A Milestone with Cole: Our 20-Year Story (So Far)

A Milestone with Cole: Our 20-Year Story (So Far)

January 16, 2024Posted inAQHA, Best Friend, Dreamalot Farm, family, farm, horse farm, Horse training, horses, journey, Natural Horsemanship,, personal growth, Quarter Horse, retired horse, Senior Horse, teachers
I’ve just hit a milestone with my horse Cole that I’ve been looking forward to for a long time: at the end of 2023 we marked 20 years together. And it’s significant to me personally because it’s exactly what I wanted when I bought him as three-year-old. I wanted a horse that I could have for the rest of his life. A horse that would be my horse and maybe my future child’s first horse as well--way down the road, of course, at the time that I found him. I wanted another horse in my life but more importantly a partner. And he’s certainly been that and more. He’s been my closest friend in a lot of ways, seeing me through some huge growth and change in 20 years. He became a trusted constant in my life and a friend who is family.
The Dog With My Name

The Dog With My Name

April 28, 2023Posted ina note from the past, dog, dog business, encouragement, encouragment, family, grandpa, lessons, life lessons, small business, small business owner
I wrote this first as a social media post in March of 2018, and then it was published shortly after in our local newspaper. A friend had read it and said we should submit it for a features section, so that was a fun place to have it shared. Now 5 years later the framed article hangs in the office of my dog-centric business. I wrote this post a little more than a month before my husband and I opened our dog boutique and grooming business together. I was excited, but as many small business owners experience at the start, I was anxious and a bit worried, hoping that it would be successful. We had invested a lot of ourselves into this venture, and it meant a lot to us. On May 3rd we will celebrate 5 years of being open. It's been a wonderful and blessed 5 years and we are so grateful for all that we have learned and experienced. As we look forward to the future with that gratitude and hopeful anticipation, I can't help but share this little nudge of encouragement that I received right before we opened. I don't think there was any coincidence to it...