Mike Edwards-Colt Starting 
Mike and May Edwards Quarter Horses is a program designed to develop and prepare horses and riders for virtually all events. Experience, integrity and commitment serve as the cornerstone of our program and our goal is to educate and assist horses and riders in achieving their greatest potential.
Students have achieved Reserve Championships, Top 5s and Top 10s at the AQHA and AQHYA World Championship and Congress Shows in Western Pleasure, Western Horsemanship, Hunter Under Saddle, Hunt Seat Equitation, Showmanship, Trail, Western Riding, Working Cowhorse and Reining as well as All Around Awards at some of the largest circuits on the West Coast.
Our facility is situated on 8 acres in Monroe, Washington www.mikeandmayedwards.com
Genny Miller - Showmanship 
My Mission Statement:
- To develop great riders through basic and advanced horsemanship skills;
- To teach riders how to communicate properly and effectively with their horses;
- To train horses to carry their riders to whatever level the rider wants to be, whether that's a horse and rider team ready to compete at the local, regional, or national level;
- To emphasize the importance of a positive attitude of both horse and rider; and
- To emphasize that the horse and rider work with each other as a team - - and work together with other horse and rider teams.
- To pursue AQHA, NSBA, and ApHC judging cards
My clients complete in 4-H, Open Shows, and Breed Shows, at local, regional, and national levels.
Through accomplishing my Mission Statement, I have helped my clients:
- Place in the top 3 at World shows in showmanship, trail, bareback equitation, hunt seat equitation, and western pleasure;
- Place in the top spot at local, regional, and national shows; and,
- Placed my horse in the top 5 in trail and western pleasure at National and World shows
Traci Olney - Monroe, WA - Trail Course Designer - Trail Course Strategy
Splendora Papetti Huizenga 
Horse Care and Stable Lay-out www.papettipastures.com
Denise Callahan - Horse Show Preparation 
www.callahanshowhorses.com
Denise has been training horses professionally for at least the last 16 years. She enjoys showing, training, and working with Quarter Horses. Denise has taken the time to create a fun training program. She feels it is not only important to do well at shows but to also enjoy them and have a good experience. One of her main goals is to teach riders how to better communicate with their horses and have a good time in the show ring. Her motto is “We make competition seriously fun”.
Laurie Takoff
- Halter and Conformation
Darhl Paley - Reining 
Darhl has been breeding, raising, training and showing AQHA horses for over 25 years. He has stood several AQHA stallions and the most recent one is his son of Zippo Pine Bar. Darhl really enjoys showing horses in halter, trail, and western pleasure, and is now working on a reining program. Darhl is well-known for the dedication he has to the horses and
students he works with and for his straight-forward, down-to-earth methods for developing horses or riders. He exemplifies the passion he has for the Industry he is deeply committed to.
Darhl has been deeply involved with many affilliated associations and clubs over the past 30 years, with the most recent as being the President of the BC Quarter horse assoc. Darhl is a HCBC approved General Performance judge, and a proud member of the AQHA Professional Horsemans Assoc.
