The Team
Covered By Cori was built around years of experience in the Insurance, Cattle, and Equine Industries. We are dedicated to providing our customers with a 5-star, white glove claims experience when it matters most. Covered By Cori Agents are most passionate about protecting your legacy for generations to come.
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Cori E. Thomas
Founder & CEO
Cori has been in the insurance industry her entire life.
She has insured thousands of horses all over the world. From playday ponies to multi million dollar breeding horses. Her passion to protect people's legacies has led to a remarkable success in the equine industry.
Cori is known for her honesty, integrity, empathy, and her reliability.
Growing up in Ft. Worth, TX. Cori was an avid horse lover with parents who were not horse people. Her father was a conductor for Union Pacific Railroad and her mother was a 2nd generation Allstate Agency owner. As a freshman in college Cori began working as a loper in the cutting horse industry where her love for good cow horses matured.
Cori attended Abilene Christian University her freshman year of college on a cheerleading scholarship but quickly traded in her college cheerleading uniform for a Jeff Smith saddle and made her way to Clarendon College where she would compete on the Ranch Horse Team for 2 years. Cori was diagnosed with cancer in 2011. After her diagnosis and treatment, she chose not to return to school. Instead, she obtained her insurance license and went to work at her family's Allstate Agency in Saginaw, Texas.
After a few years Cori took over the family business and grew it exponentially. Winning numerous awards and was one of the youngest woman-owned Allstate Agency owners in the nation. She was responsible for protecting over 4500 households across Texas. Although Cori valued this time in her life, she quickly realized that corporate America was not fulfilling her passion for the Equine and Cattle industries' needs.
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Cori sold the Allstate Agency in 2018 to chase her dream of insuring horses and cattle and started Covered By Cori LLC from scratch. To date, her agency now insures over 7000 horses across the United States and Canada.
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Cori resides in Dalhart, Tx with her husband, Tyler Thomas and their two children, Taylen & Kanyon.
817-454-3443
Kristen York
Licensed Agent
Born with the crazy horse girl gene, Kristen York has spent her life immersed in the horse industry. From earning her B.S. in Equine Science at Colorado State University to helping Silver Spur Ranches win the prestigious AQHA Zoetis Best of the Remuda Award, Kristen has worn many hats—breeder, owner, showman, and now agent.
She’s shown cutting and reined cow horses at the top level and would still rather be at a horse show than anywhere else—a mindset that’s served her well in both the arena and the business world. Her son, Kasen, lives in Wyoming where he trains horses and cowboys for Silver Spur Ranches. Kristen now calls Weatherford, Texas home and made sure there’s plenty of space for Kasen to bring the whole barn when he visits.
As an agent with Covered By Cori, Kristen has expanded her book of business while continuing to build her horse program. She owns My Pistols Hott, who stands at Valley Equine, adding another layer of hands-on experience she shares with her clients. Always eager to grow and learn, she has horses competing in most of the performance arenas—or anywhere there’s a cow involved.
With rope horses in training with Brett Stoops, cutters under Jaime Snider, and Kasen starting the young ones, chances are you've seen a horse that came through her program.
970-449-3047
Bailey Jo Jeffries
Agency Manager
Bailey Jo Jeffries was born and raised in Augusta Kansas, attended Kansas State University where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in animal science with a certificate in equine science. Bailey grew up showing cutting horses, but it was her time at K-State that sparked her interest for the equine reproductive industry. She followed that passion by accepting a breeding internship at the 6666’s ranch in Guthrie TX, where she gained more knowledge and experience. Bailey made the move to Stephenville in September of 2019 to her new home at Brazos Valley Stallion Station where she was the processing lab manager. Bailey has been an agent with Covered By Cori since 2022, she absolutely loves her job and is excited to use her knowledge and experience in the equine industry to serve horse owners and ranchers as the agency manager! In Bailey’s free time you can find her showing her working cow horse, spending time with family or
tagging along with her fiancé to shoe horses.
316-807-2384
Brooke Ezell
Licensed Agent
Brooke’s story starts in New Mexico and Florida, but for the past 12 years, she’s proudly made Weatherford, TX her home. With a passion for roping that began in childhood, she earned a breakaway roping scholarship to New Mexico State University and later graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Marketing from Colorado Tech.
Growing up in the roping pen and spending time on horseback instilled a lifelong love for the equine world in Brooke. Today, she balances her time between competing, training, and sharing this passion with her wonderful daughter, Bristol Sage, who is following in her footsteps.
You can often find Brooke at rodeos, roping events, barrel races, or shows, always ready to chat and make new friends. She’s excited to support all your equine and livestock needs, so don’t hesitate to say hello when you see her around!
