Moore was born January 28, 1931, to Ray and Iva Hobbs, and grew up near Kansas City, Missouri.
[2] Moore started out in the horse world by getting involved in rodeo and trick riding at a young age.
She was mentored by fellow Missourian Jane Fahey[1] and began training professionally at 19 years of age.
[4] She trained horses for actor William Shatner at his Belle Reve Farm, among them the stallion Sultan's Great Day.
"[3] She once said in an interview for The New York Times, "I can't stand not to be near a horse show.