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I'll Take A Cold One. Make It A Draft! Visit my website http://www.freewebs.com/sunshineacres

Female
40 years old
, Michigan
United States

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MEMBER SINCE: 02/07/2008
LAST LOGIN: 09/26/2008 09:45:06
HAIR COLOR: Brown with highlights
EYE COLOR: I think today they're green.
HEIGHT: 5'6"
FAVORITE MOVIES: Casey's Shadow, Electric Horseman, The Horse Whisperer, Spirit, Black Beauty, The Man From Snowy River, 8 Seconds, The Notebook, Tombstone, Pure Country, Pearl Harbor, Lord of the Rings, Dreamer, Hidalgo, The Green Mile, Open Range, Broken Trail, Legends of the Fall,
FAVORITE RIDERS: My sons, my friends and my Pleasure Riders family!
I am in awe of Stacy Westfall. She's simply amazing!
FAVORITE MUSIC: Country, classic rock, bluegrass, 70's, 80's hair bands (yes, I admit it)
FAVORITE TRAIL RIDES: Silver Creek County Park, Yankee Springs, Ionia State Rec. Area, Sandhills of Nebraska, Kellogg Forest. I am planning some trips this summer camping with friends at places I haven't camped before. It looks to be an amazing summer!
GENDER OF HORSE: Mare

HORSE NAME: Sunshine, Frolics Te N Tee, Belle, Flurry
HEIGHT: 16 hh, 15.2 hh, 13.2 hh, 9.2hh
BREED: Belgian, APHA/PtHA, Exmoor Pony, Miniature
RIDING DISCIPLINE: Trail
YEARS RIDING: 8ish
UPCOMING COMPETITIONS: Mounting Sunshine! Just kidding. I'm actually planning to do more showing this season as well as judged trail rides, extreme cowboy events and possibly some driving competitions.
HISTORY OF YOUR HORSE: Mare, Mare, Mare, Gelding


Sunshine: I went with a friend of mine to the Shipshewana horse auction in Indiana to look for a draft horse. I found Sunshine in the kill pen there scurrying out into the aisle way from the man yielding the infamous cane. I knew I had to have her so I bid against the meat buyers and won. We loaded her up and took her home and she's been my primary mount ever since. We've competed in shows, judged trail rides, extreme events, learned to drive together, promoted kill pen horses together, camped together and had some accidents together. I'll never sell her. She's my Sunshine!

Frolics Te N Tee: I got Tee almost four years ago in a trade. I traded a Buckskin QH gelding for her. I rode Tee and she was absolutely amazing! She was previously a lesson horse at Xanadu Farms in Flushing, MI which is also the farm where she was traded from. She has an amazing temperament/disposition. She is my 14 yo son's primary mount and trail riding buddy. He is totally in love with her as am I.

Belle: I got Belle in December 2007. She was one of the hardest horses I've helped to load in the trailer! She took 45 minutes for the previous owner to catch and at the time I asked myself WHY I was buying her! The first day home I was trying to get to know her in the pasture when she swung her butt around, bucked and made full front contact with me, including my mouth, and I fell into a manure pile! I was less than amused! We came to an understanding as soon as I could peel myself up from the manure pile and now she knows who's boss! It took a while for her to trust me (or anyone) and now she's just as sweet as they come! I found she is broke to ride and drive and is turning out to be a wonderful child's pony. My 5 yo rides her on lead and he will be learning to ride on his own with her.

Blaze: is a 10 yo Quarab. He was given to me and is a project horse. He's getting healthy now at my farm and learning to be a nice horse. He seems to be enjoying his new home with us and his new horse friends.

Lucky: I got Lucky from the kill pen at the Shipshewana, IN auction. He's a yearling. I didn't plan to get him but after a little coaxing from my friend, he came home with me. He's super cute and loveable!
CURRENT STABLE: My backyard, Sunshine Acres, of course!
GENDER OF HORSE: Mare




My name is Laurie. I am married and have two boys (14 & 5). I have five horses. Three mares, a stud colt and a gelding. I enjoy camping with my friends, my son and our horses. I LLLOOOOVVVEEEE to trail ride! I really like going up and down steep hills, through water and over bridges. I like riding through the woods and sometimes just around a country block with just me and my horse. When possible, I like to travel out of state with my horses to trail ride. I have a cart and Sunshine and I pleasure drive every chance we get. I'm just getting into showing, judged trail rides and extreme cowboy events. I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, swimming, walking, surfing the web, shopping for horse stuff, camping with my horses and talking about horses. My husband and I just purchased a farm we call Sunshine Acres named after my beloved Belgian, Sunshine. We offer boarding, beginner lessons and leasing. We're very excited about this new adventure!! I'm a member of a local riding club, the Allegan County Pleasure Riders.

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From: DuctTapeAcres
02/12/2008 07:35:08
laurie, you nad wendy have tryed to help me I cant get it to take post my slide show . I did what both of you told me to do .help


From: WildCowgirl
02/11/2008 17:36:08
Thanks for the friend request! Love all your pictures!!!!!!!


From: DuctTapeAcres
02/11/2008 11:30:58
how do i add a slide show.... i have been trying to a hour now


From: anokhisoul
02/11/2008 11:29:03
Ahh yeah, that would be neat! Maybe someone should make the suggestion to the Barn Culture mod? ;) I'll do it, maybe if we get enough ppl to suggest it, it'll happen. :)


From: DuctTapeAcres
02/11/2008 11:21:25
by the way we are looking for a pony that is about 13. 13.3 hds must be a gelding and very calm
I would like to find one that needs a home . and cant be to much in price . if you come across one would you please let me know .
thanks


From: DuctTapeAcres
02/11/2008 11:17:07
thank you ,they are the ones that will pull a cart this summer . wilbur can pull now and wilson is going to learn this spring .that way we can have a team . we all love to ride in the cart and the grand d love to drive .


From: anokhisoul
02/11/2008 10:43:11
Hey no prob! You're actually the one who turned me onto this site through HT! So, thank you! :)


From: luvs2ride1979
02/11/2008 10:03:30
Thanks ;-). She's 9 this month and already planning her first show season, lol. She wants to do W/T cross rails in the English shows this spring and WP this fall, lol. I told her mom could only afford so many shows and show clothes, so she better narrow it down, lol.


From: EventGirl
02/11/2008 09:21:58
Hi! I am still working on my page, but this should be fun! I know it! We live next to one another - lol. I contacted you a while back about boarding my two horses at your place.

I'm out at Battle Creek Hunt Club.

Enjoying the weather? LOL


From: luvs2ride1979
02/11/2008 09:11:23


The photo is my daughter Kayla riding my Appaloosa mare Bridgette last summer. Happy Monday!!! ;-)



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