by Jen Wenzel
Stacy was born and bred in Martinsville and like most young people, felt the need to get out and explore the world. Coming home to be closer to her family and take over the family business, Little Trails Horse Camp has given her a great appreciation for not only for family but her roots as well. Stacy comes from a long line of horseman and attributes her love of all animals to her grandfather, primarily because of his skilled expertise with his Tennessee Walking Horse. Years later, when she got her first horse Stacy learned that horses can be expensive and make your heart hurt in pain. Dakota, a paint horse bred on their farm and named after her son, was born with a carpal valgus (knock knees) deformity and required bracing as a foal to straighten his legs.
ACTHA Monthly |April 2015 | 6
Second generation ACTHA ride host Stacy Howe from Martinsville, Indiana loves all things treasure related and for her, treasure means pirates, and pirates mean booty. As Stacy says “I’ve probably watched too many “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies.” This entertaining genre served as the inspiration to Stacey’s biggest endeavor as a ride host yet, the “Pirate Booty Treasure Chest Series.” Seven weekends with 14 CTC’s spanning over seven months, beginning in April and ending in October.
bred on their farm and named after her son, was born with a carpal valgus (knock knees) deformity and required bracing as a foal to straighten his legs.
An avid trail rider Stacy rides with her mom Debbie Wallace, a former ACTHA ride host herself. Both of them now have their dream horses, two Spotted Saddle Horses. While Debbie’s forever horse Mariah, a beautiful black and white paint, was born on the farm, Stacy found her forever horse while searching Facebook horse sites. Not really knowing what she was looking for Stacy was open to anything and one woman told her she might have what she was looking for. As Stacy says “I knew from the moment I saw him coming in from the field with the herd that this was my horse. The look in his eyes just spoke to me and after talking to the owner, watching him and then riding him, I took him home. A beautiful Spotted Saddle Horse named Huey.