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 Here we are on a windy day on "the hill" posing with our beautiful Golden Retriever, Lacey.
When we say we are a family business we are not kidding! We not only get to work together every day but we also get to enjoy working with our daughter, our best friend, our dog, and all of the feral cats we can neuter, spay, feed and tame. Occasionally, our son pitches in too!
Paul and I have been married for 29 years and we have two fantastic children that have blessed us with three grandchildren. Our home is in Blackstone where we are fortunate enough to own and love three horses, a mini horse, a dog, and three cats. What do we love besides each other, our home and our family? Well, vacations are nice!!
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Crystal (our daughter) has been working part time for so long that I am not sure when she officially started. She works at everything and anything from bookkeeping, computers, assisting customers, cleaning, running errands and just being available for whatever we need. She recently moved to Douglas with her husband and two great kids, Kayla - 9 and Niko - 6. She has a Jack Russell named PeeWee and three cats, Brandy, Baby and Spots! She also works part time as an Athena's Goddess!
Sue has been with us for 14 years! Her sweet personality and genuine concern for everyone makes her a perfect fit to our family. Her Sheltie, Skye, is just 4 years old and she is the smallest Sheltie with the prettiest face. Skye comes to work with Sue and naps most of the day because she has to work hard every morning herding horses out of the barn! Sue has an pretty 21 year old quarter horse named Tawny, three cats Wilson, Molly and Oreo, along with a couple of bunnies! If she had room in her house, she'd probably own a pig too!
Lacey, our beautiful Golden Retriever is our new official greeter since 2009. She is just one and quite exuberant. She is extremely excited to meet children and any customer that will play with her. Lacey is a very sweet girl that we take wherever we go. Thanks to 
Kola and Sharivari: I call these ladies the "Spotted Wonders"! We brought these cousins home when they were just yearlings. They are now 10 years old and never without a challenge for us. We learned loads of horsemanship with this pair and we can't wait to get them out there on the bigger rides to show them off!
The General has been a part of our family for 24 years! He is 28 now with arthritis and has a little less get up and go but he still manages to look handsome and proud. He was Crystal's first horse all those years ago and when she moved on to other things, Paul and I rode him on trails, in parades, and barrel racing shows. We have wonderful memories with this special quarter horse.
Reggie, a 4 year old Mini, has been a wonderful companion to The General. The General has proven that he would give his life to protect the little guy.
The StoreCats! These three felines have made The Mane Place their home! They spend most of their nights in the grain room guarding the feed from rodents. Windy takes it a step further and brings them in dead for us. She is an expert hunter while Kiefer is an expert eater. Scruffy is just that and as he becomes more and more sure of us we will tend to his tresses. We have two more regulars that eat under the drop trailer we call Jade and Sprint. From time to time others come back to visit like Fluff Gray, Big Red or Barney. They are all neutered or spayed thanks to the efforts of BV Cats and their program.
The HouseCats! Elmo is the youngest and afraid of his own shadow, Murray has an eating problem and prefers his pictures taken without showing his large bottom, and Belle is a major lap cat!
Bo. We lost Bo to heart disease on February 19th of 2009. He was our one of a kind Golden boy and we miss him more than words can even say. Bo humored us with his many costumes and his lovable smile. He greeted The Mane Place customers for years and he warmed our hearts daily.