JOY Equine at Lazy K Stables

12/08/2025

Gift Certificates for Memberships make great stocking stuffers! 😍 Shoot us a PM and we'll hook you up!

12/07/2025

Winter night rides.....💞

12/04/2025

Commissioners Walters, Rolfes & Root,

I am writing to address what can only be described as a clear breach of public trust and procedural integrity surrounding the reintroduction of Policy 9.2 by the Department of Community Development.

At the public meeting, Chair Alan Beam directly instructed staff to pause all equestrian code development, acknowledging failures in outreach and the need for further public engagement. Despite this directive — and despite the working group and community understanding of a June 2026 reset — DCD staff (specifically Scott Diener and Heather Cleveland) reinserted Policy 9.2 into the Deliberations Matrix for potential adoption.
This was done without public authorization, without process, and against explicit direction.

This is not a procedural oversight — it is an act of administrative defiance.

This conduct violates:
• RCW 36.32.120(6) — Board responsibility to supervise county officers and ensure proper ex*****on of duty
• RCW 42.23.070 — misuse of position or privilege to advance personal agenda
• RCW 42.56 — failure to operate with transparency in public decision processes
• WAC 292-110-010 — ethical misuse of public role or resources for purposes contrary to public interest
• U.S. Constitution 5th & 14th / WA Const. Article I Sec. 16 — property rights threatened by premature regulation
The equestrian community entered this process in good faith.
DCD staff broke that agreement.

Their actions reflect:
Administrative overreach
Ideological influence overriding public input
Disregard for Planning Commission authority and public direction
This pattern must be addressed immediately before trust is further eroded.

I am formally requesting that the Board:

1. Remove Policy 9.2 from the deliberation matrix immediately.
No edits. No gradual insertion. Fully withdrawn.

2. Initiate review and disciplinary action up to and including removal of:
Scott Diener & Heather Cleveland for conduct inconsistent with lawful, transparent public administration and for acting contrary to Board directive and public agreement.

3. Reaffirm publicly that equestrian policy work is paused until June 2026 with no interim regulatory advancement or policy planting.
This behavior — reintroducing a policy after agreeing to table it — is a blatant violation of trust, a disregard for the Planning Chair’s instruction, and an abuse of administrative power. It signals that public collaboration is being treated as procedural theater rather than democratic participation.

We are no longer requesting cooperation — we are demanding accountability.

You, as elected Commissioners, hold supervisory authority and responsibility under RCW 36.32 to prevent bureaucratic overreach and protect citizens from ideologically driven regulatory expansion.
Government exists to serve the people — not to maneuver around them.

I expect confirmation of receipt and clarity on next steps.

Respectfully,

Clif Peterson 💚⁴ Chief Joy Officer
253-514-5588 | JOYInc.com
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11/23/2025

We got to celebrate this cuties 18th birthday this week! Jaea Swaser is a constant source of entertainment and energy in our barn and we love her! ❤️ looking forward to her post childhood adventures! Stay tuned as she is currently apprenticing under "Into the sunset Farrier" and will be attending farrier school next fall...

11/21/2025

Fun fact about Thoroughbreds! "To be officially registered with the US Jockey Club, a Thoroughbreds’ offspring must be the result of a “live cover”, meaning no artificial insemination, cloning or embryo transfers are permitted. (This helps control the population and protect the breed)"

Artificial insemination decreases diversification Over time the lack of diversity could devastate the thoroughbred breed.

11/19/2025

Craving a beautiful covered arena to ride in this winter?! Come check out Lazy K Stables in Port Orchard and stay out of the rain and mud 😍 We offer daily haul-ins, and memberships. Check out the "about" info in our page, or send us a PM. We would love to have you out!

11/19/2025

11/19/2025

We sure had fun at the first annual Turkey Choke Roping event! Looking forward to next year!

Hope to see you folks there! Feel free to share with your friends!

10/31/2025

I sure do love a crisp fall day with the beautiful maple leaves!

10/26/2025

Sunday "Church" the arena is groomed and dry! Who's gonna get first tracks???

10/26/2025

Ranch rodeos are sooooo much fun! Even in the cold and rain... Clif,Tom, and Mike brought home 4th place, and Clif took the "Top Hand" award!🥰 Hudson and Marshall had some good runs and had a blast! And Abe finally got to meet Fafa and Nana💙 Well done boys...well done...😁😁😁