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Growing
up on a farm with 6 older, rough and tumble brothers naturally
made me an adventurous cowgirl. They put e on a horse
before I could walk!! They also gave me the hardest to
catch and most cankerous ponies to ride. They also allowed
me to breeze race horses. In spite of my brothers, I grew
up with a love for horses.
As
a grown up (some would dispute that term!) I became a
wife, mother and eventually executive vice president of a
savings & loan. Ted and my family consists of our son,
Heath and his wife Lenette and their two children, Catherine and
Benjamin, and daughter Heidi, her husband Darius and their two
daughters Karis and Elise. and son Lucas. Heidi rode with us for a couple
of years. To my grandchildren I am known as "Gee
Gee".
I
joined the Bitterroot Mountettes in 1978, to ride and use my
horse, compete and also to relax after stressful work days.
In the 30 plus years I have held several offices, including
president, treasurer, board member, safety and skills and been
on lots of committees. This year I am the Vice President
of our club and Treasurer of the Montana State Drill Team Association.
I
have ridden numerous, always young horses all these years and
have never missed a year riding or a performance. Some of
my favorite Mountettes horses are Twistie, Scottie, Too Much,
Drifter, Willie, Shivers, Spirit, Rey, Savy and last year Sasser. The Mountettes have always been a release
and a pleasure.
Several
years ago, I "retired" from the banking business to
pursue my life long dream of raising & training horses.
My retirement is now running C-Max Stables, a minimum of 12 hour
days, 7 days a week. C- Max stables has exceeded Ted and my
expectations tenfold. Ted who also retired a couple of
years ago now has full time duties keeping up with all that goes
on year round.
Being
this busy, I thought of taking a break and not riding with the
Mountettes for a while, Even thought I'm now riding all
day, I found I missed the companionship, fun and challenge of
riding on a team. I hope to be able to be a part of the
Bitterroot Mountettes for many more years.
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