Nina Kaiser grew up in Northern California where she spent as much of her childhood as possible on horseback. While still a teenager, a chance encounter with the former owner of her retired racehorse introduced her to the world of horseracing. She has been involved in racing ever since, as an exercise rider, assistant trainer and in bloodstock at racetracks and sales across America and in Europe.

A lifelong aptitude for art led her to begin to experiment in creating sculptures of horses in the mid eighties. Her work came to the attention of friends and associates in the racing community who were instrumental in helping her to obtain her first commissions. Since that time, Ms. Kaiser's reputation has grown steadily and her work is now represented in collections around the world. She has been selected to sculpt many of the outstanding horses of our times, the short list of which includes Arrogate, Zenyatta, Curlin, Bernardini, Street Cry, John Henry, Sunday Silence, A.P. Indy, and Serena's Song In addition, she has designed trophies for The Breeders Cup, NYRA, CTBA, Santa Anita, Del Mar, Hollywood Park, Golden Gate Fields, and Bay Meadows.