Jackson – I’m a Jack Bar Too
Jackson is a registered Appendix Quarter Horse gelding. He’s 26 years old and stands 16.2. He’s a sorrel (chestnut) with a star, strip, and snip on his face and a little white on his left hind pastern. Sometimes you don’t realize how tall he is until you’re standing next to him!
Jackson walks, trots, and canters with lovely transitions. He takes a lot of leg to get going and once he knows you’re going to work with him, he is a willing partner. I will say that spurs are your friend! He needs a lot of groceries and gets lunch every day as well as the usual breakfast and dinner, making the mares jealous. He is an incredibly messy eater and our puppies always look for his leftovers on the grass after he eats lunch! He’s a goofball and will inevitability have hay in his forelock or around his ears when you go into the barn. He follows Hunter around the paddock and is very interested in anyone who ventures into the paddock, no matter for whom they are coming. He will make sure you’re supposed to be there and may walk you to the gate.
Jackson is a barn favorite and will do anything for beet pulp, grass, and neck scratches.
Scarlet – Miss Prissy’s Count
Scarlet is a registered Quarter Horse. She is almost 26 (with a birthday coming in May!) and stands 15.1. She is a red roan with a star and a strip on her face and a left hind sock.
Scarlet is a walk trot horse. Due to a suspensory injury on her right hind leg, she isn’t used for cantering in lessons. That doesn’t stop her from cantering in the paddock when she’s looking for food or escaping from her friend Lilly. She is a sassy red head and new riders need to be confident in what they want to do or she will go in her own direction. On the other hand, she is incredible on lead line. An amazing all-around horse
Scarlet is Susan’s heart horse and gets lots of love and attention. If the attention (or food) doesn’t come fast enough she may paw or bang on her stall door. And don’t go into her stall with treats in your pocket!
Lilly – HC Benito Tornado
Lilly is a registered Quarter Horse. If her papers are correct she is the matriarch of the Fab Four at 28. She is a flea bitten gray (her papers say buckskin but it is possible that she changed color as she got older) with a snip. Her papers also say that she has a bunch of other marking and if you come visit her you can look. She stands 15.1 and has a beautiful long neck.
Lilly is a walk, trot, canter horse that has the smoothest canter I’ve ever ridden. She frames up beautifully and then comes under herself. All that makes her the perfect learn to canter horse. So many students have learned to canter on her and many more will in the future! With her beautiful frame and lovely gaits you might think she is only for more advanced riders but she is also an amazing lead line horse. Lilly is an exceptional lesson horse and many of our students love her, whether they ride her or not! As a gray, she has never met a mud puddle she doesn’t love and her favorite thing to do when she goes out is roll.
Lilly is the head mare and can be marish with other horses. She keeps Jackson and Scarlet on their toes! With people, she just asks for love and treats!
Faith – Feathers n Cash
Faith is dual registered as a Quarter Horse and with the American Paint Association. She is a beautiful sorrel (chestnut) color with white markings. She has a bald face and her pattern is overo. At 15.1 with a sturdy build she carries children and adults with ease. Faith is the youngster of the Fab Four at almost 23 (another May birthday so we may have to have a party for these mares). She has two freeze brands.
Faith is a walk trot horse due to arthritis, but she moves beautifully. She is the perfect babysitter for new lead line riders and also can be a great challenge for adult riders. Her trot in one direction is quicker than in her other direction and that can thrill riders of all ages but she is smooth is either direction. Her former job was as a barrel racing horse, but she was too slow. Now she will grudgingly trot a barrel pattern but really would prefer something else. Going over rails in the ring, she floats!
I’ve used Faith in our riding program since I started teaching, and since she moved home, she’s become a total barn favorite. Her gentle manner and soft coat ensure that everyone stops by to say hello when they are in the barn!