Karin and McKay Finnel
Karin and Colin riding the Santa Monica Mountains trails above Colin’s ranch.
Colin Dangaard takes German horsewoman Karin Finnel on a ride through the Santa Monica Mountains. She has been living in Arizona, and was on her way back home to Germany, when she stopped for two nights in Riders' Rest with her daughter McKay. "The mountains are different to anything I have experienced," she said. "I am so glad we did this.
And it was beautiful, sleeping in quarters where I could sit on the balcony and look at my horse." Karin was returning to Germany with a 14.2hh mustang. In the mountains, she cantered her new horse for the first time. "Such an amazing experience," she said.
Karin & McKay Finnel.
Karin is on her mustang that she is shipping home to Germany where she is moving back from
Phoenix. McKay is riding one of Colin’s horses, Dragon Fly, a retired polo pony.
McKay Finnel and her mother Karin riding in the Santa Monica mountains. They stayed two nights in Riders’ Rest. "A once-in-a-lifetime experience," said Karin.
Her daughter McKay is an artist and a writer. "I felt inspired," said McKay.