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[RC] Reintroduction & Looking for Sonoma County riding partners - Linda CowlesHi
folks,
It's been a looooong
time since I've done any endurance but... I'm baaaaack!!! <Heh! heh!
heh!). Some of you remember me (I've been in my share of bloody
Ridecamp wars!), but I've been away for a while and my life has taken some very
wild twists and turns, so I felt a reintroduction was appropriate.
I last rode
endurance 4 years ago, prior to being jettisoned from my high-tech career
in San Jose. Once I realized how bad the economy was, I relocated to Mendocino
County and opened up a tack store. I love horses and buying tack, love
talking to horse people... the tack business was a LOT more fun than
high-tech! It was time well spent.
My customers
loved The Horse 'N Hound, and I
loved it too - when I could actually be there. Unfortunately most of my time was
devoted to bookkeeping because of the consignment part of the business, or
working on the side to finance growing the business.
So this week I sold
most of the Western inventory and turned over my storefront to the woman
who helped me out at the shop. I'm out of it.
I now live in Guerneville, California, (Sonoma
County) and live on 10 acres next to Armstrong Woods Park with the man in my
life, Phil. I'm setting up a mobile tack business that'll support my
real passions -- riding endurance and providing natural hoofcare and hoof
rehabilitation (barefoot trimming and mentoring). I love saddle and bit fitting,
too, and will help anyone in the area looking for assistance.
The *worst* part
about the past three years was that I seldom had time to ride my wonderful horse
and best friend, Gavilan (aka Gabby) -- and I lost touch with so many great
endurance friends.... I rode enough last year to get a solid foundation started
on Gabby, and am looking for training partners who are doing long mileage at a
moderate pace.
Call me - or write -
if we can meet somewhere!!!
Happy
Trails!! Linda
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