Josh Lyons and Tommie Turvey

Well, I did say Tommie and Josh were best friends. Lots of people in Nebraska got to see them have a lot of fun with their horses. They are not always working! This year Tommie, Josh and his wife Jana went to Hawaii for a little time off. Tommie and Josh hit the beach for scuba diving. They did lots of cool stuff while in Hawaii too. Josh and Jana just left our facility for two weeks of clinics in Toronto. We just got two new additions to our animal staff. (Thanks to Josh and Jana) They are a zebra and a kangaroo. They are both about 6 m0s old. We'll have a lot of fun working with them. I'll get pictures on the blog as soon as I can. We have a cutting show here at the facility this weekend, so it has been really hectic with the show, the concession booth, the western store, and Equine Extremist Entertainment. We are growing and growing every day. I have been feverishly researching for our intern program and after going through a ton of resumes have narrowed it down to 5 for the summer. We have promoted Lori Miller to Facility Manager. She is in charge of overseeing the Wahl Equestrian Center/Double G Facility. She joined our team a little over a year ago as an intern! We are also filling other much needed positions, but it is a slow and tedious process. We don't want to grow too fast, we just want to grow at a controlled pace. We don't want to be flash in the pans, so we take every day in step. It like Tommie says, "It took me 20 years to become an overnight sensation." We do what we do because we love it. Today, when I was watching the cutters work their horses I kept thinking how each one was enjoying what they were doing. They loved to be at one with their horses and work as a team. It is that feeling that we strive for and we hope to bring it out and help anyone achieve it. Ride Fast... Take Chances! karen