Trevor Pullen
President
When Trevor Pullen was young boy his father bred horses called Paso Fino’s, which means “Find Gate” because each of their feet hit the ground at a different time creating a smooth ride. These horses were highly trained and Trevor grew up in and out of the horse show circuit. Trevors father was from Texas and learned his father’s exchange
When Trevor Pullen was young boy his father bred horses called Paso Fino’s, which means “Find Gate” because each of their feet hit the ground at a different time creating a smooth ride. These horses were highly trained and Trevor grew up in and out of the horse show circuit. Trevors father was from Texas and learned his father’s exchange with Horses was very different than Trevors belief on how they were supposed to be worked with. Trevors father was very much an “old fashioned cowboy” and Trevor was always interested in showing them and knew there was a better way of communicating with these special animals.
During Trevors youth he was involved in many experimental and sometimes dangerous activities. He decided to turn his life around and began volunteering for a man name Johnny Higginson, there Trevor learned that these animals are willing to do just about anything for you- if you learn to treat them with kindness and respect. Higginson taught Trevor how to work with them properly, which is through energy, not brute force strength, which was often the “old fashioned cowboy” way.
Then in 2003 Trevor was unfortunately in a very serious motorcycle accident and was paralyzed from the collarbone down losing use of his hands making me him a quadriplegic. He has spent many years working to stay healthy, learning to do and re-learn to do the things most take for granted everyday. However, Trevor is in no way complaining or asking for sympathy, it is more for information as it is an integral part of his story. After he was left paralyzed he was by prescribed fentanyl (from a Dr. that he wore by patch on his body). He became so sick physically and mentally that he almost gave up. Trevor knew though that there was more for him and always wanted to continue his work and share his love for horses.
Through hard work and sheer determination he was able to get himself off of the high strength, pain medication realized I knew exactly what I was meant to do. He found that what he cared to do with the rest of his life was to be an advocate for these animals. Trevor would like to rescue horses from kill pens and just give them pastures to live out their lives peacefully. He would also like to include a pasture strictly for hospice horses because “there’s a lot of horses that put in a lot of years of service, providing therapy and service to people who are then just put down because of the cost of their care when they should live out their days being loved on and appreciated for everything they did for us” his mission is to create such a facility. The name of the ranch will be called ‘Happy Trails’.
Stay tuned for more on Trevor and Cornerstone Companions newest location ‘Happy Trails’ ranch!
Cheyenne Kennedy
Cheyenne was born and raised in Southern California, but relocated to Western Colorado in 2017. She has loved dogs since the time she was a little girl and her family always had lots of rescue dogs. She loves training her own dogs and friends' dogs for fun. When she got her first personal dog, Diesel, she enjoyed furthering her knowledge of dog training by joining the AKC and starting to earn titles.
When she had a stroke in 2019, she had some major lingering problems and needed assistance when home alone. With the help and guidance of Cornerstone Companions, Cheyenne owner trained Diesel to be her Medical Response Service Dog. She had so much fun training Diesel that she wanted to continue to train service dogs. Helping with Cornerstone Companions allows her to give back and help others receive the gift of a Service Dog.
Rachel Green
Hi I’m Rachel Green! As a young child my family ALWAYS had dogs growing up, along with every other animal imaginable. There’s something about animals, dogs specifically, that bring out the best part of you, more than anything in this world. I’ve always had a close bond with every dog we’ve had but my current dog Stewie is extra special to me. I always knew I wanted some type of career that involved animals. But it wasn’t until my friend invited me to a training session with his dog, that I had a realization that this was something I wanted to pursue. Everything started pointing in that direction. I was driving down a street near my house and noticed 2 labs running down the very busy street. I pulled over and was able to coax them to me. They were hesitant at first. I quickly found out they were lost. I loaded them up and took them to Castaic shelter. Thankfully I have contacts and someone I know had a chip scanner/reader. I didn’t want to surrender them to the shelter so I had the employee scan their chip and then called a friend to tell me who’s dog’s they were. She gave me the number. Entered the number and realized “Brittany” was already programmed into my phone from previous business ventures. I brought the pups back home and they were reunited with her. Now flash forward, the reason I’m able to join this team is because of these dogs, they literally brought me to Brittany. The rest is history in the making. I have earned a great opportunity through these dogs and a wonderful friend, whom I get to share this line of work with.