Pony Writer
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Equestrian, Writer, Florist, Public Relations |
| Location | Highland, MD |
| Introduction | Nanci Turner Steveson has been a Horse-Girl her whole life. Her formal training began at Ox Ridge Hunt Club in CT , where she rode for 7yrs. After moving to TX, Nanci changed tack and competed in Western Pleasure and Barrel Racing, including competing in the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Later she managed an Arabian breeding farm, and today owns a granddaughter of that program, Dallas. Nanci has taught riding for over 30 years. She managed one of the largest riding programs on the east coast, organized local and "A" rated shows, hosted dressage competitions, formed a young rider’s event team, initiated a series of horsemanship lectures, and held fund raisers for a local equine rescue operation. The most important thing she did during her years managing horse farms, however, was having a positive impact on the lives of other horse-girls like herself. Nanci works full time in PR, writes articles for The Equiery Magazine (www.equiery.com), has published short stories, and is completing her first pony novel, The Tugboat Chronicles. She shows golden retrievers and spends as much time as possible enjoying the natural beauty of Jackson Hole, WY. |
| Interests | Family first (my two grown sons at the top of the list), my golden retrievers Peach and Scout, reading, writing (but not 'rithmatic!) Horses and writing about horses, children and writing for children, mentoring, the Grand Tetons, the Dallas Cowboys, Willie Nelson, photographing wildflowers and searching for moose, anything to do with history, life in the country (as far away from a city as I can get), apparently whitewater rafting, anything to do with Jackson Hole (riding in the aspen forests, down by the Snake River or across a sagebrush flat; watching bull elk fight for their ladies; snowmobiling; art; wildlife preserves; JLC and the view from Spirit Dance Rd.; hiking). Clean air, Bay Head, Quakers, and attending children's writer conferences. |
| Favorite movies | Sense and Sensibility, Gone With The Wind, Forest Gump, Seabiscuit, Sound of Music, Crash |
| Favorite music | Wlllie Nelson, Brian Wilson, Broadway, Willie Nelson, Cold Play, Four Seasons, Willie Nelson, Louie Armstrong, 1940's Big Bands, Canon in D, and again ~ Willie Nelson |
| Favorite books | Black Beauty, Les Miserables, The Red Tent, Pride and Predjudice, Misty of Chincoteague, Lonesome Dove, Uncle Tom's Cabin, historical non-fiction, Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, Charlotte's Web |