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I am a professional horse trainer. I break youngsters using more of "natural horsemanship" type training. I also give riding lessons for beginners to intermediate riding levels. We own a boarding farm with 25 stalls, 8 acres, indoor arena with heated viewing room and bedroom, outdoor arena, hot and cold wash stalls, individual tack boxes, and wonderful friendly boarders. I specialize in Icelandic horses, but I do all other breeds as well. I personally ride Icelandics, along with many others, do hunters, dressage, western, event, and love trail riding. I also have miniture horses and I have trained them to drive and totally enjoy them as well. In addition I have bred Welsh Pembroke Corgis and am standing a very nice sable (looks red) male for stud. He has championship blood lines and is very handsome. He usually throws large litters and has a wonderful temperment which he also imparts on his babies. I previously bred JRTs, but no longer have them (but the love lives on).

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Any horsey people, "freeks" welcome!! People that want or are interested in horse training (especially breaking young horses) in many deciplines or need a coach/riding instructor, or just some info/help/advice. People who need overnight stabling and boarding. And people who have a corgi they'd like to have bred. I'll be happy to share my knowledge, success, and failures with you, just ask, but be prepared for the answer. It might not be what you're looking for! ;-)..

My Blog

Missing Home

I'm out in the big world now... Austin and I are visiting my Dad in Florida. We've been enjoying the warmth and that is fun... but I'm missing the smells of the barn and the quiet that I can retreat t...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:54:00 GMT

Cruelty Thoughts...

When you're a barn owner, things get a little hairy. We have a horse in the barn where the owner (now previous) didn't want to see and/or didn't want the minor daughter to see the real picture of thei...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:07:00 GMT

Is it so bad?...

Is it so bad to care about those in your life? Is it so bad to want what's best for them? Is it so bad to watch over them? Is it so bad to try to help? Is it so bad to tell them the truth? Is it so ba...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:39:00 GMT

Wow, what a trip...

I got back yesterday afternoon from one of the most unique trips I've ever taken with my horses. First of all I'd like to say that this was a wonderful camping trip and I had a super time and I'm very...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:05:00 GMT

Oh, and Did I mention the 9 ?!!

By the way, I had a show on Saturday morning before I had to leave for the class reunion. I cannot tell you how wonderful it was. If you've been keeping track, I've had some difficulties of late, I g...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:58:00 GMT

THE reunion

Well, I sit here utterly exhausted, but very happy. My hubby decided after he saw me in the dress that he should accompany me to the reunion. (Yeah, and not so yeah!) The hitch to that being that he w...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 09:48:00 GMT

Oh, Yeah!

So here I am... little black dress... yes, that is me... with heals and everything... notice the barn in the background... I had to keep perspective, ya know?!! This is the first time, ever, that I've...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:37:00 GMT

What am I and where am I now?

So, as I sit here I'm worried just a bit about my upcoming class reunion. First of all, it's this Saturday and I don't have anything to wear yet. I know, you'd never expect to see me write or say tha...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 06:17:00 GMT

On the other hand...

Alright... so... it's been about a week, or more now since I've been here... this is the scoop... and you'll be very interested and there is a moral to this story, so....   On Sunday morning I wo...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:29:00 GMT

Oh, a fun filled day...

Ok, so let me be the first appologize for any type-o's here, I'm typing with nine digits here... you'll hear why in a minute. It really was a wonderful day, really it was. I had my lines and circles c...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 23:32:00 GMT