My Horses

Ana

Ana is an eight year old mare (we guess). She is 3/4 Saddlebred and 1/4 Arabian. When she is calm (not often) and you have her attention she is a dream horse... Otherwise she is hyper and doesn't know the meaning of woah. If you want to get to her brain through her lungs be prepared for at least a half hour of cantering. She is smart (lucky for her... and me). And I wouldn't say she's a spooker. She's not totally bomb proof, but she doesn't freak out at every little blade of grass. To me, most of the time she is really fun to ride. There are occasions when I just get so frustrated and deflated with her and her seemingly unfixable hyperness.

            Misstack

Misstack is an off-the-track-thoroughbred (OTTB). She is probably the biggest horse we have, or at least really close. I am going to figure out how tall she really is one of these days. We got her off of a track somewhere in MN. I think Canterbury Downs, but I'm not totally sure. We got her when she was four, and she is now six or seven. The reason for her not finishing her racing career was because she got out of the gate really nice, but she couldn't keep up the pace. We are now training her to be a game horse (barrels, poles, ect.). Being alone in an unfamiliar environment does not sit well with her. She can totally forget you are there and you feel like she is trying to run you over. She is flighty, but she can also be a great horse. I have had days where she can turn on a dime and is totally in tune to me. She needs work, but we'll get there.

Santana

He is around fifteen, gelded, and a game horse. I figured out not too long ago that he is a pretty good trail horse. He is 1/2 quarter horse, 1/4 hackney, and 1/4 arabian. Yes, he can flag his tail. He has the bounciest trot known to man, and he's awesome. He's awesome in games, and unlike some of my horses (cough-Ana-cough) he can stand in one place for eternity. He is actually pretty flighty, but I trust him on a windy day to behave on a trail ride. He's the horse I will always ride first, because he's so much more easy going then the rest. Easier to handle thus leaving me with enough energy and gumption to get on Misstack, then tackle Ana.





 THE FILLIES

On the eighth of July 2012 we acquired four yearlings. All fillies, all quarter horses, and all barely halter broke. They all went from "You weirdo go away and leave me alone!" to "Hello, oh you're going to clip my feet? Ok." within a month and a half. I will now introduce them.

Frosty

Frosty has the look in her eyes of being wise. Wise and curious. She doesn't freak out at alot, and she responds to pressure quite well. She is also the first one that we did the Jeffrey's method with. The reason I did it with her was because of her calm behavior.

Toffy

Toffy is the one we have had the most trouble with. She gets scared really easily. Pressure scares her just a bit.  She also learned that she can bolt away from a scary situation. She's quick, so if you aren't quicker then her to pull her back towards you before she's halfway around, you'll have a loose horse. She has become relatively simple to catch after bolting though. She may be timid but she is sweet too.

That same issue with pressure has made her into a very responsive little girl.

 

Coffie

Coffie is a little stubborn. She reminds me of a horse we once had and trained (Flicka). Flicka turned out to be bossy and pushy and lazy. Since we see a little of this in Coffie we will be sure to train her so that she doesn't become that way.

Dash



 Dash is really easy going. At first she was the most timid of all the fillies, now she loves attention. You do have to be clear on your signals to her though. If you aren't absolutley sure this is what you want her to do, she'll do it wrong.



(This will keep getting updated, but I think I'll leave the pictures, put a date on it, and then add on pictures as time goes along.)