theplaidhorse.com • November/December 2015 • 59
BY PIPER KLEMM • PHOTOS BY BETHANY UNWIN PHOTOGRAPHY When you watch Stephanie Ray Peters in the show ring, even if you don’t know her, you just want to cheer for her. Her riding is textbook, her connection with her horses is evident, and there is a glow of how much passion she has for the sport. This year has been a breakout year of success for
Stephanie, with tricolors from Thermal throughout the West Coast in both the amateur hunters and jumpers, as well as a successful trip back east for HITS Championship Weekend in Saugerties, New York. “The success that I've experienced this year is the result of lifelong commitment. I think
you have to have the passion behind the hard work and behind the interest. I enjoy showing up every day. I enjoy seeing my horses – they are the delight of my life,” says Peters. Peters, of Bend, Oregon, takes three lessons five days a week at Some Day Farm and flats her fourth horse on her own.
STEPHANIE RIDES HER FOUR HORSES AT SOME DAY FARM IN BEND, OREGON FIVE TIMES A WEEK.