| DHF Mission Statement
To provide an environment of learning, health, and happiness to our equine and human clients
“We are horse people. We live, breathe, eat and sleep for our horses. Our lives completely revolve around our horses.” If this describes you, then you are just like us…horse crazy!
The Owners
Lenny and Jennifer are animal lovers, boasting a menagerie of several horses, house, and barn cats. Jennifer has no memories without horses. She was in her first horse show at 6 months of age (as soon as she could sit up well) and grew up showing Quarter Horses, then moved over to a Thoroughbred and Evented for several years until finding her heart’s desire in dressage. She competes extensively in USDF-recognized competitions around the Region.
Jennifer fulfilled a dream when she represented her USDF Region and the United States in dressage at the North American Young Rider’s Championships in the mid-90s. She followed up that lifetime high with buying a youngster and having to wait three years to ride her own horse again. That baby was a little bay 7 month old Andalusian/Holsteiner cross named Nachtwind (Breezy) and she was to become Jennifer’s next dressage mount. Breezy is not only a talented dressage horse, but she also loves to strut harnessed to her elegant antique village cart. Breezy, just recently found a new owner and is enjoying being the “only child” once again. Jen is now working with Lydia, a grey Trakehner/Hanoverian cross mare purchased from Hilda Gurney in 2002, and Lydia’s little half-sister Lisalotte, who is also a grey Trakehner/Hanoverian cross mare purchased from Hilda.
The solid foundation of this busy family and farm is Lenny. An aerospace engineer (a real-life rocket scientist) by trade, he enjoys constantly improving the farm. He is always on the lookout for something to invent, design or build, including building potato guns and cannons. When he finds free time (free time seems be lost and in need of being found), he also loves to fly his fleet of radio-controlled airplanes, play foosball, softball and basketball (really anything with a ball will do—wanna come over and play?). He also finds great joy in doing anything that involves his big toy-the tractor. Even though he is relatively new to the horse world, he has become a very gifted ground coach for Jennifer as she trains their youngsters up the levels. He also excels in his role as the best horse show husband on the planet.
DHF Staff and Volunteers:
Running such a successful farm could not be accomplished without a dedicated crew! Here we are:
- Lindsay Lechner – Assistant Barn Manager and Instructor of Eventing and Beginner Lessons
- Vicki Wilson – Cleaner of stalls and caregiver of horses
- Megan Sweeney – Paper shuffler
- Doug Thompson – Master of the Web
- David Booren – Handyman Extraordinaire
- Jordan Musgrove – Muscles in charge of Manure and Hay Moving
- Lynda Sappington – Director of Public Relations and Jennifer’s Mom
- John Sappington – Occasional Builder of Things, Except Plumbing, and Jennifer’s Dad
- Sheila Truett – Occasional Tile Floor Installer and Lenny’s Mom
- Len Truett – Occasional Tile Floor Installer’s Assistant and Lenny’s Dad
- Lenny Truett – Builder, Lifter of all Things Heavy, and Bill-Payer
- Jennifer Truett – Most Thankful Person in the World for Having Such a Great Crew!
Browse through our pages to learn about The Business, and to meet the DHF Instructors and our Herd of Dancing Lesson Horses & Ponies!
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