The 4-legged Family

UPDATED: FEBRUARY 2007

COPPER'S MUD MAGNET ~ Storm ~ A 2001 APHA, bay, tovero stallion. Storm is good minded and is a natural pleasure horse who is also talented in reining. We hope to have his foals in our lesson program in the next few years. Storm is well built and has good bloodlines that go back to Leo, King, Hank-A-Chief, Three Bars, Cherokee Maiden and many more well known foundation quarter horses and paints. He is quiet enough as a stallion that I had some students help me to train him under saddle. Eventually, he had 3 months of reining training and if I had time to do it I would show him. He is smart and reining on Storm was one of the highlights of my year. It was fun! We plan on offering Storm to outside mares for breeding. If you are interested email me at lessons@hurricanehillstables.com

DANCER'S RUNAWAY ~ Sunny ~ A 1987 registered appaloosa mare that I've have had since her birth. She is out of Ziyadah (aka: Filly, who was my first horse) and by Polvorin, a chestnut thoroughbred stallion. Sunny was Filly and my first foal. She has turned out to be a great leader for trails, a former teacher of many students and for me on the trails, a little Porsche to ride. She has great thoroughbred bloodlines that go back to Count Fleet (a triple crown winner) Native Dancer who won upwards of $750,000, Peace Corps and Rosemont (the one who beat Seabiscuit).

ONE FINE DAY ~ Sundance ~ A 1996 registered pinto mare that we have had since her birth. She is out of Hawk's White Light'n (below) and by Harlan Bars, a black and white, overo, paint stallion. Sundance has great foundation bloodlines which go back to Leo, King, Harlan, Three Bars, Hank H, Peter McCue and Traveller. She is a smart little mare who has a lot of students that love her for english or western ring lessons. She is also a bold trail horse like her mother.

BANDIT'S SONNY BAR ~ Bandit ~ A 1993 registered pinto gelding that we have had since 1997. Bandit is puppy dog sweet to work with and has proven himself to be a great lesson horse for english and western riders. Bandit has been a very popular pony for my lesson program. He's just over 14 hands and is built like a little sport horse. He seems to enjoy any attention as much as everyone seems to like to work with him. Bandit also has great quarter horse bloodlines that trace back to Leo (3 crosses), Joe Reed II, Red Sonny Dee and Three Bars (TB).

MA's GERONIMO ~ A 1988 pinto gelding I bought for my mom as a surprise birthday present in 1994. He was the best gift I ever got my mom, she loves him! I also use Geronimo as a school horse and he is very willing to please. He is a great english and western pleasure horse as well as having talent in reining, gymkhana and trail courses. He's won multiple championships in western and gymkhana. He also loves trail rides. We have also taught Geronimo to pull a carriage. He is good to work with and has taught dozens of people to ride with us.

COPPER COLOR ~ Copper ~ A 1990 registered paint mare who is that priceless kind of horse you can put anyone on. Copper is a proven broodmare (see Storm (above) or on our foals page) and has a quiet, sweet disposition. With a little work, she has turned out to be a great beginner lesson horse with a natural, slow jog. She works when you work, if you stop, she does too. A good trait in a lesson horse and she has made my job an easy, enjoyable one over the years. She's a real nice mare.

THIRTY SNICKERS ~ Snickers ~ A 1999, registered appaloosa mare who is just full of personality. She was a nurse mare foal and from the moment I met her, she has been an in-your-pocket type of horse. She has potential to be a dressage horse but doing trail rides and lessons suit her just fine, especially trail rides! Snickers was a great project for many students who contributed to her training and she has now proven herself to be a great broodmare. See her 2005 filly (below) and on the foals page. Her great-great grandfather was Bold Ruler who was the sire of the legendary race horse Secretariat.

MISCHIEF MANAGED ~ Rain ~ A 2005, registered appaloosa filly by DZ Weedo, out of Snickers (above). With that breeding she has potential to do anything and we are looking forward to starting her training this year. See more pictures of her on the foals page. Rain's great grand sire was Zippo Pine Bar who is in the AQHA Hall of Fame and her grandfather was Dandy Zippo. Her grand-dam is the ApHC Hall of Fame mare Merry Weedo. This filly was destined to be nice but was everything I'd hoped for and more when she was born and a buckskin too!

SWEET DARCHIN WIND ~ Fletch ~ A 2000, registered appaloosa gelding who loves the trails. Fletch is the newest member of our herd who has worked out to be a good project for a few advanced students. He's becoming a trusty member of our lesson program. He is good minded and bold and has a gorgeous halter type build with a natural jog to go with it.

Off to greener pastures...

HAWK'S WHITE LIGHT'N ~ Hawk ~ (1982-2006) registered pinto mare who we had for many wonderful years. Hawk was a great trail, barrel and team penning horse. She was a great broodmare who had beautiful foals who are built nice and are smart, sometimes too smart, like her! Sundance and Kaje, pictured on our site, are 2 of her foals. Hawk was a beautiful and irreplaceable mare who will be greatly missed.

NUGGET ~ (1970-2006) Nugget was an adorable, dun Shetland pony and another irreplaceable part of the family. She was a great babysitter for our son Cole and had many students who loved her. She was a great first horse for Cole and will always have a special place in our hearts.