Stoneybrook LLC

10/26/2024

This is so true!!!!!

😂 Ridiculous but TRUE!!

10/17/2024

Just a little something I did today :)

10/14/2024

Evolution of the front of our north barn, angles are different so yes the covered arena is still on the back of the barn 😆 I’m in love!

10/13/2024

Just a few pics from Merrik's homecoming with Sydney :) Thank you Becca!!
Love these kids!!!!!

09/27/2024

🤣😂😆 we can relate!!

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09/27/2024

Every autumn here at Stoneybrook we have another “spring” season. All our pastures bloom again. So we always watch our horses to make sure everyone does ok with the 2nd bloom. It’s so pretty though!🥰

09/19/2024

Unfortunately Merrik didn't have his final 4-H State experience that he deserved. Mean people suck. Anyway BIG thank you to Mustang Blaze Media and Jessie Maier for these shots of his final event in 4-H and with Barlow (he's headed back to his girl). I knew Merrik's rein came unsnapped on the first barrel, but he and Barlow ran most of the barrel pattern WITH ONLY 1 REIN! I am so proud of this kid and his horse! Merrik you are one hell of a rider! Photo credit to Mustang Blaze Media! I added the pics in the progression of the pattern starting with the loss of the rein as he rounded the 1st barrel.

09/17/2024

Does anyone have a bumper pull horse trailer that I can use on Saturday to go to Colfax to pick up a horse? I don't want to take my LQ over the pass (gas prices) and if I did, I don't know that I will fit where I'm going. A smaller rig seems safer. Just bringing one horse right back same day. TIA :)

09/03/2024

Yup, best barn family ever!! Chocolate and flowers🥰🥰🥰 I’m a blessed girlie

08/31/2024

Just posting this kind reminder because I face everyone of these situations every time I hook up my horse trailer and put my sweet horses inside. I appreciate anybody who takes the time to read this. 

Dear Drivers,
My most valued possession is inside the trailer behind my truck. He stepped into that rolling steel box because I asked him to and he trusts me. He’s a living, breathing creature, and all 1200lbs of him are precariously balanced on four tiny hooves as my truck and trailer wind down the road.
My horse is not a boat or camp trailer, and I cannot stop quickly or turn sharply without risking his safety and even his life.
Know that I will do just about anything to avoid hitting the brakes with a horse in my trailer. However, if your Suburban is hidden in the blind spot behind my two-horse trailer and I do have to stop suddenly, you’re too close to stop without ending up in the trailer with my horse.
When I make those wide turns, I need them to prevent my horse from scrambling. Please give me room and time to turn.
And that large distance between me and the vehicle in front of me? It might look like enough room to fit three sedans bumper to bumper, but it’s actually the distance I need to stop softly and safely without my horse falling.
Those times when we’re headed up a hill, my speed is as fast as I can go. My foot has the accelerator pressed to the floor, and no matter how hard you try, your Honda can’t push us up this hill. I promise I’ll move to the right lane when it becomes available or pull over if I find a safe spot on the shoulder, but until then I ask for your patience and some space.
Lastly, my setup weighs 3 tons, and that much weight prevents me from swerving. When you pass me going 80 mph uphill on a blind corner, you don’t just put my horse at risk: Your driving threatens the lives of the oncoming driver, my passenger, me, you, and everyone in the vehicles behind us.
So next time you see a horse trailer, assume an animal’s in there. Please give the them some space and offer some patience. By driving safely, we’ll all get where we’re going.
Thank you, horse owner
❤

08/28/2024

First day of 10th grade at Kentlake! Drove himself to school this morning😳🥰😬 where has the time gone!

08/28/2024

I have the best barn family 🥰🥰 I’m prepping for carpal tunnel surgery on Friday

08/27/2024

We are looking for a horse for Merrik to use for gaming in WAHSET. His sweet boy, Barlow, is going back to his owner, we will miss him terribly but glad he gets to see his girl. Merrik is a very experienced rider, gentle hands and a centered seat. His horse is his team mate and he treats it very well. Eventually we will have the $$ to buy him a horse of his own but need to find one he can borrow for now or eventually buy. Horse would be very well cared for and loved unconditionally. Needs to be around 16hh as Merrik is fast approaching 6’ tall. He’s totally open to spice and speed. Thanks 🥰

08/22/2024

And he’s off! Drive safe my sweet son🥰😳🫣

08/21/2024

Happy 16th birthday to my baby boy!! I am so proud of the man you are becoming. Honorable, loyal, and strong with the sweetest heart under all that machismo 😆 You are amazing and I love every minute of being your mama🥰🥰🥰🥰🎉🎂Merrik Hagedorn 🤗

07/07/2024

My wonderful barn girl is moving on to bigger and better things and we wish her all the best! So I’m on the look out for someone looking for some weekend work. Sat 8:30am: South Barn only: turn out, 9 horses, clean stalls, fill stall water buckets and put dinner hay in stalls.
Sunday 5pm (5pm in spring/ summer, 3pm in fall/winter) full water buckets, dinner hay in stalls both barns, then bring in horses at 6pm (4pm in fall/winter)
Opportunity for more work when we are out of town or other barn workers off if interested.

