She started with Western but switched to English, and at 13 began training competitively in 3-Day Eventing. Her first horse, Harley, was a very green, off-the-track Quarter-Thoroughbred cross. Haley says that Harley was her “absolute partner in crime.” When she went off to college, Haley retired Harley on her godparents’ ranch.

While working toward a degree in Equine Science at Colorado State University, Haley decided to transfer to The American University of Paris (AUP), where she earned a degree in Arts & Sciences, focusing on fine art, biology, and psychology. She also rode on the AUP Equestrian Team and attended supplemental classes at the Sorbonne French University. After Paris, Haley lived in New York City before returning to the Bay Area and settling in Monterey.

Haley had worked in small animal clinics, serving as an Animal Care Coordinator at the East Bay SPCA where, she recalls, “Helping with adoptions was such a joy!” She is passionate about customer service, having also worked as a coordinator for Sephora for many years, which was the perfect place for her to indulge her love of makeup. But it has always been Haley’s dream to work in large animal health care, and specifically equine. When she moved to Monterey County, she didn’t have any set plan, and when she found a position available at Steinbeck Peninsula Equine Clinic it seemed like a truly perfect fit. Haley is currently enrolled in classes with the goal of gaining her RVT certification.

Haley currently has two wonderful dogs: Mochi, a rescued Shiba-Inu mix she got from the Korean K9 rescue while she was fostering for them and living in New York City (a total foster fail); and Augustus, a Miniature Dachshund she got while working as a veterinary assistant at the hospital that saved his mother’s life along with all the puppies in an emergency c-section. In her spare time, Haley enjoys painting, hiking, going to the beach with her dogs, and “living a pretty mellow and peaceful life.” She is close to her family and tries to see her brother in San Jose and her parents in Oakland as often as possible.