Author Archives: Stephanie

February 24th

I am staying home in Wickenburg today and will not let myself go outside until I get a few things off the “office to-do list.” This is the most fun, so here I go!

We have been having a great time in the sun. Arizona has had quite a bit of rain (and snow up high!) [...]

Wasatch in the Sun 2010

After an amazing trip to Cuba with my sister, I am back in full swing in Arizona for the remainder of the winter.
Wesley (Yes We Can) and Flower (Michelle’s new horse) made the trip south with the boys and I. We are all enjoying hacking in the desert and looking forward to [...]

Travels

I will miss winter and the outdoor fun of McCall and yet I can’t wait to start riding outdoors, new horses and the desert.

October

Greetings! I am sorry for the blank spot on my blog. With all the travel and a crashed web site, I am a bit behind! So I will try and catch you up.
Right now I am sitting in the shade at Galway Downs taking a break from watching some great [...]

Jug Mountain Classic

x-rails division

We held our first Annual Jug Mountain Classic this August. The setting was beautiful, clinics were full and fun, and the show was cool and sunny! My sister is an amazing photographer that out-did herself.
Wesley and Stephanie going into the ring!

Click on flickr to check out her photos.   We are [...]

Season Change

Happy September!

Mom and Branaghan getting ready to show in Willsonville
We have just returned home from another two weeks of showing. My mother and I along with Michelle and Shelley took 6 horses to show at the Northwest Spectacular HJ show in Wilsonville, OR the end of August. We had a great time. [...]

Mid Summer

have a hard time looking at this time of year without a bit of sadness. Though it is only mid-summer, we are trying to schedule and plan with the inevitable; before school or before it gets cold. I will put that aside and tell you about the summer thus far!
Karen O’Connor came [...]

Summer is here!

Wesley and Sven
This morning we awoke to an amazing summer thunder storm!  McCall is beautiful right now with  green everywhere and  a little snow visible at higher elevations.
We have had a busy June with the event at Aspen Farms in Yelm Washington, then traveling south to Wilsonville, Oregon for two weeks of hunter jumper [...]

May is over? June has begun!*#!

We just have returned from the Boise Saddle and Jump Club Spring hunter jumper show. 7 horses, 3 days, 90+ degrees and tons of fun. Wesley, Sven, Moon Boy and Henry all did their first 3′6 round in competition and were great!
At home we have been enjoying riding Payton, the now broke, [...]

Spring in the Mountains

I am so excited to be home; while being a little overwhelmed with the weather, schedule and uncertainty of the season to come. We are off to Tulip Springs, in Kennewick, WA this weekend for a cross country school in preparations for NWEC in Rainier next weekend! Michelle is taking her C-2 in a couple [...]