Page 28 2025 Animal Stories Lincoln Daily News February 2025 Knowing each other from being homeschooled and both being a part of the local Lincoln Home School Group, Israel Siltman and Ruthie Ruhl married and started an amazing, unpredictable, rewarding journey together training horses. The love of horses started when Ruthie’s parents took her trail riding when she was incredibly young around two to three years old and wouldn’t stop talking about horses. Finally, around age five, and because she wouldn’t stop professing her love for horses, her parents got her involved in riding lessons, Local couple Israel and Ruthie (Ruhl) Siltman find their “Faodail” in their love of horses From the left – Isreal Siltman, Nelson, Joe (aka Jelly) and Ruthie (Ruhl) Siltman – The first picture taken of the two horses that started the couple’s journey sometimes traveling for an hour or more to get her to and from. By age eight, Ruthie found a place that fit her like a saddle fits a horse, where she learned more than she ever could imagine, and found not only a genuine mentor but a life-long friend, Lori Nelson. Throughout Ruthie’s teenage years, she worked for Lori cleaning stalls, making connections, and teaching others everything she soaked up throughout the years. She still bounces thoughts and ideas off of Lori today. Continued --
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