Hope White was raised in Kansas City, Kansas.  City living limited her exposure to horses and it was not until her later teenage years that Hope developed a yearning for one of her own.  At the age of 33, Hope and her family moved to 10 acres in Basehor, Kansas.  It was then that her dream of owning horses became a reality.  After purchasing a green horse, Hope discovered the sport of Competitive Trail Riding from a neighbor who graciously invited Hope to go riding with her and to ride one of her seasoned horses.

Knowing that competing in distance events was what Hope wanted to do with horses, she purchased her true soul mate MAF Dark Shado, who came with a filly at her side.   Hope was very new to owning horses, and chose to give the foal to a home that was full of love and capable of providing the foal with the attention that it needed. That filly, Savanna’s Hope, now lives at Rainbow Meadows Ranch as part of the ranch herd.

Through Hope’s adventures with Shado, she has learned many of life’s lessons.  Shado taught her about good horsemanship, patience and helped make her successful in the distance riding arena. Currently Shado is semi-retired and enjoying her life in a herd of 8 family horses.

Professionally, Hope worked in retirement planning for 17 years.  In the winter of 2007 she focused her energies as Co-Owner/ Director of Operations of Electrical Contractors, a company she and her husband started a few years ago.

Hope has always believed that to experience enjoyment out of life you must first give back (pay it forward).  When she is not busy with her family, the business or the horses, she volunteers her time with the North American Trail Riders Conference (NATRC) as New Member Chair for Region 6 and serves as the National Breed Award Chairperson.

Hope is excited about helping the horses currently in residence at Rainbow Meadows and the ones that will join us later through raising corporate and personal donations.