HavanoRanch's profile

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Relationship

In a serious relationship. Interested in meeting people for friendship and meeting people for networking

Hometown

Born in Washington, DC. Lived in Virginia.

Places I've been

I moved to Tucson, Aizona with my parents (military transfer--I'm an Army Brat) in the late 60's. Lived there until a couple of years ago, when I bought 30 acres in Elfrida. I've been just about everywhere in the US except N. Dakota, S. Dakota, Washington and Oregon. Would like to go to New Zealand, Austrailia, Antartica, Africa and Alaska.

Education

• Palo Verde (Magnet) High School, Concentrated on graduating! - 1968 to 1972
• Pima Community College, Art education/communications - 1972 to 1973
• Pima Community College, Forestry/communications - 1974 to 1976
• Lamson Business College, Office Management - 1979 to 1981
• Academy of Equine Dentistry, Equine dentistry - 2004 to 2004

Work

• Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Tour Guide - 1973 to 1979
• AZ. Dept. of Transportation, Everything but the - 1981 to 2004
• Nut farm in Elfrida, Branch manager - 2007 to 2007
• Bakery in Elfrida, Donut destroyer - 2007 to 2007
• Cochise County Dumps, Rover dump to dump..... - 2007 to 2007
• Vision Quest, Child Care Worker - 2007 to 2007

More about me

If God made an animal more beautiful than the horse, He kept if for Himself....

It isn't about me--it's about my ranch and my horses. They are my life and one of many reasons I thank God every morning when they wake me up at 5:00 AM demanding their breakfast (ya don't need an alarm clock or roosters around here!).

Havano Ranch is located on 30 acres just a little north of Elfrida, Arizona, which is in the south east corner of the state. It's beautiful here! My main goal for the ranch is to establish a Safe Haven for unwanted, neglected and/or abused horses. It's going to take a LOT of work and I am only one person, but with God's good grace, He will see to it that it rains corral panels, fencing, sun shades, hay, human help, funding and the equipment that I need to achieve that goal.

In the meantime, I'm trying to support the ranch through the sale of my artwork and other "horsie" items that I make by hand. Some months are better than other months, but any month in which the mortgage company is happy, the lights stay on and there's plenty of hay in the barn is a GOOD month! My website address is: www.havanoranch.com. BUY A SHOE--FEED A HORSE!

My secondary goal for the ranch is to have a meditation area and possibly small chapel. This too, will require a lot of work and a really long hose for the trees I want to plant in the meditation area, but I'm always up for a challenge, and again, with God's good grace, anything can happen!

Activities

Outside of the ranch, I don't have many activities, but enjoy woodworking, painting and just being creative. I like looking at what someone might consider "junk" and try to find a way to use it or incorporate it into a useful tool or some other functional item.

Favorite Charities

Currently I am involved with the Agape Youth Ranch summer horse camp program. I am directing (or dictating--depending on who you ask) the arts and crafts portion of the week long camp. Other favorite charities are any that provide a safe place for unwanted, abused and/or neglected horses and those that provide theraputic riding.

Favorite Music

Classical, Christian, some jazz, Big Band, Blue Grass, "real" country western (Roy Rogers, Sons of the Pioneers, etc.), some blues, some gospel, Pink Floyd, Moody Blues, Dire Straights, Jimmy Durante....

Favorite TV Shows

I'm too far "out in the sticks and behind mountains" for an antenna to pull in local stations and am currently too poor to afford satellite or cable, so don't have TV right now. Back in the good ol' days, I watched HGTV, RFD-TV, DIY-TV The Discovery Channel, The History Channel and like to watch Cops on Saturday nights.

Favorite Movies

Just about any movie that has horses in it. Also enjoyed the Hobbit, Star Wars and Star Trek series.

Favorite Books

Dean Koontz!!!!

Favorite Quotes

Two of my own: "It's not the trail you ride, but how you ride the trail. Sometimes, it's better to get off your horse and walk." "The light at the end of the tunnel isn't always a train." From others: "If God made an animal more beautiful that the horse, He kept it for Himself." "Ah, steeds, steeds, what steeds! Has the whirlwind a home in your manes? Is there a sensitive ear, alert as a flame, in your every fiber? Hearing the familiar song from above, all in one accord, you strain your bronze chests and, hooves barely touching the ground, turn into straight lines cleaving the air, and all inspired by God it rushes on!" (Nikolai V. Gogol in "Dead Souls" translated from Russian)

Favorite People

Charles Stanley and my friends Peggy and Keith, who have been my God-sent Guardian Angels and rocks to cling to while I go through my temporary "rough times".

Favorite Places

My ranch, Lake Tahoe, Ocracoke Island, Coronado Island, just about any forest or woodland.

Favorite Animals

Horses, horses, horses. Did I mention horses? Yeah--I have cats and dogs, a big ol' Koi named Ralphie that lives in the fountain on the front patio (he came with the ranch) and some other gold fish that live in a smaller pond, but horses are NUMERO UNO!!!! ...but I've always been interested in raising Alpacas, too.....

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