06/25/2024

King County 4-H Horse Program LAST SHOW OF OUR SEASON! Gaming show June 29th @ the Expo. THIS IS OPEN TO EVERYONE! Adults, non 4-H Youth and 4-H'ers from other counties can all compete with our King County 4-H'ers !
Entries close on Wednesday at 10pm. Last chance for running event medals and qualifications for fair and state teams. Get signed up!

AT ENUMCLAW EXPO CENTER. Classes start at 8:30am. Judges meeting at 8:15 Check out the website for lots of information: www.kc4-hhorse.com/juneshowweekend Entry form for the event. Volunteering is required to submit the form. Your responses are automatically added to the show spreadsheet. If you nee...

05/25/2024

Our next shows are coming up! Performance is June 8th, gaming is June 9 & 29. All at the Enumclaw Expo. Sign ups at www.kc4-horse.com.

05/11/2024

I just want to give my barn family a big hug. Thanks for being the best group of ladies! 🥰🤗

05/06/2024

Ha ha ha I know a couple like this 🤪😆😂🥰

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04/24/2024

My mom wrote this book about my grandmothers life. Don't for one second think it's just another book about WWII. My grandmother lived the wildest life filled with tons of stuff you'd think was fiction. This book is based on fact but the most important thing to realize is that the crazy, unbelievable things in the book are the facts. Pre-order yours today!!!!
Dustjacket:
In war, heroism isn’t found only on the battlefield. For young Chrissy Finlay, growing up in Scotland during World War II means the loss of those dear to her, the constant threat of destruction and the call to live up to her fierce Highland heritage. But she wrestles with an extra burden—the uncanny ability to see beyond the everyday realm.

After surviving the German blitz of her hometown Greenock, Scotland, young Chrissy flees with her family to the Scottish Lowlands where her Second Sight awakens. Her Highland grandmother tells her the Sight has run in the family as far back as anyone can remember and cautions, “It’s a gift from God, a blessing and a curse.”

Not even Second Sight warns Chrissy of the murder of a close friend. Still, she is determined to get justice and prevent further killings. She sets aside her fears and becomes the bait to lure a murderer and spy into a trap. But his fate after capture is top secret, and even after twenty years of silence, she fears he’s escaped punishment to make good his threat: “I’ll find you and kill you.”

The danger continues when Chrissy’s daughter Wendy comes of age. She learns from her mother’s experiences how to summon the courage to face life’s challenges. But her mother’s first life isn’t truly over and comes back to haunt them both.

Fast paced with an uncanny twist, First Life is based on the actual events of my mother’s life growing up in Scotland during WWII.

First Life

04/23/2024

Orders close Thursday! Merrik is fundraising for his WAHSET team:

04/19/2024

To those with indoor arenas what do you use for sprinklers? I have to water mine every day in the summer but the rain bird tripods leave a huge mess in each half of the arena, they puddle so bad. I’d love to hear what everyone does. Thanks 😃

04/11/2024

Performance and Gaming shows this weekend at the Enumclaw Expo center, put on by King County Horse 4-H but open to EVERYONE! Youth open show with the 4-H kids, adult classes too. Arena is drained and drying out. Footing should be FANTASTIC! We're leaving the sign up open one extra day, now open till THURSDAY at 8pm. 4-H, open youth and adults WELCOME!
Check out the website for all the info and sign up links:

You can find this info in our King County Horse Program Rule book starting on page 11  CLICK HERE  to be taken to the rule book. This is also found on our home page and the Publications tab 

11/02/2023

Nuf said!

I'll be in the barn.
When people have come to visit over the years
they commonly hear from me "I'll be in the barn."
When life gets hard I'll be in the barn.
When things are just right I'll be in the barn.
When the sun shines
The rain falls
Or snow covers the ground
I'll be in the barn.
If things seem to be falling apart or if I'm
celebrating the simple things, I'll be in the barn.
When I'm looking for answers or trying to clear my mind, I'll be in the barn.
When I'm looking for myself, I'll be in the barn.
If I'm working or trying to relax, I'll be in the barn.
Even when I'm not in the barn my mind drifts there, I find myself thinking about being in the barn...
It's where I keep my riches
All my wins and my failures
Every one of my hopes, dreams, hardships and
memories.
You can find them all in the barn, buried in the hay, hiding under a halter, spilling out of the feed bins,or glimmering with dust in the evening light.
I may be covered in dust, dirt, feed, hair, and hay, smell of sweat and manure, and sometimes there may be blood or tears but I'll be there. I'll be in the barn.
So if your wondering where to find me, I'll be in the barn. If I'm not there I promise I'm on my way.

Author Unknown

Photo by Jordan Blackstone