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also took blood samples from, wormed, and inoculated their
horses. In addition, Mr. McKeever handled and halter trained
weanling paso finos until they reached the age of 2-1/2 years.
Petitioners hired someone to clean the Norco ranch stables.
Petitioners love their horses and enjoy the work associated
with the horse activity.
Purchase of the Norco Facility
Petitioners resided in Anaheim, California, when they began
their horse activity. They sold their residence during 1987 and
moved to Yorba Linda, California. The Yorba Linda residence had
a four-stall barn. In 1991, petitioners sold the Yorba Linda
residence and purchased a 3.6-acre ranch in Norco, California,
for approximately $316,000 (the ranch). City zoning allowed
petitioners to keep approximately 39 horses on the ranch. By
1998, the ranch had in excess of 20 horse stalls and pasture
space capable of accommodating an additional 10 horses.
After they moved to the ranch, petitioners improved it in
several respects. Beginning in 1991, petitioners expanded the
then-existing barn and constructed an additional barn, an arena,
and a round pen. They graded and installed an irrigation and
drainage system, and they installed pipe corrals and fencing. By
the end of 1994, petitioners substantially had completed
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their herd at Mr. Minter’s Rancho Paso de Bravo and visited the
animals on weekends.
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