Lisa Gordon, President/Founder

I have had the horse bug all my life but didn’t have my first horse until age 9. My parents didn’t have a clue about horses, but after watching me spend hours on end down the road grooming and riding 2 Shetland ponies, they decided it was time for me to have my own. On my 9th birthday I received a 20 something lesson horse named Dean. Let me tell you, that horse had seen his better days and wanted nothing to do with ring work – or leaving the barn for that matter! He was the typical barn sour horse who would spend most of his under-saddle time rearing and fighting to go back to the barn.

After a year of this, my parents decided, after much coaxing, that another horse was needed. I had gone with a friend to look at a pony named Trinket and had decided immediately that this should be my pony. I went straight home and got Dad to take a look at him and soon he was mine. Trinket was a 13.2 hand Chincoteague pony and was my best friend for many years. We rode the gravel pits and local streets in town, and you could find us jumping the wood blockades and chain link fences in the local county ball park. After about 4 years, I decided it was time for a bigger horse, as Trinket had gotten too small and couldn’t keep up with the show schedule I wanted to do. Being that boarding was the only option, only 1 horse could be owned at a time. Trinket was sold to a family friend, and Red was purchased.

Red was a 15.1 hand red dun gelding of an unknown background. He was purchased from a broker who had him in the field. Red had spunk that appealed to me. Red and I spent a lot of years riding and showing on the local show circuit, judged trail rides, and in 4H activities. We carried the flag in the 4th of July parade in Washington, DC one year, which was a huge honor as you had to be invited to attend. Red was an all around horse and excelled in Showmanship, Western Pleasure, Horsemanship, Trail and Speed Events. I also spent a lot of time breaking and training local horses for friends and neighbors. We moved from just outside Washington DC to a suburb called Manassas, and Red was one of 3 horses I had there. We had a small farmette and I lived not far from both Manassas Battlefields and Clifton for trail riding.

When I reached my 20s it was time to move on, since Red had passed and I had a family now. I moved several times, having a QH colt while living in West Virginia for a short time. We eventually relocated to Cambridge, OH in August, 2002. I had always wanted a draft horse to ride, so I started attending local livestock sales hoping to find one. We did our first rescue in late 2002 with a Belgian mare named Babe. She is still living here in our local area being used for wagon rides at local festivals. I continue to be actively involved in local 4H and shows by assisting my girls with their horses. Makes me wish I had a horse show mom when I was showing. On second thought….NAW!!