together, and Haley could be a good part of that. She is up before us every morning and is the last to leave at night. She still has that fresh exuberance for the sport and is afraid she will miss something. Reminds of us of ourselves years ago.” Thrilled with the challenge of riding hunters and equita-
tion horses, the next fork in the road was a conversation with Haley and her trainers where the decision was made that it was time to introduce jumpers to her bag of knowledge. “I was then lucky enough to get Seattle from Rudy Leone. He had far more experience than I did and in 2011 at Thermal my trainers, Missy and Wendy, said they thought I was ready to try out for the Junior Team for Young Riders.” “My response to them,” laughs Haley, “was that the fences
are taller then I was… are you kidding me! But riding Seattle I figured I was in good hands, till I walked to the back gate and got nervous. As I sat there and tried to simply keep breathing, Wendy said, ‘Just dig deep, you can do this! And for heaven’s sake, BREATHE!’ When I walked into the ring I kept hearing those words of advice and all of a sudden I realized I could do it! I ended up double clean and to my sur- prise 2nd in the class. From that point on 2011 was a whirl wind for me and I qualified for the Norcal Spruce Meadows team, the Junior Team of Young Riders, and also the Prix de States team in Harrisburg. “ “I have so many friends in the horse show world and
when we are horse showing we pretty much spend all day together. But, my most favorite person by far is my mother, who taught me from the beginning that if you wish and work hard enough then your dreams do come true. She has always worked hard herself to make whatever I am willing to work for be at the touch of my fingertips. I love everything that she has done for me! I love her, and cannot thank her enough for everything. She taught me that the challenges that face me in my life, and being able to check them off my list of accomplishments, is really what builds our character. I think that is pretty wise advice.” Haley doesn’t have a favorite music style, she loves them
all. Her main hobby of sorts is baking for her family and friends and she enjoys having people over to enjoy her treats. While she loves going to the river in the summer with friends, shopping is by far first on her list. Her bubbly approach to life only gets more interesting
when you understand some of the charming characteris- tics of her personality. She didn’t get her two front teeth
till she was seven and could not say her S’s. She was told by the doctor that she would never be taller than 5’; she does NOT like chocolate and smothers filet mi- gnon with ketchup. Haley could be just another
teen girl if it were not for the en- tertaining, captivating kindness that is a big part of who she is. She loves people, horses, dogs, cats and all things baby. She lives with the wide eyed wonder of it all, just as so many before her have. She is as asset to our industry and young riders like her hold the future of the sport in their hands. Years from now, these young people with an in- tense commitment to the sport, and the love of the horse run- ning through their veins, will be deciding what is next for show jumping. “I hope,” she says with a bit
of melancholy, “that Paul Ben- nett, Rudy Leone, Beverly Jo- vais, Wendy Carter, Missy Froley, Jeni Emanuel, and Kim Murphy know how much they mean to me and how much I appre- ciate them, and of course my mom. These are people that help make dreams come true, especially mine!!!”
Opposite Page: Haley and Seattle walking into the ring at Leone Equestrian. This Page Top to Bottom: Chelsie Stone, Wendy Carter, Debbie Stone, Jeni Emanuel, Julie Froley, Denise Imperial and Sara Leith- Tannis sitting under the set up at the Menlo Charity Horse Show; Chelsie Stone and Haley Stone at the Nighthorse Farm Christmas Party; Haley and Mackenzie Stone at Summer Fest; Haley and Seattle at Sonoma Horse Park
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