About Us
We raise quality appaloosa horses that are a pleasure to be around, train, and ride. They are our friends, our companions, our parters,
as well as our family hobby. We pride ourselves on producing quality COLORED horses that do well in the show ring and elsewhere.
Most of our youngsters go on to be great youth all-around horses. We currently have 8 mares and fillies and a beautiful 2007 palomino blanketed colt,
Platinum Knickers, whom we will be standing at stud in summer 2009. We also make custom show, schooling and rodeo chaps in many colors and styles!
History
I have been showing horses raised by my family successfully since I was Seven Years old and breaking/training horses since I was Ten.
I graduated from High School in 1999, and attended Umpqua Community College, then University of Oregon where I worked on my degree and minor,
and then decided to take some time off to go back to horses. Then I found Geary Whitings Equine Massage School in California where I attended
and received my certificate of completion in the program. Since then I have been training at Dodge Creek Stables in Oakland, Oregon.
I also began my juding career in 2006, when I officially applied to two juding programs. I have since received my card in the
Oregon Family Equestrian Activites (OFEA) club, and am currently an apprentice in the Oregon Horsemen's Association (OHA), and an applicant for the Northwest 4-H.
I enjoyed my first year of official juding in approved shows in 2008, and look forward to many more.
Training Program
I offer Lessons and Training for Equines and their handlers or riders. I can work with long term and short term goals in a range of disciplines including hunt seat and western pleasure, horsemanship, arena trail, halter and showmanship, and some basics in hunter hack, and dressage.
I offer you and your equine companion a fun approach to learning new and old things. I stress Safety and technique improvement as the common goals. I realize that not every horse or handler/rider is the same, and I try to make it a positive learning experience every session, whether it be training a colt to ride, teaching a handler showmanship skills, or brusing up an older horse with issues. I try my best to show steady improvment and positive reinforcement to make your horse a pleasure to work with and your experience the best it can be.
Future Goals
We strive to produce high quality, colored, horses that we can enjoy raising, training and then offering them up for sale for someone else to continue their success with in the show ring, out on the trails, or just being a wonderful family friend.
