Rural Gardening: Your opinion on our location..., 1 by CajuninKy

CajuninKy wrote:
Start with My Little Ponies, move on to Barbie horse then on to Breyers. You get the picture. LOL

Here is our herd break down. Or is that broken down herd? LOL

1. Glory is a black TWH filly. Turned 3 the end of June. We show her.
2. Shaq is a black gaited gelding. Sold to us as a TWH but I believe he is a Kentucky
Mountain Pleasure. He is 8ish and as fine a riding horse as a body could ever hope
to straddle. He was very abused by his former owner so he has issues. I am the
only person that rides him.
3. Gypsy is a blue roan paint filly. 3 yo. She is Percheron / TWH cross. We ride her. She
isn't gaited but she is very gentle so she is the got to horse for new riders or folks
needing a bit of confidence. She is a sweet heart.
4. Godiva is a chocolate TWH mare. She is 14 and a good, steady ride. We show her
a bit but she prefers the trails.
5. Buddy is a black TWH gelding. 3 yo. He is a fantastic ride. A bit jumpy still and not
as trusting as I would like yet, but he was a victim of abuse. He is coming along well.
6. Goldy is a Haflinger. 4yo. We ride her. She is not gaited but, like Gypsy, she is
sweet and gentle. We plan to train her to pull a cart. I would love to have a half scale
buckboard for her.
7. Ginger is a sorrel Appendix QH / Saddlebred cross. She is 30ish and came to us
to retire. She was badly used and has old injuries and that will need daily care for
the rest of her life. She is really sweet and loves to be with people. Go figure.
8. Fire Fly is a strawberry roan TWH / RMH cross. She is a 10 yo. A good riding horse
but an alpha mare who has to be housed alone. She is pushy and will take
advantage so she is not a horse for a soft owner. She likes affection but refuses to
appreciate it. Much like a cat. LOL
9. Cream is a cremello mare standardbred / TWH cross. 7yo. She is a racking horse but
we haven't had her long or ridden her much as she was very underweight from not
being fed by her previous owner. She is gaining weight nicely so come spring we will
see what she has. She is good natured and easy to handle.
10. Coffee is a dark dun mare. 5 yo and green broke. She was Cream's pasture mate
and was in the worst shape of the two. She is putting on weight nicely also and
should make a fine racking mare. She is a standardbred / KMP.
11. Tony Pony is a sorrel paint miniature stallion. He is a 10 yo. We are working on
a health problem he had when he came to us so he can not be ridden at the moment.
We hope to have him sound for the spring show season. His mane is below his
shoulder and his tail drags the ground. He is a viril little "man" but easily managed.

Here is a pic of our DGS, Knock, on Glory at a show.