A little bit about me
As I've said before, my name is Amabelle Packouz. I was born on February 9th, 2007.
This dog looks better in my glasses than I do.
A trail ride in Yellowstone
I've loved animals ever since I was little. In fact, I love them so much that I often find myself wishing to be one. I drew countless pictures of myself as a cat, a fox, a pony, a Pokemon— whatever creature I happened to be fascinated with at the time. I would pretend to be a big cat on the playground and had a very convincing meow.
Bellezilla!
That's one weird-looking dog.
Cats are my all-time favorite animal, but I've also been getting really into horses lately. I've been taking Western riding lessons at M&M Equestrian Farm, where I've also been volunteering as a generic stablehand. I originally started volunteering so I could get a free/discounted lesson, but I quickly grew to love working there! The staff are friendly and kind. My boss, Melissa Benton, runs a tight ship, and ensures the farm maintains as high of a quality and efficiency as it can.
I plan on donating 10% of my petcare money to help fund a new roof for our arena. M&M's open-air arena is vulnerable to weather conditions, and floods when it rains, which drastically restricts which of our programs we can do, such as the pony rides, the petting zoo, farm camps, and horseriding lessons. If you have any cash to spare, consider donating! It may not be much, but every little penny counts.
Me with my childhood cat, Sunny (RIP)
A riding lesson with Forrest,
aka the laziest horse known to man.
All of the art you see on the website is mine! Art is my greatest passion, next to animals— I've been drawing ever since I was able to hold a crayon. I find drawing textures like fur to be especially enjoyable.