Owned by Lucy Meyer and Jay Meyer D.V.M
Contact Lucy Meyer: 512-971-0358 or Lmeyer0001@aol.com
Lucy's Bio | Directions to the farm
Lucy on Sonntagskind 18days under saddle!!............Amber(My
Daughter)& Sonntag
Lucy's story
Born in Houston Texas, Lucy has been riding since age 6. Lucy started riding western at a camp in west Texas; barrel racing on a horse named Smoky Joe. When she turned 10, she moved on to the polo club in Houston, riding hunter/jumpers. With many horses needing to be schooled, she rode 6-8 horses a day in the summer. Lucy showed Heavenly in the A circuit under Chris and Shane George, a great combination of skills. Shane would school you and get you riding perfect and Chris would come in and fix your equitation so you could not be beat. Lucy was 13 and Under Equitation Champion for Region 9, (Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas).
After this success, Lucy went off to boarding school where she soon found a way to ride as a sport. At a barn in Litchfield Connecticut, she got the chance to ride a thoroughbred stallion named Spike.The only horse at the barn no one else would dare to ride. This was a definite challenge, as she was used to riding well-behaved show hunters. Lucy was always up for a challenge. In no time this breeding stallion, who spent the first few weeks on his hind legs, was learning to be a well behavedhunter with an occasional pace event. They had a blast.
Off to college, marriage, and a first child, Lucy lost track of riding. One day while Amber, her daughter was playing with friends, Lucy came across a field full of foals. Falling in love with one, she visited daily. One thing led to another and soon Lucy had 2 mares foaling, a husband in Vet School ("Thank God") and 2 very young children. Soon 2 horses turned to 6. A big shocker to a husband who knew very little about Lucy's wild love for horse.
After leaving Ft Collins, CO and moving to Texas to a 287 acre ranch, it just seemed logical that she needed more horses for all that land. The breeding program took off, the love for young horses turned in to starting them under saddle. Lucy soon found out every horse sent off to the trainer came home with one issue or another. Knowing the horses so well, Lucy decided to start her horses on her own. This has led to much success. She can tell you it is not a walk in the park to start horse with no outside help. Learning from her mistakes, as we all make them, she has found a very good way to start young horse. Now very successful at bringing along the young horses, Lucy has fallen in love with the stallions. Fal Turro was the second stallion after Spike at age 14.
Fal Turro is the most well-behaved stallion. Super easy to ride, she would trust him with anyone. Thinking it is just luck, to have such a wonderfully kind gentle stallion, she only hoped the 2 younger stallion prospects would be 1/2 as kind as Fal Turro. An unexpected illness took her super Rubinstein colt, Rubinmeyer. She was left with only one colt to start, the Sandro Hit colt, Sonntagskind. As rumor has it, the Sandro Hits are very hot and can be hard to ride. Starting her Sandro Hit, she closed her eyes and asked Rubinmeyer to keep his friend on the ground. He was a star. Day 8 and day 9 they rode out in the huge 100 acre field alone. Standing out in the field surrounded by over 200 round bails, brought back memories of the first stallion Spike at age 14. This Sandro Hit is a super star. With Rubin watching from above, Sonntag has good eyes on him. Lucy will continue to start all of her young horses.
The key is trust and respect. The young horse trust and respect their care taker, I am their care taker. I love them and they trust and respect me, I trust and respect them. Lucy Meyer
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Directions to the Farm
From Houston (2 1/2 hours)
Take 290 west past Brenham and Giddings. When you come to Manor, turn right at the light on to FM 973. Go about 9 miles north to our ranch. It is on your right, directly across from the Conoco gas station.
Take I-10 to Columbus, Take 71 to 77 towards Giddings. In Giddings turn Left ( West) towards Austin. In Elgin turn right (North) on 95 (just West of town.) you will come to a town called Coupland (blink of an eye town) just outside of town, turn left on 1660 (flashing yellow light) a few miles up will be a flashing red light, this is 973. Turn left onto 973 (South) we are 1 mile up on your left across from the Conoco gas station.
From Austin (25 minutes)
Take 290 east past Manor. The second light is FM 973. Turn left (north) and go 9 miles to a black pipe fence on your right, this is our farm. The Conoco gas station will be on your left.
From North of Austin
Take I-35 south to 79. Turn left (east) and go to the town of Hutto. After you enter Hutto, turn right onto 1660 South. Go over the railroad tracks and follow this road for about 7 miles. You will pass Normans Crossing and come to a flashing red light. This is Rice's Crossing, also known as FM 973. Turn right and go about a mile. You will see black pipe fencing on your left, the Conoco gas station will be on your right. We are directly across the road from the Conoco gas station.
From South of Austin
Go north on I-35 to Austin and take the 290 East exit. Follow the Austin directions above.
From the Austin Airport
At the airport exit, turn right on to Hwy 71. Turn left onto I-30 toll road, exit 290 turn right, pass through Manor second light is 971, turn left. (north) and go about 9 miles. You will see a black pipe fence on your right (east) and the Conoco gas station on your left. We are directly across the road from the Conoco gas station.
(no toll) from exit.
At the airport exit, turn right on to Hwy 71. Your first light is FM 973 - turn left and follow this road until you come to hwy 290 (about 15 minutes). Turn right (east) onto 290. The first light will be FM 973 north. Turn left (north) and go about 9 miles. You will see a black pipe fence on your right (east) and the Conoco gas station on your left. We are directly across the road from the Conoco gas station.
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