FAMILY IN FOCUS
Hope was raised in a horsey type Her first good pony, at 11 years of ended up in a coma for awhile. Even-
family environment near Roseville, a age, was a green, 5 year old Welsh, tually, they put a pin in my right femur
small northern California town with named “Maerloed Croes Banner” and the Doctor said absolutely no rid-
lots of open land and families. She (means pony cross banner). Not able ing till the pin was removed. I was in a
started riding at 5 years old when her to afford a seasoned one, the only pos- wheel chair for 2 months, and it ended
mother started giving western riding sibility was this green one for Hope to my junior career!”
lessons. Her family bought a small train herself. Her mother kept her on “That was such a humbling experi-
property with three stalls in the back- ponies as late into her junior years as ence for me at that stage in my life!”
yard and her mother, Pricilla, went to possible since she didn’t like horses. “ Hope reminisces. “I became aware of
work “teaching”. With a background When Hope turned 10, she contin- a lot of things I had never thought
in western riding, under Betty Green, ued to ride ponies but also was moved about before. Not only the privilege I
a western and drill team instructor in on to horses and Patty Ball in Sacra- had had of a healthy, athletic body, but
Roseville, Pricilla set up a ‘haul in’ en- mento. “I was fortunate enough to the amazing privilege of being able to
vironment for local kids to bring their have people give me some catch rides, even be in this sport. I had never really
horses for lessons in order to support BUT I was also forward enough to thought about any of that before be-
Hope with her riding. The little riders seek out rides for myself. I learned cause my life had gone along in pretty
did just about everything good order. With all that
from western and english time where I was only
to driving and bareback. able to really sit and think
Only ponies were allowed about things, I realized a
for lessons. When a child lot and really looked at
moved up to horses, it was things differently. But,
necessary to go on and within a week of getting
find another instructor; all that pin out when I was
with Pricilla’s blessing. 18, I was in the saddle
Hope’s riding started in again, much to my dad’s
her backyard with a fat, dismay. ”
bay, Welsh pony named “My grandmother,
‘Sugar and Spice’ (Daisy), Nammy, bought me a
who was immediately put $7,500 horse when I
on a diet and an intense went on to college at UC
work program. Her father Davis. It had the worst
worked a regular job, but hock x-rays you could
would feed the pony in imagine, but that is what
the morning. Much to his I had,” Hope expresses.
dismay, one morning he “I won all the Senior
thought the family had bought anoth- not to be offended by ‘no’, but I also Medal Finals in Northern California at
er pony because there were now two! learned quickly how to approach peo- the time, including the NorCal Senior
Hope fondly remembers the pony, the ple so I usually got a ‘yes’. That was a Adult Finals. I was always the brides-
foal, all the events and environment great lesson!” maid and 2nd in the Foxfield, USEF
of that background and the way things “I finally got a horse, Lexus, for the and PCHA Finals; though never quite
were different then. “I rode bareback Junior Hunters and Medals. I was so ending up on top. We eventually sold
a lot,” said Hope. “Whenever I could, excited! But at my second show with ‘Bentley’ to Karen Healey, and I un-
I would walk out to the back pasture, Lexus, I was catch riding a pony that derstand he is still showing.”
get on Daisy and then run as fast as flipped over with me and I was really Ned Glynn was raised in Petaluma
I could back to the barn and actually hurt,” says a quiet Hope. “It broke my and started riding when he was 13
into her stall. The agreement was that arm and my leg (femur) and I ended years old. Answering an ad in the local
I would then always let my mom know up in the hospital for a lengthy time. classifieds about a horse for sale, the
I had made it, again,” she says with a During the hospital stay I also suf- Glynns bought their first one, a half
chuckle. fered a fatty embolism, and basically, appaloosa named “Prince Galahad”
By Kathy Hobstetter
Photos courtesy Hope & Ned Glynn
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