Post by Matthew Whitecross on Jul 12, 2007 8:25:01 GMT -5
The Whitecross Stables have been around for many years. It all started many years ago by Edward Hanson when he bought an empty plot of land equaling 25 acres. On this land, Edward built a simple 1-story ranch house, 4 stall barn, and one small paddock.
When Edward got married to Cynthia McLone, she helped him upgrade his miniscule stable to 10 stalls and another paddock. When the neighbors of the Hansons decided to sell their home and acerage, the Hansons bought it and added another 30 acres to their home.
Edward and Cynthia had a baby boy a few years later, and shortly after bought him his first pony named Patch. As soon as the young boy learned how to ride, Edward, riding his Thoroughbred gelding, Cynthia, on her Arabian mare, and Thomas, the young boy, on his Shetland cross were often seen exploring their 55 acres together.
The small family was devestated when Edward passed away due to cancer at age 53. Now a teenager, Thomas knew it was his responsibility to take care of the stables and the horses while his mother took care of the home.
For the next 20 years, the son worked endlessly in the stables. Then, when Thomas was 33, his mother became too old to take care of things around the house, and thus it was Thomas' job to keep their entire estate running. A year later, Thomas met a women named Amelia and they were wed a few months later.
Thomas and Amelia kept the stables up and running long after Cynthia passed away at the age of 86. Amelia gave birth to a girl named Rebecca, and just as Thomas had been raised, was in a saddle in no time at all.
When it was time for Rebecca to be wed, it was to a handsome horseman by the name of James Whitecross. Thomas and Amelia, now too old to stand the rigerous life of running a stable, moved away to a retirement home a few years after their daughter's wedding.
With the parents gone and their whole lives ahead of them, James decided that it was more than time to turn the small plot of land into the riding estate it was destined to be. And so, with the addition of another 50 acres and the expansion of the barn, Whitecross Stables was founded.
Now, since the original Whitecross Stables has been taken into management by the decendants of James and Rebecca Whitecross, many updates and upgrades have been made to make it what it is today.
Matthew, the current manager, is the 4th decendant of James and Rebecca. For the first year of Matthew's managing, Whitecross floursihed; new boarders arrived, job positions were filled, and the occasional show was even run. However, starting into the stable's 2nd year, Matthew found a better plot of land for sale, and thus moved the location of Whitecross Stables. In this move, many of the boarders were lost; but great things also came out of the move. About six months later, however, disaster struck. Many of the people who used to call Whitecross home stopped coming to the barn; they had either moved away or found someplace they liked better. The manager had no choice but to close the barn.
For a moment, it seemed the wellbeing of Whitecross Stables was forever lost. However, a few months after the initial close, Matthew's heart came back into the stable he had once loved, and Whitecross is now reopened to the public. With big plans on the horizion for the stables, Matthew can only wonder what is to come out of all his gigantic planning.
When Edward got married to Cynthia McLone, she helped him upgrade his miniscule stable to 10 stalls and another paddock. When the neighbors of the Hansons decided to sell their home and acerage, the Hansons bought it and added another 30 acres to their home.
Edward and Cynthia had a baby boy a few years later, and shortly after bought him his first pony named Patch. As soon as the young boy learned how to ride, Edward, riding his Thoroughbred gelding, Cynthia, on her Arabian mare, and Thomas, the young boy, on his Shetland cross were often seen exploring their 55 acres together.
The small family was devestated when Edward passed away due to cancer at age 53. Now a teenager, Thomas knew it was his responsibility to take care of the stables and the horses while his mother took care of the home.
For the next 20 years, the son worked endlessly in the stables. Then, when Thomas was 33, his mother became too old to take care of things around the house, and thus it was Thomas' job to keep their entire estate running. A year later, Thomas met a women named Amelia and they were wed a few months later.
Thomas and Amelia kept the stables up and running long after Cynthia passed away at the age of 86. Amelia gave birth to a girl named Rebecca, and just as Thomas had been raised, was in a saddle in no time at all.
When it was time for Rebecca to be wed, it was to a handsome horseman by the name of James Whitecross. Thomas and Amelia, now too old to stand the rigerous life of running a stable, moved away to a retirement home a few years after their daughter's wedding.
With the parents gone and their whole lives ahead of them, James decided that it was more than time to turn the small plot of land into the riding estate it was destined to be. And so, with the addition of another 50 acres and the expansion of the barn, Whitecross Stables was founded.
Now, since the original Whitecross Stables has been taken into management by the decendants of James and Rebecca Whitecross, many updates and upgrades have been made to make it what it is today.
Matthew, the current manager, is the 4th decendant of James and Rebecca. For the first year of Matthew's managing, Whitecross floursihed; new boarders arrived, job positions were filled, and the occasional show was even run. However, starting into the stable's 2nd year, Matthew found a better plot of land for sale, and thus moved the location of Whitecross Stables. In this move, many of the boarders were lost; but great things also came out of the move. About six months later, however, disaster struck. Many of the people who used to call Whitecross home stopped coming to the barn; they had either moved away or found someplace they liked better. The manager had no choice but to close the barn.
For a moment, it seemed the wellbeing of Whitecross Stables was forever lost. However, a few months after the initial close, Matthew's heart came back into the stable he had once loved, and Whitecross is now reopened to the public. With big plans on the horizion for the stables, Matthew can only wonder what is to come out of all his gigantic planning.