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About the Cover: River Grove Ranch River Grove Ranch in Hailey, Idaho was purchased in 2017 by Elizabeth and Tom Tierney. Elizabeth bought her first Peruvian horse from well known breeders of strong mountain horses, Cheryl and Forrest Hymas, more than 31 years ago. This first Peruvian of theirs lived for more than 30 years and enjoyed being ridden in both the rugged mountains of Idaho and the hills and beaches of California. After moving to Idaho full time, the Tierneys decided to expand their passion for the Peruvian horse by engaging Nicole Brass, the daughter of of the Hymas’, to breed and train at River Grove Ranch. Nicole started showing Arabians at the age of five and began her love affair with Peruvian horses in 1972 when her parents began their successful breed- ing & showing program. Throughout her life she has shown numerous breeds of horses in a variety of disciplines, anything from jumping to barrel racing. She also served as Miss Rodeo Idaho and showed Rein- ing horses for several years to many championships under her mentor, the renown Al Dunning. But her love for the Peruvian horse brought her back to Idaho to train strong, solid mountain and pleasure horses that can also win in the show arena. She takes a gentle approach when working with horses and her training ground is in the stunning terrain of mountains, rivers, and meadows. Nicole’s aim is to produce a horse that is willing, confident, well rounded equine partner. River Grove Ranch is located on the Bigwood River a few miles south of world famous Sun Valley, Idaho. Elizabeth & Tom Tierney, Owners Nicole Brass, Trainer facebook.com/nicolebrasshorsetraining Hailey, Idaho [email protected] 602.999.7977