Neil Peters
~ Biography ~
Age: 80
Riding: 10
*update* 9/17/12 Sadly Neil died today ='(
Neil is from a long line of ranchers American Meadow's Equestrian Center has been in his family for generations and generations to come. Although it has not always been called American Meadow's Equestrian Center it has always been a ranch, just a different type of ranch when Neil was young. It was a cattle ranch back then. Now it is a profitable horse facility. Thanks to his daughter Renee.
When Neil was younger he worked very hard with his father Sam and him mother Marie to keep the ranch going. There was not a day that would go by that he wasn't working hard on something weather it be helping around the ranch or his school work and sometimes girls! One girl in particular though Mara Smithers. Neil was very fond of her. He told himself "one day I will marry that girl." And so he did.
When he was 27 he and Mara were married. A few years after that they had their first and only daughter Renee. Neils parents were happy to become grandparents. Neil was more happy to be a father, although he worked very hard and long hours on the ranch because his father and mother were getting to old to keep up with all of the hard work there was to do.
Sadly a few years passed and his mother had passed away from a heart attack. Stricken with greif his father decieded it was time to pass on the ranch to his son so he could retire and work no more. Neil was happy to take over the ranch for his father, but sad because he no longer had his mother and would no longer work at the side of his father. Soon after his father reitred from the ranch he also passed away, but causes were unknown. Neil thinks it was of a broken heart. But no one will ever know.
Now Neil was all alone with no more family. Only his wife and daughter. The only thing he had left of his family was the ranch. He worked very hard day and night to keep the ranch going all on his own. Mara hated the fact that he was always working so hard and never had time for her or Renee. So one day she packed up and left and took Renee with her. Renee was only 7 at the time. Neil was deivistated! He was all alone with no one.
Years passed and he heard nothing from Mara or anything about how Renee was doing. Until one day several years later he got a letter in the mail from Renee. It said....
Dear Dad,
I know it has been a long time since I talked to you and I am truly sorry. Please forgive me for not letting you know how I have been doing. It's all Mom's fault! She didn't want you to know where we were. I don't want to live with her any more! If you make me stay here I'm going to run away. Please Daddy send me some money I want to come live with you
Love,
Renee
Wow he couldn't believe it Renee wanted to come and live with him. Of course the courts would have to be contacted about all of this and so thats just what he did. Not long after that letter Renee was living with him again at the age of 16. Neil was so happy to have her back in his life he went out and bought her a horse for a welcome home gift. She fell in love with it Neil on the other hand didn't care much for horses. In fact he hated them.
Years went by and Renee wanted to make the cattle ranch into a horse rescue center. Neil was not fond of that idea in any type of way. But of course what Renee wanted she got! When Renee was 23 she had gotten rid of all the cows and turned the ranch into her dream of a rescue center. Neil hated it but helped out when he was needed and even more when Renee had become pregnant one year later.
Neil was so happy that he was going to be a grandfather. Renee was scared to be a mother and a mother all alone at that since the father left her. But to Neil that was ok. It gave him the chance to be there for his grand daughter like he wanted to be there for his daughter. And that he was. Renee had a little girl and named her Amy. Neil loved Amy to death, and gave her everything she ever wanted and more.
As things went on the rescue center grew into more of a horse facility. They were no longer just rescuing horses they were buying them training them and showing them. The ranch was doing really well, so well that Renee thought it would be a good idea to start breeding specific horses. Neil was reluctent but went along with her idea. Of course he also had Amy telling him that it would be a good idea to. So there was no saying no!
A few more years passed. By this time all was going very well. Until one day, Renee was out on her horse AMEC Rolling Thunder. They were training on jumps when one of them broke and stuck into Thunder causing him to throw Renee. But not far. Thunder landed right on top of her and couldn't move. Neil was at home with Amy helping her with school work when it began to get dark. He knew Renee was normally home by this time so He thought it be best if he told Amy to go to bed. He went out looking for her and found her and Thunder. Sadly Renee was gone. Thunder was almost dead from all of the blood loss. Neil called the vet and had him rushed to the vet clinic.
So many ups and downs in Neil's life, but the one thing that makes every day worth going on is the thought of his loving daughter Renee and his grand daughter Amy. Who will inharet the whole estate after he grandfather retires or passes away.
