G
ail Morey is an outstanding
individual in her own
right, and has followed an
interesting and intriguing
path to where she is at this
point in her life. Finding
her way through good times
and bad, she is content,
happy and even fulfilled,
as things go now for her.
Last year she was 6th in the country “My older sister, Robin, lives in Bor- to the girls, and although she did not
in the USEF Horse of the Year Awards rego Springs and has a souvenir/memo- participate as a rider she was support-
for Amateur Owner Hunters, 35 and rabilia store named The Desert Robin. ive of the kids riding when they were
over, with her own Crown Affair. Ad- She is a big bicycling advocate and loves young. Gail feels she lost a huge fam-
ditional to the success in the show ring, to hike. She wrote ‘The Best 100 Best ily ally, in regards to riding and show-
it has always been important to Gail that Hikes in Borrego Springs’ a few years ing, when she lost her mother. “When I
her children see that moms can do great ago and really loves the desert area.” was second in the World Hunter Rider
things besides raising children. “My son Final at Capitol Challenge last fall, the
thought my accomplishment was amaz- very first person I thought of as I trot-
ing and he doesn’t really follow the hors- ted in for the awards, was my mother
es. I heard him bragging to his friends and how very proud she would have
about my accomplishment and I was re- been that I not only got to compete
ally touched that he was so proud of his back east, but she would have enjoyed
mother. I think I am a much better mom the success I had while back there.”
and wife because of my riding. It has The childhood home was right
encouraged me to constantly challenge across the street from the Menlo Cir-
myself, whether it is on the back of a cus Club but the girls grew up riding at
horse or in some other facet of my life. Stanford Riding School because Robin
It has taught me to push myself in other rode there first. “I have no idea why
endeavors while continuing to support Robin rode there, but we followed
my family and kids in a much better way.” along. Robin’s first instructor was Jack
“My husband, Matt, knows how much “Another sister, Blair, lives in Sonoma Melville and we quickly stated there too,
it means to me and even though he in assisted care at Sonoma State Hospi- as 7 year old kids. We were addicted!!
doesn’t support the economics of it, tal. Sara, my twin, lives in Woodside and We got dropped off when the sun came
he still allows me to pursue my passion, has been married for 16 years to her hus- up and they came to get us when the
even though it may impact our home band, Kurt Jorgensen. My dad still lives sun went down. We did anything avail-
life,” she said. “He knows it’s important in the house I was raised in in Atherton. able to be done, including polishing
to me, but he also knows that family al- He is retired from the brokerage busi- boots and horse hoofs, if they let us.”
ways comes first and if I had to choose, ness and travels regularly to a 2nd home “My sister Sara and I always shared a
I would choose the kids over a horse.” in Palm Springs with his wife Jean.” horse till we were 15. Besides the ob-
Born in Palo Alto, Gail was the young- Her mother, Sue Sutton Halford, vious economics of campaigning three
est of four girls coming into the world passed away fourteen years ago but horses for three girls, my parents want-
just four minutes after her sister Sara. was the reason riding was available ed to teach us to support one another.
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