Throughout her life, Kelly Hanson has always been in love with animals, particularly farm animals. Because her family was in the military, she was never able to have farm animals and participate in organizations like 4-H or Future Farmers of America due to frequent moves. She always wanted a pony and you could never pull her away from the petting zoo. When she and her husband (also in the military), relocated to Leavenworth, Kansas; she found her calling as "Farmer Kelly" at a local educational farm. While working at this farm, she was able to interact and learn about common farm animals and loved to share information about the animals with the children, teachers and other visitors to the farm. When she and her husband, had to move again; Kelly began to take agricultural courses at Missouri State University. She is now working with various local farms and organizations to educate those that are unable to have routine interactions with animals. Today, although Kelly lives in a suburban area, she remains active in learning about farming, farming equipment, and animal husbandry. She actively gardens using the help of compositing worms and other sustainable gardening techniques. She finally did get her "pony," an American Warmblood, which she routinely shows in English Equitation and Hunter Hack. She can be seen at several local shows in the Kansas City area.