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a British

cowgirl settles

in Shelbyville

Marie Lloyd stands in a H story And Photos
round pen with Radisson, by terence corriGAn
a Gypsy Banner stallion.

welve years ago, marie lloyd her farm is in nearly continuous use by horses after the kids have left home,”
decided she wanted to change horse clubs and other groups. she said. “like the way I was when I got
t her course in life. she had for every year she hosts a half-dozen back into horses after saying goodbye to
years been working in her family’s world-class horse trainers who put on my other life. you’re unsure. you’re unsure. y you’ve lost ou’ve lost
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entertainment event management clinics. clinics set for this summer your confidence. you haven’t ridden for you haven’t ridden for y
business. include michael gascon, who specializes 10 years. you don’t know what breed you don’t know what breed y
“my work took me all around in training of gaited horses (jin training of gaited horses (jin training of gaited horses ( une 23- you want. you don’t know what kind of you don’t know what kind of y
the world. sometimes I was in seven 24) and lynn lynn l palm, on july 22-23, who riding you want to do. so I wanted to
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countries in seven days,” she said in an conducts ride ride r well ell clinics. offer something different. ride a Quarter ride a Quarter r
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interview at the end of february. “I was horse. ride a ride a r walking alking horse. Drive a
wanting to redefine my life. I needed to Diversity clydesdale. come have fun. see what you
do something different. I said to myself, marie doesn’t specialize in just one enjoy doing and take it from there.”
‘I’m going to get off of this boat.’” breed of horse. she has draft horses, marie does not encourage families
And, off that boat she jumped, and walking horses and mules. “I have five with children. when families with when families with w
came ashore on 130 acres just south or six that are retired,” she said. “horses children inquire about a stay at clearview,
of shelbyville where she established that do guest trail rides: retired show marie said, “I actually recommend
clearview horse farm. horses, retired walking horses. the guests another stable. I like my ladies; we all
marie had studied music, french love riding them. I’ve also got my show get on. we have cups of tea and potluck we have cups of tea and potluck w
and history in college but her lifelong horses.” suppers. that is my brand. ladies come
love was always horses. “my passion was right from the start, ight from the start, marie’s “vision” here to chill and relax and spend time
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always horses,” she said. for her farm has been to “integrate the with a horse. they don’t want screaming
since she bought clearview horse different breeds and riding styles and kids running around. that’s what they’ve
farm in 2006, she’s fully succumbed to open up a facility for education and gotten away from.”
her passion. she now owns “probably relaxation.” marie relayed the story of a woman
around 25 horses.” her farm’s buildings, she also knew from the start the who’s coming to visit. “she’s divorced, in
all but one of which she built, include an demographic group she wanted to focus her late 40s. the kids have left home. she
indoor arena, horse barns and stalls and her business on. “there are a lot of wants to relocate to tennessee with her tennessee with her t
four upscale/rustic bunkhouse rooms. ladies of a certain age who go back to horse and two dogs,” marie said.

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