Jenny Nell, program director at the Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center in Woodinville, receives a grateful hug from Patrick Redmond, 9, of Bothell, after his lesson.

Jenny Nell keeps track of the children's progress at the center. At 22, Nell also suffered from traumatic injuries when she suffered broken ribs, a torn rotator cuff and a cracked pelvis.

Little Bit riding instructor Jenny Nell celebrates the achievements of one of her students.

Katie Byrne, 12, of Kirkland, gives Nell a high-five after her lesson. "Katie is our biggest success story," Nell said.

Patrick Redmond, 9, of Bothel rides at the center. In the center of the arena, Nell is in turn a ring leader, cheerleader, comedian, best friend and entertainer.

An expressive Nell shows Katie Byrne how to work her horse during practice in the indoor arena at the riding center. Nell came to Little Bit in 1991 and met Katie there a year later.

This cow and calf are made out of metal and can be found in a field at 14400 Woodinville-Redmond Road in Woodinville. Three years ago the cow arrived, a 12-foot-high beauty created from 10 300-gallon diesel oil-fuel tanks. "Everybody kept calling her a bull, even though she's got an udder, so I said, 'Gary, you've got to whittle out a calf,'" Paul Watherman said.

Sue Phillips and Melynda McIntosh skate on the Sammamish River Trail in Woodinville. The trail is a popular spot for walkers, bikers, joggers and skaters.

Aaron Rogers moves wine barrels at Woodinville's Columbia Winery, one of several such businesses in the Sammamish Valley.

Jim Bergevin leads a horse to an exercise barn at Painted L Ranch in Woodinville.

Nann Dawn of Hooterville Pets and Safe Haus holds a puppy she is trying to find a home for. "We make a lifetime commitment to animals," Dawn says of the business which does not euthanize the animals it takes in.

Egon Molbak and his daughter, Kirsten, team with other family member to run a popular nursery and garden business that's been in Woodinville since 1956.

Woodinville's link to its rural roots is celebrated in this metal cow sculpture.

Big changes are in store for downtown Woodinville where a new shopping center is under construction.

Taylor Sims takes a seat on a tandem bike with her doll, Esmiralda, as her sister, Brittany, gives her a hand at Spoke and Ski, a Woodinville bike shop.

During a visit to Molbak's garden and nursery, Deb Bundy of Lake Stevens and her daughter Jessica, 5, wear look-alike outfits that Bundy makes and sells.

Columbia Winery is one of several wineries and breweries to make its home in Woodinville.

Eddie Santos cleans one of the classic light fixtures at Woodinville's landmark Hollywood Schoolhouse. A school and community gathering place in the early 1900s, the building is now used for weddings and meetings.

Stephanie Faulkner of Redmond shops at Molbak's, a 16-acre nursery and garden center that's one of Woodinville's signature businesses.

Knut Olson helps 6-year-old Jason Warner pull a fish from a pond at Olson's Gold Creek Trout Farm.