Shaw Laney's interest in horses began as a very young child. He basically would eat, drink and sleep "horses". At the age of eight, he started riding lessons at a nearby farm that specialized in Thoroughbreds and Paso Finos. There, Shaw first learned to ride hunt seat and began showing Hunter Jumpers on the local level when his interest turned to a two year old Paso Fino gelding named Bailarin Cohetezon.
 Shaw and his first horse, Bailarin Cohetezon, at their first horse show in 1982.
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In July of 1982 Shaw's parents, Clyde and Judy Laney, surprised him with Cohetezon for his tenth birthday. From that day on, Shaw had the Paso Fino Fever. He started showing his gelding that same year, with the Grand National Show being the second ever for the pair. Although Cohetezon was not really considered to be a top notch show horse, they both were quite successful in the Piedmont Regional Shows.
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When Shaw's sister went off to college in the late 80's, he began showing her horse, Bailarin Elegante, who was already by then a 4-time National Champion. In the two years of showing Elegante, Shaw was the 1987 Highpoint youth rider at Nationals and the Piedmont highpoint for all of the junior youth classes and the majority of the gelding classes.
Shaw and the Laney Family's Champion gelding, Bailarin Elegante, at the 1987 PFHA National Show.
 Paso Fino Trainer of the Year - 2003 |
Shaw started professionally training horses for others by the time he was sixteen years old. What started out as a hobby had suddenly turned into a business and Ra-Shaw Farm was established as a full-service Paso Fino training facility. Over the years, Shaw and the horses he has trained and shown have won a combined number of over 60 National and Reserve National Championships. In 2003, Shaw was honored to have received the Paso Fino Horse Association's Trainer of the Year award.
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Ra-Shaw Farm relocated to Enoree, SC in 2006 with a new facility and new name, Cedar Lane Stable Inc. Shaw, his wife, Brandy, along with the help of their families, worked endlessly to complete the 30 acre farm just in time for the Grand Opening in March of '07. Cedar Lane Stable is a beautiful, state-of-the-art training facility complete with 30 stalls, indoor round-pen, hot & cold wash racks, grooming/tacking areas, office/bath, and acres of rolling pastures and trails.