817-266-3181
Michaela Suter
Licensed Agent
Michaela has been passionate about agriculture since she was a young girl. Raised in a blue-collar family in the mountains of Sedalia, Colorado, she learned the value of hard work early on and developed a deep appreciation for rural life. While earning degrees in Agricultural Business and Agricultural Communications from the University of Wyoming, she stayed active in the ag community—showing cattle and participating in farm & ranch associations. After college, she began her career at Billings Livestock Commission, where she organized and coordinated cattle and horse sale operations.
Outside of work, Michaela enjoys fishing and exploring the Montana outdoors with her dog, Lucy May. She’s dedicated to protecting the livelihoods of farmers and ranchers by helping them find the right insurance coverage. Michaela looks forward to putting her experience to work for you and your livestock insurance needs.
303-591-1146
Luke McNabb
Licensed Agent
Luke is a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Monticello where he received a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Degree. A native of central Arkansas, he learned the values of hard work and respect for agriculture being raised on his family’s poultry, swine and cattle farm. After graduation, he continued his family’s legacy of farming. Luke has participated in rodeos and jackpot team ropings from an early age. He knows that horses are not just a valuable asset, but also a teammate. When he’s not working, you can find him with friends and family or at jackpots. Luke is excited to help with your insurance needs.
501-215-1516
Kiley Sharp
Licensed Agent
Kiley, a native Texan and currently residing in Granbury, Texas, holds an Associate’s degree in Equine Science from North Central Texas College. She grew up with her grandmother’s love for horses, two horses of her own, and a family of generational ranchers, which ultimately fueled her inspiration to pursue a career in the equine industry.
Throughout her career, Kiley has honed her expertise in various equine roles, being entrusted with multi-million dollar horses, and working for a reining horse trainer, and as a equine rehabilitation technician, giving her a deep understanding of the equine performance and medical industry. Her acumen plus expertise as a licensed equine insurance agent provide the right formula for confidently assisting and serving owners through the insurance process of protecting your investments and your equine athletes.
817-776-2976
Veronica Whitesell
Licensed Agent
Veronica Whitesell, a native of Illinois and currently residing in Marshall, IL, is a lifelong horsewoman and passionate advocate for the Western performance horse industry. She is a graduate of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a degree in Equine Training and Handling, where she was an IHSA scholarship rider and competed on the college’s national team. She also
holds a master’s degree in risk and emergency management from Eastern Kentucky University. While growing up in the cornfields of Illinois, Veronica took every opportunity to fit and show
some of the best swine and cattle livestock alongside industry-renowned breeders and showmen, along with her equine pursuits. She also learned to drive semis and weld some of the toughest
metals—all at a young age—instilling a deep-rooted work ethic and respect for the agriculture and livestock industries that shaped her. With over 30 years of experience in the show ring, Veronica has ridden and shown in, Showmanship, Western Pleasure, Reining, Ranch, and Cow Horse events, gaining a deep
appreciation for the discipline, athleticism, and tradition behind each horse and rider team. Her professional background includes 17 years in the oil and gas industry and several years as a captured agent for one of the nation’s largest ag and livestock insurance carriers. After a short hiatus from insurance to help build a successful energy company alongside her husband, Veronica has returned to the livestock insurance field with a renewed commitment to serving fellow horse owners, trainers, producers and business owners. She is now an insurance
agent with Covered By Cori, one of the most successful equine insurance agencies in the country. In this role, she combines her real-world business experience, business acumen, and
show-ring perspective to help others not only protect their investments and operations—but preserve their legacy for the next generation.
217-712-0571
Amberleigh Watson
Licensed Agent
Amberleigh is a resident of Gonzales, Texas. She has spent most of her life on the back of a horse, qualifying for the National Barrel Horse Association World finals at the young age of 8. She attended Tarleton State University, where she obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Animal Science Production and Agriculture Economics. During her time there, she worked at 6666’s in Guthrie, Texas Sale Fitting yearlings. She continued to sale fit for Brazos Valley Stallion Station, later fitting yearlings on her own for RayShell Ranch in Weatherford, Texas. Eventually, she acquired a loper position for Hayden Upton Equine Services, where she gained a massive amount of knowledge and broadened her respect for the National Cutting Horse Association with every person she met along the way in the industry. Amberleigh enjoys riding horses still and has a 19 month old daughter, Lucchese. She enjoys gardening, milking her jersey cow, and everything pure in life. Making friends and supporting the equine industry is a true devotion of hers. To get a quote, give her a shout!
830-339-0363
Tylor Todd
Licensed Agent
Tylor Todd grew up in Northwest Kansas with a lifelong passion for agriculture—especially performance horses. She has experience in roping and cutting but mainly competes in reined cow horse events. While attending Texas Tech University, she was a proud member of the Ranch Horse Team and will graduate in August with a degree in Agricultural Economics. Tylor plans to continue her education by earning a master’s in Agricultural Business. She’s excited to combine her background and passion for the equine industry as she begins her career in equine insurance.
785-687-8012
