The company has two divisions, one for digital content and the other for commercial work such as advertisements and music or corporate videos.
The studio, known for mixed media films and commercials, was started by husband and wife animators in Portland Oregon 1991.
Both Andy and Amy Collen had been freelance animators in the Portland area for Will Vinton Studios during the early 1990s.
Over the years Happy Trails Animation has worked on projects ranging from short films like "Rip & Glide" for MTV's Cartoon Sushi to stereoscopic 3D corporate logos for companies like Jupiter 9 Productions for their new Sci-fi feature Quantum Quest to be released through IMAX theaters around the world in late 2009.
• 2007: For Annie - A short film based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe; animated in a digital painting style (Received Telly Award).