Name: Lucien Valentine
Position: Trainer/Competitor
Age: 27
Lucien Valentine grew up in a small town on the California central coast. He had always loved horses and wanted one of his own since he was a small child. His family was not well off however and could not afford to buy or lease him one. When he was 15 he decided to try to get a job at one of the local equestrian facilities in hopes of earning the money to lease his own horse.
He had almost given up hope after being turned away from all of the professional stables in the area when he happened to drive past an old Victorian stable that was in disrepair. There were still horses in the pastures so he took a chance and stopped. The woman who answered the door was easily 70 years old. She introduced herself as Farah Ravenborne. She was kind enough and when he explained to her his love of horses and how he was looking for a job working with them she offered him a job. She explained to him that she had fired her last stable hand for not taking proper care of the horses and that she would be watching him carefully.
Over the next year Lucien worked hard fixing up the place and taking care of the horses. Farah taught him to ride and compete and allowed him to enter the horses in local competitions. He was quite successful at it and gained a reputation as a talented competitor and showman. He had many offers of work from the stables that had previously turned him down but he was very fond of Farah and loyal. He stayed at Raven's Hollow. Farah felt more like family than a boss. When she adopted Katja he was worried that would change but it did not and they remained close until her death. A few months before she passed Farah gifted Lucien a beautful chestnut filly that was born that spring. The filly traced back to her first mare Za'nyah and the desert bred foundation lines that started Raven's Hollow.
During this time Lucien had also grown very close with Katja and they began dating, with Farahs blessing. She did not want Katja to end up old and alone like her and Lucien was a hard working and kind hearted young man. Lucien and Katja are now engaged and run Raven's Hollow together staying true to the principals that Farah taught them.
Position: Trainer/Competitor
Age: 27
Lucien Valentine grew up in a small town on the California central coast. He had always loved horses and wanted one of his own since he was a small child. His family was not well off however and could not afford to buy or lease him one. When he was 15 he decided to try to get a job at one of the local equestrian facilities in hopes of earning the money to lease his own horse.
He had almost given up hope after being turned away from all of the professional stables in the area when he happened to drive past an old Victorian stable that was in disrepair. There were still horses in the pastures so he took a chance and stopped. The woman who answered the door was easily 70 years old. She introduced herself as Farah Ravenborne. She was kind enough and when he explained to her his love of horses and how he was looking for a job working with them she offered him a job. She explained to him that she had fired her last stable hand for not taking proper care of the horses and that she would be watching him carefully.
Over the next year Lucien worked hard fixing up the place and taking care of the horses. Farah taught him to ride and compete and allowed him to enter the horses in local competitions. He was quite successful at it and gained a reputation as a talented competitor and showman. He had many offers of work from the stables that had previously turned him down but he was very fond of Farah and loyal. He stayed at Raven's Hollow. Farah felt more like family than a boss. When she adopted Katja he was worried that would change but it did not and they remained close until her death. A few months before she passed Farah gifted Lucien a beautful chestnut filly that was born that spring. The filly traced back to her first mare Za'nyah and the desert bred foundation lines that started Raven's Hollow.
During this time Lucien had also grown very close with Katja and they began dating, with Farahs blessing. She did not want Katja to end up old and alone like her and Lucien was a hard working and kind hearted young man. Lucien and Katja are now engaged and run Raven's Hollow together staying true to the principals that Farah taught them.