Roni McFadden

Roni McFadden is the mother of four and grandmother of fifteen. She grew up in Altadena, CA and now lives in Willits, CA with her husband of 43 years, John. Little did they know when moving to Northern California that the property they bought and built their house on once was part of the Ridgewood Ranch, home of the famous racehorse Seabiscuit. Shortly after moving Roni began a career with the equine veterinarians that have cared for the horses at the ranch for over 25 years, and through that...See more

Roni McFadden is the mother of four and grandmother of fifteen. She grew up in Altadena, CA and now lives in Willits, CA with her husband of 43 years, John. Little did they know when moving to Northern California that the property they bought and built their house on once was part of the Ridgewood Ranch, home of the famous racehorse Seabiscuit. Shortly after moving Roni began a career with the equine veterinarians that have cared for the horses at the ranch for over 25 years, and through that connection she was able to write and publish her first book. "Josephine A Tale of Hope and Happy Endings" is a children's book about a great granddaughter of the legendary Seabiscuit who becomes orphaned at four days of age and follows the filly as she is accepted by a surrogate mare. All proceeds from the sale of "Josephine" go to The Howard Hospital Foundation and the T.R.A.I.L. therapeutic riding program at the Ridgewood Ranch in Willits, CA. Roni's association with Josephine and the Ridgewood Ranch enabled her to start her own small publishing company, which she named The Biscuit Press. Her love of horses and the unusual experiences she had as a teenager working at a pack station in the High Sierras are recorded in the pages of her newest book, "The Longest Trail." She still works for Redwood Valley Equine. And after 18 years without a horse of her own, she is now the owner of a beautiful leopard appaloosa named Romeo. One of her greatest pleasures now, as she gets older, is watching her grandchildren grow and thrive. As she nears retirement age she feels there might be a few more books in her! See less