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Rick Hanson & the Hanson Family Saving an Equestrian Center


by Kristin Kenney


enough work for most people, but Rick Han- son and his family have been juggling two Orange County centers for over 30 years. Sycamore Trails in San Juan Capistrano has blossomed into a bustling center with all the amenities, while the Orange County Fair- grounds Equestrian Center in Costa Mesa is hanging on despite uncertain times. Hanson takes it all in stride, carrying on his family’s legacy of providing safe and fun environ- ments for people to enjoy horses. After purchasing Sycamore 30 years ago,


M anaging one equestrian center is


over the years the Fairgrounds center seemed to simply grow on the Hanson family. “We had a composting business and hauled the waste material from there for a num- ber of years," Hanson explains. When the


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