Cody

Height: 14.3hh
Age: 07/04/2003
Breed: Paint
Color: Chestnut Tobiano*

Cody started to learn to be a barrel horse, but wasn’t fast enough for the task. He was bought by a family who loved him immensely, but due to schooling no longer had the time for him. Cody is our all-round does-just-about-everything horse. From our tiny little kids riding for the first time to advanced riders, this boy will meet the student where they are at in their skill level. He goes both Western and English and even Dressage.

*Tobiano = white goes over the spine

Baloo

Height: 11.3hh
Age: 1999
Breed: Grade Pony (Grade means mutt for horses)
Color: Black (with some old man gray hairs)

Baloo is a retired pony sweep pony (the merry-go-rounds you see at the fair) that was ready for a career change. Baloo is the sweetest pony, loves working with the little kids, and has so much patience. He loves watching the kids when they groom him, and enjoys his job teaching little ones how to balance and steer. He is slow and quiet and the perfect little pony for fearful little ones. Baloo and Meeko are best friends, and get regular play dates where they speed around the arena together.

Iris

Height: 15hh
Age: 03/24/2006
Breed: Quarterhorse
Color: Bay

Iris is freshly back to work after being rehabilitated!
…for the second time.
Her last owner contacted Tiffany asking if she could donate Iris (then Penny) to our program, as she was referred to us from a rescue we network with. Tiffany didn’t have the space for this amazing mare when they first asked, so she ended up at a therapeutic riding center for a few months. Tiffany was contacted again and told that the center didn’t care for Iris and she was in poor condition. At that point, we had the space so Tiffany brought her home. Iris was in severely poor condition. She had been starved, her teeth were sharp like razors, cutting the inside of her mouth constantly, and her feet were in very poor care. Iris has underlying health issues, and is on a very strict diet to keep her sugars under control. Her feet require constant upkeep, and specialty farriers to keep them balanced. She has almost passed a couple of times from her health issues, but we finally got her stable. After Iris finally had some weight on her and some energy we started slowly working and building muscle. As we got to know Iris it was clear she LOVES barrel racing. She was coming along nicely until April 2023 when she suffered a bad crack in her hoof that was almost fatal. Iris was actually scheduled to be put down, but Dessiree was not willing to give up on her and we called another farrier that believed the hoof could heal and that we could get Iris out of pain. All seemed well until four months in and the hood re-cracked. It takes a hoof one year to grow out completely. Iris was hand walked daily to keep some strength and keep her joints moving, had supplements and comfrey oil on her hoof and in March 2024 she finally got the all clear from her amazing farrier to start back to work! As Iris gets her strength back and her foot gets a little bit stronger we will reintroduce her to the barrels that she loves.