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THE STAFF AND FAMILY How we got our name: Marylaura's grandfather helped her come up with the name. A hunter was the type of horse and riding that she liked the most and a chase was the area you rode in. It was perfect and that is how HCF began! MARYLAURA DOHERTY Marylaura Doherty, our proprietor, was born in 1966 in College Station while her dad ,Tom Bradfield ,attended veterinary school at Texas A&M and her mother, Kathy Bradfield, taught first grade. Her aunt and uncle, were both veterinarians. Her family moved to Westlake Hills in 1968 and opened Westlake Animal Hospital. She has helped deliver baby horses, cows, goats, rabbits, kittens and puppies. Once she even helped her mom with a c-section on a cat that had been run over by a car. The kittens all lived. Horses, goats, calves, chickens, ducks, pigs, and even peacocks, were part of the daily routine. Marylaura and her family also grew up going to the ranch. All the kids participated in working the cows which included penning ,vaccinating , neutering, and loading them in the cattle trailer. Her great uncle Mally Keller raised Thoroughbred race horses and that was always a treat especially to see his big pretty stallions. When Marylaura was about 12 she and her dad decided to start raising their own horses. After testing out a few auctions, they went from having just a few horses to about 20. Of course she tried to ride them all which most of them were not ridable. She then started training horses both young ones and retraining other horses. She learned a lot through trial and error and is now very successful with training just about any horse. She still raises a few babies just for fun. Growing up, Marylaura always had a horse of her own. She started riding English and showing at age 6. Marylaura was teaching neighborhood kids to ride starting when she was 13. She received her real estate license before she graduated from high school. After high school she attended Southwest Texas State , Austin Community College and Texas A&M with a biology major. She continued showing until Katherine was born and on and off since. Marylaura has trained with many different instructors and learned from them all. The original intent was Veterinary school but while teaching riding during college her love for it grew and in 1988 decided to move back to Austin and incorporated Hunters Chase Farms. Wimberley is where she now calls home. Marylaura is happily married now to Dale Doherty with three kids of her own, Katherine, Triston and Hunter. They all 3 live at home along with Dale's son , Brandon. Ml's three , ride and the whole family is a big part of the HCF program. Through all of her great experiences growing up, Marylaura has been able to live her dream. The HCF program of teaching children and adults how to love and care for the horse. This school is much more than just riding a horse. We see changes for the good in everyone everyday here. We cherish every moment of it and want to continue sharing this wonderful life with the rest of the world.
Marylaura's daughter has assisted with teaching for most of her life. Katherine was born saying "up down, up down" and was in a back pack teaching with her mom at one week old. She was riding by herself on her 1st pony , Bubba, when she was two years old. Katherine started teaching campers parts of the horse and tack along with colors and other basics when she was 4. She started showing at age 5 on "My Ambition" . The winning began. She has continued assisting at HCF and winning in the show ring ever since. Katherine is very popular with all of our campers and students. Katherine plans to continue on with this great business for years to come. Katherine will continue to be a real asset to HCF forever.
TRISTON
Triston, Marylaura's middle child, is our trail boss. He and his pony , Colonel, know the trails with their eyes closed. He and his sister will gather up the horses and tack them up for the group that will be there soon. Triston assists the riders in getting on there horses then takes them out to enjoy the beautiful hill country. He also helps with camp and is Sam's main assistant. Triston is always very sweet and helps entertain the campers especially the sports minded boys for he is a big athlete himself. When not at the barn he is playing Baseball, Football or Soccer.
HUNTER
Hunter & Baby Dog (Merley), i are Marylaura's youngest. Hunter was born in the year 2000
and is definitely a millennium child. He is very strong minded and
quite physical himself. Always full of imagination and great
stories, Hunter is our animal specialist. He has saved several
orphan goats and a calf by encouraging them to drink when they were
about to die. Every time you turn around he is teaching Macy Dog & Merley
new tricks or trying to catch the rabbit or maybe holding a new born
baby chicken while fighting off its mother. He is a cowboy for
sure! During camp he and his brother help with cleaning the pool
and of course participate in many camp activities. Merley is the class clown and
gets the most spoiled award. She loves all of the kids and she goes to the horse
shows and cheers for the show teamm
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KATHERINE DEICHMANN
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