Prince is a playful, mischievous draft pony who excels in teaching confidence and assertiveness. He is well loved for his teddy bear-like appearance and his mellow personality. Prince not only rides, he used to be a cart pony and enjoys teaching students ground driving.
Poppy
Thoroughbred Mare
Poppy is a sweet, sensitive Thoroughbred mare. She has big, floaty gaits and challenges her riders to be as sweet and soft as she is. She is our tallest herd member at over 16hh. Poppy's bigger movement helps her students learn core control and strength, and her sensitivity teaches them to tune in and focus.
Chip
QUARTER HORSE GELDING
Chip is an athletic and well-trained Quarter Horse Gelding. He is sweet and enjoys following participants around, even without a halter on. He enjoys both beginner and more advanced riders, and will be whatever energy his rider needs and asks for. Chip is a Western Pleasure bred horse and has smooth gaits and a mellow disposition.
Ranger
Quarter Horse Gelding
Ranger is a kind, sensitive quarter horse Gelding who came to us from a rescue situation. He is a former trail horse who loves his riders to have kind hands and soft hearts. He loves connecting with even the littlest of riders.
Cooper
QUARTER HORSE GELDING
Cooper is a tall ex-jumper and lesson horse who joined the program and has excelled in teaching riders assertiveness, lightness in aids, and posting trot. He is a grey and is well known for rolling in the mud right before class in order to get a good grooming from his riders. Cooper might move carefully with novices, but is definitely willing to step it up for our advanced riders as well. In addition to being a lesson horse in a jumping program in his past, he also worked cattle and has been ridden extensively Western.
Drizzle
Miniature Molly Mule
Drizzle is a female mule, which is called a "Molly". She is a cross between a miniature donkey sire and a miniature horse dam. Her full adult size is very small, and therefore she is appealing to littler students. She's smart, sassy, mischievous, and kind. She especially enjoys teaching kids about the joys of riding for the first time, and her fuzzy, frizzy fur is so soft to snuggle.
Harley
Draft Cross Gelding
Harley is a draft cross gelding who is sensitive and forward. He is affectionate and kind, and excels at teaching students how to be light and soft in their aids. Harley is fantastic for students who don't have full use of their legs as he works off of energy and is very responsive.
Turtle
Turtle- Quarter Horse Gelding Turtle is an ex barrel racer who sports a highly ironic name! Turtle is the opposite of a turtle. While he is gentle and slow in the walk, any higher gaits can have quite a bit of speed. Turtle loves people and enjoys grooming, groundwork, and calm, relaxed riders with good balance and posture. While not a beginner lesson horse yet, Turtle is learning about all aspects of our programs, and is being integrated into our Adaptive Classes with our more advanced participants.
Buttercup
Buttercup- Pony Of the Americas/Welsh Cross Pony Mare Buttercup is a more recent addition to the farm, having been rescued and then gifted to us as a project pony to train to become a lesson pony. Buttercup is very smart and has learned leading, tying, lunging, ground driving, and is working on riding skills! She is young, willing, and in the process of learning everything for the first time.
