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Me
I have, of course, loved horses all my life. I collected model horses while a child, waiting
patiently until I grew up and could get a "real" horse. My first pony, Star, was a gift from
my Grandparents, that I got when I was about 10. He was kept in Illinois so I didn't get to
see him too often, but that didn't matter, he was real and he was mine.
Several more horses and several years later, I can say that I have been a serious trail rider
for over 16 years. I've been lucky enough to have a lot of great experiences from the top
of a horse. In 1993 I went to Montana to ride in the Bob Marshall Wilderness and to learn
some back country packing skills. My plan had been to work on a ranch in Montana in the
summer and come back home to Missouri in the winter. After 3 different episodes where I
thought I was going to die in that one long weekend of riding in the wilds of Montana, I
couldn't wait to high tail it back home where I felt safe and sound. That is indirectly how I
ended up writing a book on Missouri's equestrian trails. I decided that if I was going to
stay here and ride, I needed to find a few places I could take my horse. I don't know what
surprised me more, the fact that we had so many places here to ride, or that there was no
easy way to find out about them all, like in a book or something. And the rest, as they say,
is history.
Besides publishing and distributing my book, I am actively involved with a couple different
equine organizations. I am a Representative with The American Trail Horse Association.
They are a fantastic organization. Check them out. I have their website listed on my links
page. I used to be the Coordinator for The Missouri Equine Council’s Ride Missouri
Program, another great organization to be a member of. They are also listed in my links
page.
When I'm not riding or working, my other interests include genealogy, cottage gardening,
camping, crafting and playing games. I love board games and have a fairly good collection
of them.
I have, of course, loved horses all my life. I collected model horses while a child, waiting
patiently until I grew up and could get a "real" horse. My first pony, Star, was a gift from
my Grandparents, that I got when I was about 10. He was kept in Illinois so I didn't get to
see him too often, but that didn't matter, he was real and he was mine.
Several more horses and several years later, I can say that I have been a serious trail rider
for over 16 years. I've been lucky enough to have a lot of great experiences from the top
of a horse. In 1993 I went to Montana to ride in the Bob Marshall Wilderness and to learn
some back country packing skills. My plan had been to work on a ranch in Montana in the
summer and come back home to Missouri in the winter. After 3 different episodes where I
thought I was going to die in that one long weekend of riding in the wilds of Montana, I
couldn't wait to high tail it back home where I felt safe and sound. That is indirectly how I
ended up writing a book on Missouri's equestrian trails. I decided that if I was going to
stay here and ride, I needed to find a few places I could take my horse. I don't know what
surprised me more, the fact that we had so many places here to ride, or that there was no
easy way to find out about them all, like in a book or something. And the rest, as they say,
is history.
Besides publishing and distributing my book, I am actively involved with a couple different
equine organizations. I am a Representative with The American Trail Horse Association.
They are a fantastic organization. Check them out. I have their website listed on my links
page. I used to be the Coordinator for The Missouri Equine Council’s Ride Missouri
Program, another great organization to be a member of. They are also listed in my links
page.
When I'm not riding or working, my other interests include genealogy, cottage gardening,
camping, crafting and playing games. I love board games and have a fairly good collection
of them.
My Husband, Hank
I guess God knew what he was doing when he made us wait to meet each other so late in
life, but I still haven't been able to figure it out. Hank and I met in an online horse chat
room. Neither one of us were looking for anyone, but after a year of talking to each other
online, we met when I went to pick up a pony he was selling. It was love at first sight. He
asked me to marry him 4 days later and we were married 4 months and 1 day after first
seeing each other. That was almost 10 years ago and the honeymoon still isn't over. A
cabinet maker by trade, he is one of those handy man types that can do just about
anything. The thing he does best though, is spoil me rotten. There's not too much he
doesn't let me do or have. He's truly the compass in my life who keeps me from getting
lost.
He has also loved horses most of his life, but unlike me, didn't get to do much with that
interest until we got together. His first real trail horse Mystic, died in a freak accident in
2001 and we've been trying to find a good replacement for him ever since. Hopefully
we've finally worked our way through that and will find ourselves out on the trail and back
in camp this year.
When not riding or working, he enjoys target practice, camping, studying history
(especially the Civil War), reading, listening to and playing music.
I guess God knew what he was doing when he made us wait to meet each other so late in
life, but I still haven't been able to figure it out. Hank and I met in an online horse chat
room. Neither one of us were looking for anyone, but after a year of talking to each other
online, we met when I went to pick up a pony he was selling. It was love at first sight. He
asked me to marry him 4 days later and we were married 4 months and 1 day after first
seeing each other. That was almost 10 years ago and the honeymoon still isn't over. A
cabinet maker by trade, he is one of those handy man types that can do just about
anything. The thing he does best though, is spoil me rotten. There's not too much he
doesn't let me do or have. He's truly the compass in my life who keeps me from getting
lost.
He has also loved horses most of his life, but unlike me, didn't get to do much with that
interest until we got together. His first real trail horse Mystic, died in a freak accident in
2001 and we've been trying to find a good replacement for him ever since. Hopefully
we've finally worked our way through that and will find ourselves out on the trail and back
in camp this year.
When not riding or working, he enjoys target practice, camping, studying history
(especially the Civil War), reading, listening to and playing music.
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