About the Owners,
Rebecca and Mike Herron
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I am very fortunate to be sharing life with my high school sweetheart and husband of 44 years. We're best friends, we love working together on our farm, we enjoy traveling. Our two children, Lana and Kyle, are grown and making us proud.
Mike and I bought this property 28 years ago. As it was bare land used for farming in a past life, we felt like pioneers. Our 80 acres was a canvas waiting to be painted! It's been a challenge at times but overall, owning this land has always felt like a "meant to be." It is private yet has wide-open spaces with an amazing view.
Mike is now retired from his job as a millwright at the Newberg SP Newsprint Mill. He can build just about anything, which makes me a very lucky girl! Besides having the mechanical skills to fix all sorts of things, he is also a woodworker. From buildings to furniture to yep, even trail obstacles, he can do it. In Mike's spare time from farm and "honey-do" projects, he enjoys fishing. His favorite is flyfishing, wherever there's water.
Always a horse girl, I have been a trainer, exhibitor, instructor and show judge. My favorite classes to compete in and judge have always been trail events. I appreciate the time, talent and trust it takes to reach the top level of training. Several years ago, my big black Appaloosa, J.D., and I earned much success at top state-wide trail shows. He and I were as one: we both enjoyed the challenges and rewards trail competitions offer. We owe our achievements to practicing here on this farm ..... and of course, by doing our homework. I rarely compete anymore, even though I know my horses would do me proud. I'm having too much fun here at Perrydale Trails!
Retirement from judging has given me more time to enjoy my own beautiful horses. Mike and I love camping and riding in Oregon's pristine wilderness. What a treasure to us!
Mike and I bought this property 28 years ago. As it was bare land used for farming in a past life, we felt like pioneers. Our 80 acres was a canvas waiting to be painted! It's been a challenge at times but overall, owning this land has always felt like a "meant to be." It is private yet has wide-open spaces with an amazing view.
Mike is now retired from his job as a millwright at the Newberg SP Newsprint Mill. He can build just about anything, which makes me a very lucky girl! Besides having the mechanical skills to fix all sorts of things, he is also a woodworker. From buildings to furniture to yep, even trail obstacles, he can do it. In Mike's spare time from farm and "honey-do" projects, he enjoys fishing. His favorite is flyfishing, wherever there's water.
Always a horse girl, I have been a trainer, exhibitor, instructor and show judge. My favorite classes to compete in and judge have always been trail events. I appreciate the time, talent and trust it takes to reach the top level of training. Several years ago, my big black Appaloosa, J.D., and I earned much success at top state-wide trail shows. He and I were as one: we both enjoyed the challenges and rewards trail competitions offer. We owe our achievements to practicing here on this farm ..... and of course, by doing our homework. I rarely compete anymore, even though I know my horses would do me proud. I'm having too much fun here at Perrydale Trails!
Retirement from judging has given me more time to enjoy my own beautiful horses. Mike and I love camping and riding in Oregon's pristine wilderness. What a treasure to us!
According to Webster's:
Trail riding (noun): riding along a roughly-blazed trail
According to Rebecca:
Trail riding (multiple adjectives): Enjoying beautiful scenery from the back of a beautiful horse and feeling the happiest and most appreciative that you have ever been
