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| Riding Instructor Karen Davis |
I started taking riding lessons in California when I was eight years old on a
horse named Spider. At the age of twelve I was leasing a horse and taking
English lessons. My parents took pity on me when I was 13 and purchased
a 9 year old Pinto Arabian for me. Bonnie was a great horse versatile in both
English and Western. In our first horse show we came away with a first in
English Equitation and third in English Pleasure. Like all good first horses I
out grew Bonnie and had to give her up.
I took my second horse, an American Quarter Horse, with me to college. In
college not only did I work on my Equine Science Degree, but I was on the
Rodeo team, President of the Boots And Saddle Club and Coordinator for the
annual harvest festival for two years in a row. I participated in goat tying,
barrel racing, and break away. During my summer break I worked as a
counselor at a girl scout camp in the horse unit. This is where I learned
patience and understanding for children and horses. What fun I had giving
lessons, teaching the girls about horses and even taking them on a three day
trail ride in the mountains.
After that summer I married Paul and moved to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
While living in Broken Arrow I worked for a harness horse ranch as the
Trainer and Manager. I had never worked with Arabian harness horses
before. I Enjoyed turning the harness horses into riding horses. Many were
sold as English and trail horses. I learned how to drive a single and team of
two with a sled, training cart, curricle, and a surrey.
We moved around a bit, after that first to Colorado and then Kansas. In
Kansas I started the Lazy D Riding School for the first time. We then moved
back to California, and I went back to the stable where I first learned how to
ride. I had kept in touch with the owners, and they snapped me up when they
learned I wanted to give riding lessons. For two years my experience grew
by leaps and bounds. The stable is one of the top equestrian centers in
Orange County, California, and I had an average of 56 students a week
during the school year and another 20 during summer vacation. My students
ages ranged from 2 on up to 68. I taught English and Western for show and
for fun. I even had one student who took lessons so she could take a 12 mile
trail ride into a volcano on her trip to Hawaii. When she came back from her
trip she kept up with her lessons because she had so much fun she didn't
want to stop riding. By the way she was the 68 year old and she had never
ridden before.
All of our moving around was because of Paul's job and miracle of all miracles
the company he works for said he could work out of his office at home and
we could live anywhere we wanted. We jumped at the chance to move back
to Broken Arrow.
So here we are. We've been here for almost 3 years, after the fist year I
missed teaching so much I decided to reopen the Lazy D Riding School. I'm
also the Coweta 4-H Horse Club leader for Wagoner County and I am having
so much fun teaching the members new things and sharing my equine
experiences with them. I hope you call and make an appointment to stop by
and visit with us. I love to talk about horses, and hope you have enjoyed my
narrative.
Hope to talk to you in person soon,
Karen Davis
horse named Spider. At the age of twelve I was leasing a horse and taking
English lessons. My parents took pity on me when I was 13 and purchased
a 9 year old Pinto Arabian for me. Bonnie was a great horse versatile in both
English and Western. In our first horse show we came away with a first in
English Equitation and third in English Pleasure. Like all good first horses I
out grew Bonnie and had to give her up.
I took my second horse, an American Quarter Horse, with me to college. In
college not only did I work on my Equine Science Degree, but I was on the
Rodeo team, President of the Boots And Saddle Club and Coordinator for the
annual harvest festival for two years in a row. I participated in goat tying,
barrel racing, and break away. During my summer break I worked as a
counselor at a girl scout camp in the horse unit. This is where I learned
patience and understanding for children and horses. What fun I had giving
lessons, teaching the girls about horses and even taking them on a three day
trail ride in the mountains.
After that summer I married Paul and moved to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
While living in Broken Arrow I worked for a harness horse ranch as the
Trainer and Manager. I had never worked with Arabian harness horses
before. I Enjoyed turning the harness horses into riding horses. Many were
sold as English and trail horses. I learned how to drive a single and team of
two with a sled, training cart, curricle, and a surrey.
We moved around a bit, after that first to Colorado and then Kansas. In
Kansas I started the Lazy D Riding School for the first time. We then moved
back to California, and I went back to the stable where I first learned how to
ride. I had kept in touch with the owners, and they snapped me up when they
learned I wanted to give riding lessons. For two years my experience grew
by leaps and bounds. The stable is one of the top equestrian centers in
Orange County, California, and I had an average of 56 students a week
during the school year and another 20 during summer vacation. My students
ages ranged from 2 on up to 68. I taught English and Western for show and
for fun. I even had one student who took lessons so she could take a 12 mile
trail ride into a volcano on her trip to Hawaii. When she came back from her
trip she kept up with her lessons because she had so much fun she didn't
want to stop riding. By the way she was the 68 year old and she had never
ridden before.
All of our moving around was because of Paul's job and miracle of all miracles
the company he works for said he could work out of his office at home and
we could live anywhere we wanted. We jumped at the chance to move back
to Broken Arrow.
So here we are. We've been here for almost 3 years, after the fist year I
missed teaching so much I decided to reopen the Lazy D Riding School. I'm
also the Coweta 4-H Horse Club leader for Wagoner County and I am having
so much fun teaching the members new things and sharing my equine
experiences with them. I hope you call and make an appointment to stop by
and visit with us. I love to talk about horses, and hope you have enjoyed my
narrative.
Hope to talk to you in person soon,
Karen Davis
| Lazy D Riding School Owners Paul and Karen Davis East Broken Arrow (918)760-3365 info@lazydridingschool.com |
| Instructor Trainer Manager Owner 30 Years of Equine Experience |
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