Page 38 - Speedhorse May 2019

“There are a lot of opportunities for race-bred horses as well as ex-racehorses to cross over into other areas.”
RESCUE HORSE left: Whitie on the date Jessie acquired him
for rescue.
below: Whitie just three months later.
right: Jessie and Justanotherpleasure, aka Cody, riding the trails in Loma Grande after moving to New Mexico.
bottom right: Jessie training
in Dressage at Washington State Training Facility aboard Justanotherpleasure, aka Cody.
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Jessie says, “There is nothing better than saddling up and riding with friends.”
RESCUE HORSE
Encantado was an abandoned Thoroughbred
THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT
Jessie operated Jessie R Hanson Advertising and Marketing from 1982 to 2009, when she moved
to the Ruidoso, New Mexico area. She now works from her 30-acre horse facility at the base of the Capitan Mountains. “It’s pretty darn nice,” she says. “I wake up every morning and look at Sierra Blanca Mountain and my horses grazing out in the pasture. It’s serene and comforting, and it’s hard to imagine ever leaving here. But, I’m continually looking for opportunities to stay involved and contribute to the horse industry in whatever way, shape or form I can.”
In Ruidoso, she spends her “off time” at the barn with her two horses, a 21-year-old stock seat horse and a 20-year-old Dash For Cash gelding that she rides in dressage. “I love to do more advanced training,” she says. “When I was back in Washington, I bought a little filly by Destiny Drummer [(Tet Bare-Waitsburg Gal, Pokey Pat), who won 30 of 65 races, placed in 18, and showed in four between 1977-1982]. I trained her for a hunt seat horse. There are a lot
an appreciation, understanding and enjoyment from owning and experiencing horses.”
From that passion came a 35-year friendship with Jodie Sharp, a city planner turned real estate agent from Battle Ground, Washington. “Jessie responded to an ad I had for a sale horse when I was expecting my first child,” Jodie says. “Not only did she purchase the horse, but we became best friends from that moment on.
“I’d had horses and did some breeding but never any showing,” Jodie adds. “Jessie mentored and taught us. She really helped my daughter grow up
in the AQHA show world and would find the right horses as she advanced. In fact, Jessie bought three horses for us during those years and I didn’t see any of them before she delivered them to me. That’s how much I trust her and her professional expertise.
“There was an event she facilitated and I remember being so impressed,” Jodie continues. “It was the Falabella Miniature Horse sale at Longacres racetrack. She wasn’t familiar with the breed, so she educated herself on it and
the horses to be sold. She did the marketing and also coordinated the entire event, from the black-tie party the evening before through the sale itself. It was a fabulous success. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed working with her.
“Jessie truly has a deep passion for the horse industry and the people involved in it regardless of the breed or discipline,” Jodie concludes. “She’s just a wealth of knowledge and she enjoys opportunities to share that knowledge because she likes keeping the horse community together. She’s an amazing person.”
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mateurs learn about the show world — how to be a good competitor, how to be responsible and how to be a good sportsman,” she says. “I think the horse is instrumental in being able to help — youth especially — learn all those things. The horse industry, and the show world, are a family. You see it in the race industry, too. It’s a horse community. It’s just a wonderful lifestyle. I’m passionate about people being able to gain
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