Riding: 10
*update* 9/17/12 Sadly Neil died today ='(
Neil is from a long line of ranchers American Meadow's Equestrian Center has been in his family for generations and generations to come. Although it has not always been called American Meadow's Equestrian Center it has always been a ranch, just a different type of ranch when Neil was young. It was a cattle ranch back then. Now it is a profitable horse facility. Thanks to his daughter Renee.
When Neil was younger he worked very hard with his father Sam and him mother Marie to keep the ranch going. There was not a day that would go by that he wasn't working hard on something weather it be helping around the ranch or his school work and sometimes girls! One girl in particular though Mara Smithers. Neil was very fond of her. He told himself "one day I will marry that girl." And so he did.
When he was 27 he and Mara were married. A few years after that they had their first and only daughter Renee. Neils parents were happy to become grandparents. Neil was more happy to be a father, although he worked very hard and long hours on the ranch because his father and mother were getting to old to keep up with all of the hard work there was to do.
Sadly a few years passed and his mother had passed away from a heart attack. Stricken with greif his father decieded it was time to pass on the ranch to his son so he could retire and work no more. Neil was happy to take over the ranch for his father, but sad because he no longer had his mother and would no longer work at the side of his father. Soon after his father reitred from the ranch he also passed away, but causes were unknown. Neil thinks it was of a broken heart. But no one will ever know.
Now Neil was all alone with no more family. Only his wife and daughter. The only thing he had left of his family was the ranch. He worked very hard day and night to keep the ranch going all on his own. Mara hated the fact that he was always working so hard and never had time for her or Renee. So one day she packed up and left and took Renee with her. Renee was only 7 at the time. Neil was deivistated! He was all alone with no one.
Years passed and he heard nothing from Mara or anything about how Renee was doing. Until one day several years later he got a letter in the mail from Renee. It said....
Dear Dad,
I know it has been a long time since I talked to you and I am truly sorry. Please forgive me for not letting you know how I have been doing. It's all Mom's fault! She didn't want you to know where we were. I don't want to live with her any more! If you make me stay here I'm going to run away. Please Daddy send me some money I want to come live with you
Love,
Renee
Wow he couldn't believe it Renee wanted to come and live with him. Of course the courts would have to be contacted about all of this and so thats just what he did. Not long after that letter Renee was living with him again at the age of 16. Neil was so happy to have her back in his life he went out and bought her a horse for a welcome home gift. She fell in love with it Neil on the other hand didn't care much for horses. In fact he hated them.
Years went by and Renee wanted to make the cattle ranch into a horse rescue center. Neil was not fond of that idea in any type of way. But of course what Renee wanted she got! When Renee was 23 she had gotten rid of all the cows and turned the ranch into her dream of a rescue center. Neil hated it but helped out when he was needed and even more when Renee had become pregnant one year later.
Neil was so happy that he was going to be a grandfather. Renee was scared to be a mother and a mother all alone at that since the father left her. But to Neil that was ok. It gave him the chance to be there for his grand daughter like he wanted to be there for his daughter. And that he was. Renee had a little girl and named her Amy. Neil loved Amy to death, and gave her everything she ever wanted and more.
As things went on the rescue center grew into more of a horse facility. They were no longer just rescuing horses they were buying them training them and showing them. The ranch was doing really well, so well that Renee thought it would be a good idea to start breeding specific horses. Neil was reluctent but went along with her idea. Of course he also had Amy telling him that it would be a good idea to. So there was no saying no!
A few more years passed. By this time all was going very well. Until one day, Renee was out on her horse AMEC Rolling Thunder. They were training on jumps when one of them broke and stuck into Thunder causing him to throw Renee. But not far. Thunder landed right on top of her and couldn't move. Neil was at home with Amy helping her with school work when it began to get dark. He knew Renee was normally home by this time so He thought it be best if he told Amy to go to bed. He went out looking for her and found her and Thunder. Sadly Renee was gone. Thunder was almost dead from all of the blood loss. Neil called the vet and had him rushed to the vet clinic.
So many ups and downs in Neil's life, but the one thing that makes every day worth going on is the thought of his loving daughter Renee and his grand daughter Amy. Who will inharet the whole estate after he grandfather retires or passes away.