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About
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Glowin' Dreams Farm has been the home
of Frank and Linda Sue (Johnson) Goodwin, since April 1992. The
farmhouse and 60 acres have been in the Goodwin family since 1952
when Frank's parents, Walter and Margaret Goodwin, purchased the
farm as a base for Walter's well drilling business. Frank and
Linda purchased the farm from Margaret in 1992 and named it
"Glowin' Dreams Farm"--a name chosen for a couple of
reasons: The realization of a childhood dream of having a horse and
farm for Linda coming true, and in honor of Linda's first horse,
purchased in 1992, "Shys Magic Glow." While
other people look at maintaining the farm and horses as "work",
Frank and Linda view it as quality time spent together. They
value their time in the barn, cleaning stalls and working
horses, as this is time spent discussing plans, problems and just
"catching up" on their day.
Frank has been involved with horses
since an early age, and was very active with the 4-H club. He
showed successfully all over Maine and at Eastern States. His
riding discipline is western, and he is an avid team penner,
competing locally and with the US Team Penning Association (USTPA).
Frank joined the US Air Force in 1967 and retired as a Chief
Master Sergeant (E-9) after serving 25 years in 1992. He returned
to his home in Livermore, Maine, and works for MetLife as a sales
representative for insurance, annuities and investments.
Linda learned to ride hunters while
they were stationed in England from 1989 -1992. She enjoyed
jumping hedges and ditches in pursuit of the baying hounds while
enjoying the English countryside. As a little girl,
she was always the one on Santa's knee asking for a pony. The
daughter of an active-duty Air Force sergeant and living on
base in government quarters made this dream an impossibility.
Later, when she was in high school, Linda discovered a riding
stable in Rye, NH, where she would go and trail ride with friends
whenever she could. The
dream of owning her own horse was finally fulfilled when the
Goodwins returned from England and purchased their farm. She purchased
her first horse, a quarter horse mare named Shys Magic Glow
(Shy Prescription x Miss Southern Glow) in May of 1992. That was the start of the
herd, which has steadily grown since then. Although she still
likes her English saddles, Linda spends more time in her western saddle working her
horses on cows, and partners with
Frank in team penning. (Visit the team penning page
for photos and information.)
Frank and Linda are founders of the
Central Maine Team Penning Association, a club established in 1995
in the dining room of their home. Frank has served as
vice-president and president.
Linda served as the secretary of the organization for nine
years and stepped down in 2005 because of other commitments.
Linda is active with the Maine Quarter Horse Association and is
currently serving as President.. The Goodwins are
actively involved in bringing Ranch Horse Versatility to Maine,
and are working closely with the Maine Quarter Horse Association
to do so.
Standing at Glowin' Dreams is Color By Texas, a
Chestnut/Tobiano paint stallion. The Goodwins also own and stand AQHA
Reserve World Champion Colonel Fritz Meyers. The
Colonel was awarded his Open Superior Award in Team
Penning. He is shown and trained by Robin Stang of
Washington, Pennsylvania.
The Colonel is also the 2004 World Foundation Quarter Horse
Affiliation Reserve World Champion for Versatility, and the 2005
WFQHA World Champion for Open Cutting, team penning and sorting.
He is also the 2005 WFQHA Reserve World Champion for Open Working
Trail Horse. Visit his page for more information.
The farm offers quality bred horses, bred for the show
ring, performance, or backyard horse-lover. Visitors are welcomed
to the farm, which is very easy to get to. E-mail GlowinDreams@yahoo.com
if you have any questions about horses for sale, booking to Color
By Texas or Colonel Fritz Meyers, or any other information we can
provide you.
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