Before we moved up to Riverwood Ranch I had heard of the famous horseman & trailmaster Doc Larsen & when I found out that he was my neighbor I was bit apprehensive. Well....I have to say that our friendship for the past 3 yrs was something that I will cherish for the rest of my life & I wish that we had had more time together. I loved hanging out with him & hearing his stories, of his days of rodeoing & riding, growing up in Sanger, going to Vet school, how he courted Sammy, his Danish Dad & Irish or English Mom (I can't remember which), how he worked the trails. Just thinking about all the stories & how he told them brings a tear to my eye & a smile on my face. We were blessed to have him in our lives. He brought a spirit & a warmth to us all. We will miss watching him ride out on his horse with Sammy riding in front. (Never on Mondays because ts garbage pickup day here at Riverwood Ranch & the huge trucks spooked Sammy's horse once, thats another Doc story). It would always blow my mind how he looked all of his 89 years when you saw him walk but when he was on a horses back he looked ageless.
I hope that I have live a life as full as his & to live it with such grace & strong spirit.
Doc we miss you & thanks for all that you shared with us. I know he's up there riding his horse out on the trail somewhere.
Love & respect Taras Prodaniuk & Wanda Soileau

I’m one of the hundreds (if not thousands) of people who loved Doc Larsen. He had to be one of the most loving people I’ve ever known. Not only did he absolutely love and adore his wife and family, he made time to love others as well. How could one man have so much love in him?

I especially liked the stories he told me over the years. One of the cutest ones he told me last month. It was about his honeymoon ride in the back country. He said, luckily there was mountain lion nearby which gave him the opportunity to put his arm around his new bride. His eyes sparkled as he tried to convince me that needed a reason to trick her.

He also told me he was one of the luckiest men ever to have such a smart daughter helping run the show in the hospital. He truly felt he was lucky to have such a good family and never missed an opportunity to voice his affection for them.

He worked so hard on our trail system. I know he loved all that hard work in the outdoors, but he would just say he had to make it safe for his girls.

What a wonderful man. I feel so lucky to have known him as a friend. His spirit of play and adventure will always be fondly remembered.

Love, Robyn Robichaux

Dear Doc, I remember riding up the trail and coming around a corner and there was your smiling face. Well, how could you continue on. You always gave me a hug and we would chat about Sammy, what you had been working on, and you always asked how my schooling was going or later my career. Thank you. Thank you for the trails and your never ending work on them. Your concerns for my life. And your love of life, your family and time you took for others.