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About Us
Mission Statement
At Bear Creek Equestrian Center our mission is to promote a healthy and safe environment for people and their horses. At BCEC our goal is to encourage both horses and riders to achieve their fullest potential.
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Cheri Reed is our Equine Program Manager. She has 22 years experience in the equine industry. She has owned her own equine facility, is certified in barn and stallion management, has taken courses in equine nutrition, has bred and trained several regionally and nationally competitive Arabians, and has instructed students to regional and national levels at the Quarter Horse Congress, Worlds and Arabian Nationals. Cheri has experience training in a variety of disciplines including Western Pleasure, Hunter, Dressage, Hunter Hack and Halter. You’ll find her here Monday through Friday.
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Cheri training Drifter
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Eric Hough, a third generation Methow valley resident, is our facilities manager extraordinaire. Eric grew up in the agricultural industry around horses as well as other farm animals, and he can fix anything at BCEC. Eric was an active member of the Future Farmers of America, and also participated in Knowledge Bowl during his high school years. He is our groundskeeper, snow plow driver and super repairman and he can build you the most spectacular rock wall or fireplace you’d ever see. As we often say at BCEC, “he is out standing in his Field!”
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There is nothing like a Deere!
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Sandie Haase Stone, our office manager, is a fifth generation valley resident. She grew up with her family in the Upper Rendezvous area of the Methow where they raised cattle and hay. “I really enjoy working with the horses here at BCEC,” says Sandie. “It’s like I have come full circle. My Dad put me and my brothers on horses about the time we learned to walk. As kids, our summers were spent on horseback moving cattle in the Paysaten Wilderness where dad had a range permit.” When she’s not billing and ordering products for BCEC, you’ll find her “lovin’ on” her favorite little buddy, Puck, a 3-year old Morgan gelding. Sandie lives with her husband Rick, their cat, Uh-Oh, and too many ducks to count! Rick calls her “the mad duck lady of Twin Lakes.”
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Sandie and her best buddy, Puck
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Deb Prentice, our ranch owner, discovered the Methow Valley in 1985 when she visited for a cross country ski trip. She and her husband, Arnie, have lived in the Valley part-time since completing their home here in 1997. They purchased the ranch land in 2004 and started BCEC in 2005. Deb’s dream of owning a horse began when she was a child in New York but did not become a reality until 2000 when she purchased “half-a-horse” with a girlfriend who quickly sold her the other “half.” To say that Moochie, a buckskin quarter horse, and Deb have had many adventurous times together is an understatement!
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| Deb riding her Morgan mare in the Teton Valley |
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