CassAway
Farms
About Us
meet the artist 
Cindy Davis
Welcome to CassAway Farms!
I live in Arizona with my partner, Curt, and our kitty, Abby. I enjoy animals, hiking, nature, music, movies, reading, writing, Radio Classics on Sirius XM, and spending time with family and friends.
"CassAway" has two origins: I live "away" from where I grew up, in Cass Lake, Minnesota, a tiny town on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation. Surrounded by hundreds of lakes near the Chippewa National Forest, it is on the shores of Cass Lake, which is famous for its resorts, walleye fishing, and Lake Windigo - the only lake-within-a-lake in the northern hemisphere.
Being of largely Norwegian descent, the word cassaway also appeals to me because it is an old Norwegian word meaning "storyteller". And I love to tell and write stories!
Volunteering with horses is a passion of mine, as I have been a complete horse nut ever since I can remember! Since 2011 I have served on the board and volunteered for Silver Lining Riding, an amazing equine-assisted learning organization in the valley west of Phoenix which offers therapeutic horseback riding to folks hoping to overcome life's obstacles.
For 11 wonderful years I spent winter weekends volunteering for a family-owned riding stable near White Tank Mountain Regional Park, where I was a trail guide and animal caregiver. The family is based in Colorado Springs at Old Stage Riding Stables. Check them out if you are in Colorado!
Model horse showing is another hobby of mine. Breyers are my favorite and I've been collecting since I was 7 years old. Arizona has a very active showing community.
White Tank Mountain Regional Park is my favorite place to hike and is a wonderful place to picnic, take photographs, and view beautiful animals and plants. I'm part of the White Tank Mountains Conservancy, whose mission is to Conserve, Connect, and Collaborate as we seek to protect the park and work with nearby cities to ensure wildlife corridors stay open.
Cass Lake city website:
Silver Lining Riding:
White Tank Mountain Regional Park:
www.maricopa.gov/parks/white_tank/
Old Stage Riding Stables:
all photos by Cindy Davis
Trail Ride
Waddell, AZ
White Tank Mountain Regional Park
Old Stage Stables
Colorado Springs, CO
Stony Point Resort on
Cass Lake, MN
Young Ojibwe grass dancer by Lake Bemidji
Bemidji, MN