A: I am the Office Manager and Communication Specialist! I'm mostly over phone calls, emails, scheduling, and social media for the business.
Q: What's your favorite treat?
A: Like anyone, I have many favorite treats. At this time though? I'm probably in the mood for classic chocolate chip cookies and milk.
Q: What's your favorite color?
A: I tend to lean towards the cooler colors, like green, purple, and blue. But ultimately and most often, the answer is blue.
Q: What hobbies do you have?
A: I absolutely love to dance! Sadly I haven't done too much of it since high school :( But I also enjoy going on hikes, watching older movies, and don't tell anyone but my guilty pleasure is cleaning haha.
Q: Where are you from and what was your life like growing up?
A: I was born and raised in Provo, Utah, and I was the sixth child out of seven. Fun fact, Bridle Ranch's Barn Manager, Stephany (who you should have read about already, if not go read her blog entry now), is my oldest sister! Anyways, I don't have much to say on my growing up, but I remember most if not all of my memories were spent with family. I love them to pieces!
Q: Where are you in life now?
A: I am coming up on my first wedding anniversary this month! Woohoo! I'm happily married to my best friend, Carter. I pretty much just work part time at Bridle Ranch, and am a homemaker the rest of the time. I love spending time with my family, especially my nephew and niece.
It may not sound like a super exciting agenda, but life keeps me on my toes during it all, and I love how much I'm learning these days in everything I do and experience.
Q: Any big plans in the future?
A: Usually my answer is no to this question, but Carter and I recently found out he got accepted into the US Navy, and he's got a lot of opportunities lined up in that field already. We are super blessed, and are quite excited to see where this heads.
Q: What is your experience with horses, animals and/or ranches?
A: Well like many little girls I was in love with horses at a young age. Then as a teenager I thought anything country was kind of weird and uncool.
In my early teenage years my mom put me and all of my siblings into horse riding lessons at Bridle Ranch back in Provo, just to try it out. I stayed with it for a couple of years and enjoyed it all. Eventually dance stole me away, and I had to say goodbye to horses.
Late after high school and getting married, I was looking for a job and found out Bridle Ranch was hiring. I applied, got hired, and for the last 10 months I've been minorly exposed to ranch life. Even though I'm at the desk a majority of the time, I'll catch myself magically at the arena taking pictures, helping the instructors feed, and now I listen to country music in the car sometimes (teenage Julie would be shocked haha).
So to sum up, I love horses and the outdoors. No, I have no true experience or knowledge of ranch life, but I have a love for it and a desire to be a part of it now.
Q: Can you explain what you've gotten out of Bridle Ranch?
A: I can definitely say I have a love for Bridle Ranch. Both from the student and staff standpoint. I've said this to people before, but the intent and goal behind everything we do out here is real and genuine.
I was just having a conversation with Chelsea recently. Bridle Ranch is definitely a one of a kind place. Yes, we offer and teach riding lessons and experiences. Yet our bigger picture is that through those experiences you gain exercise, therapy, skills, and most importantly, character growth. However this is all done subtly and over time. But to make the journey enjoyable, we strive to make the experience for each individual fun.
And as for the business, we are growing along with all of you. With trying new ideas and activities to achieve that goal of helping you each grow here, we often have our rougher days, silly and fun days, and successful days. And if you look at it a certain way, each of those days is a success in their own way.
Life is most definitely unfair, crazy, chaotic, but in spite of all of that, it is most definitely a beautiful ride.
I love each and every one of you!
- Julie
