The 4-legged Family

UPDATED: November 2009
(Be sure to check out Horses & People at the bottom of this page. It sort of sums up the herd :-)

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 foals by Storm in our lesson program in the future as he is smart, well built and his dam's one of the best, beginner school horses ever (see Copper) and is currently an important part of our lesson program. Storm has great 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 start him under saddle. Eventually, he had 3 months of reining training and if I had time to do it back then (2005-06), I would have shown him. He is smart and reining on Storm was one of the highlights of my year. It was fun! I am currently a very busy woman and would like to find a VERY experienced, on-farm lease rider for Storm. He's in need of more attention then I have time to give. I'd like someone interested in a project and pleasure riding. Though Storm is very mild mannered for a stallion, he is still a stallion so absolutely NO novices please. This could be a wonderful opportunity for the right person. Serious inquiries only please! If you are interested email me at lessons@vocell.net

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. In her prime she was 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). As of 2009, Sunny's still a trusty part of the herd but is officially retired from lessons.

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 and has taken over as my lead trail horse since Sunny's retirement. SUNDANCE is offered for on-farm lease for an experienced rider only. Lessons are required to start.

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 numerous 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. A little green when I got her in 2000 but 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. SNICKERS is offerered for lease (on-farm only) for an experienced rider. Lessons are required to start.

MISCHIEF MANAGED ~ Rain ~ A 2005, registered appaloosa filly by DZ Weedo (a 9-time World Champion), out of Snickers (above). With that breeding she has potential to do anything and is worked out to be a great project for my experienced riders. Like her sire, Rain has a nice, natural jog and is a nifty little pleasure horse who enjoys the trails too. 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. RAIN has been sold! Congratulations to her new owner!

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 "Foal page," 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 careful 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. Many old horse folk know that a good pony is worth it's weight in gold, er, gold Nuggets. Great, trusty ponies are hard to find!