Name:   Julie Graham Region:   2 City:    Southern Shasta County, Foothills of Trinity Alps Age:   51 E-Mail:   PonyPowerjag@yahoo.com TRAP Member Since:  2010 Horse Info:   # of Horses:   2 REBEL: 7 yr. WHITE LEOPARD P.O.A., GELDING 12.3 H, 2 YEARS UNDER SADDLE. IMA SMART ALEC, 4 YR, BAY GELDING QUARTERHORSE, 14.3H 1.5 YEARS UNDER SADDLE Ride Info: # Rides per Month:   10 Average Ride Time:   2 -3 hours Favorite Trails: FOOTHILLS OF THE TRINITY ALPS, R-WILD HORSE RANCH, TRINITY/SHASTA NATIONAL FOREST Riding Disciplines: Trail Trials Gymkhana

Julie and Rebel Poker Ride, 2008

Interests:
I AM A NEW TO THE HORSE WORLD AND HAVE ONLY OWNED MY FIRST HORSE FOR TWO YEARS, I HAVE BEEN RIDING FOR 2.5 YEARS AND HAVE LOGGED OVER 800+ TRAIL HOURS. I AM CURRENTLY TRAINING MY P.O.A. WITH NATURAL HORSEMANSHIP AND MY YOUNG QUARTER HORSE IS BEING RE-NATURALIZED AS WELL. I'VE BEEN MET WITH A LOT OF SKEPTICISM ABOUT NATURALLY TRAINING A HORSE BUT IT HAS PAID OFF FOR ME AND MY HORSES. I HAVE WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH BOTH OF MY BOYS AND I AM ALWAYS GREETED AT THE GATE WITH ENTHUSIASM.

I OWN A SMALL RANCH (1800 ACRES) THAT HAS APPROX. 30 MILES OF ROADS AND LOTS OF TRAILS OF ALL LEVELS, WATER, BRUSH, GULCHES, AND WILDLIFE. WE JUST PUT IN A NEW TRAIL ON OUR PROPERTY AND TOOK A RIDE JUST THE OTHER DAY, IT WAS GREAT!!! OUR RANCH BORDERS THE SHASTA/TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST AND THIS YEAR I HOPE TO RIDE UP IN THE FOREST (NEED TO BUILD MY CONFIDENCE).

HOPING TO TRY POLES/BARRELS THIS YEAR ON REBEL, MY YOUNG QUARTER HORSE WILL BE PLAYING ON THE TRAILS TO BUILD HIS CONFIDENCE AS HE ONLY KNOWS THE ARENA AND NEEDS MORE EXPOSURE TO THE REAL WORLD. NOT SURE YET WHAT ALEC MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN, SO FAR HE LIKES TRAIL BETTER THAN THE ARENA, WE SHALL SEE.