Lisa Johnson:  

Life After living in Southern Oregon for 13 years, I moved to just outside Oklahoma City 2 days after the 30th reunion! And WOW do I love it! It's pure horse country here, unlike anything I've ever seen. Before that? Well, I traipsed up and down and all around California, mostly Northern, wherever there was a horse racetrack, I was there! I was an owner, pony girl, assistant trainer among other things in nearly 20 years in the industry. Then I moved back to Oregon, went to college at 40 (and a WAY better student; I actually made honor roll several times!!). I helped Laura Ormsby move out to Oklahoma in April 2005, and shortly after returning home, I simultaneously discovered I had experienced a blood clot which had self-dissolved but was hospitalized with another and that the gorgeous piece of property across the street from Laurie was for sale! Well, sometimes it takes instances like that to make you wake up and say "life is too damn short" and so we bought it and ordered a huge custom modular home. We sold our place in Oregon in 4 days (great market!) and paid for our place and new home with cash. Not telling you this to brag but to tell you that the west coast market is WAY ridiculous and you get SO much for your money out here. I could not be happier. I take care of mom and she's happy here too. I shipped two young horses out here but have since bought a shetland pony (my first love is ponies) and a really nice AQHA gelding at our local weekly livestock auction. Just this week Laurie and I...Expand for more