The couple contributed time and money to Sonoma Equine Rescue Rehab & Adoption, where Sahar serves on the Board of Directors. In addition to living the ranch lifestyle, the Bartletts worked tirelessly to save and care for horses throughout Sonoma County. He used to say he just felt ‘whole’ when he was with his horses.” Happy hour was religion around here, and often we’d have it next to the horses. Sam, another one of our horses, knew Joel would carry treats in his pocket, so Sam would always shake Joel down til he got his horse cookies. “He’d find Nugget, our Palomino, often ‘helping’ him while on the tractor. What can I say except if you build it they will come,” she wrote.Īpart from riding, Sahar remembered that Bartlett used to love just hanging out with the horses.
“We came to Sonoma County with two horses, now we have six. They spent the last 10 years making improvements to the property, including expanding the barn to hold more horses. “We craved the casual ranch lifestyle Sonoma County certainly offers that,” wrote Sahar. The Bartletts purchased a ranch in northwest Santa Rosa in 2012, primarily so they could have horses at home. “From the first moment I met Joel I could feel his passion for animals and remarkable kindness and sensitivity towards people.” “What a gentleman and a comedian! He exuded such a kind and easygoing affect,” wrote Sahar in an email. They married while on a trip to New Zealand in 2011. The couple met at a fundraiser for nonprofit Marin Stables and Trails, of which Sahar was a board member, in 2007. The neighbor took him on a trail ride and that was all it took he was hooked on horses, according to his wife, Bay Area equestrian Sahar Bartlett. He was introduced to horses by a neighbor while living in Mill Valley.
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