Shadow is a 25 year old Tennessee Walking horse gelding (with a true trot)

standing 15.2 hands.  Although not broken to almost 12 and then used

primarily as a trail horse, he is definitely a natural at therapeutic riding.  His

signature trait is all students must pet him before taking the final step to the

mounting block for them to ride.  He has been with the Center for 10 years now

and is still going strong and loves his work.  .

Fantasy Spirit (aka Rex) is a 25 year old Hackney Pony Gelding.  Standing

12 hands.  Rex is the mascot for the center since he's so cute and as a former

show pony, loves to pose for the camera.  Don't let his size fool you, his nick

name is "Hot Rod" since he is very hot and thinks he is 17 hands and 2000

pounds.  Rex is used for our mental health and At Risk programs.  His 

reactiveness (hot) is great for teaching a student to stay on task, read body

language and develop a working relationship.  When they get it right, he

rewards with patience and understanding.

Beechwood Medalion (aka Dale) is a 24 year old Morgan Gelding standing

13.2 hands. Dale has done it all, from a show pony to driving.  He's been with

the center for over 6 years and serves our driving and mounted students.  While

all business in the ring, he's quite the cut up in the pasture and acts more

like he's 6.

Polly is a 20 year old Halflinger cross pony mare standing 13 hands. While

relatively new to the program, she is rock solid with students and a great size

for our little ones.  Although she lost sight in one eye due to an injury,

not much of anything bothers her and she just waits for you to tell her what's next.

Deil's Lucky Four (aka Lucky) is a 22 year old American Miniature Horse gelding

standing 36 inches.  Lucky arrived in 2004 with his buddy Baron for our driving

program.  He's much more cautious than Baron and likes to check things out but is

calm and patient with our  students.  He and Baron are the perfect size for our

students using wheelchairs (and our little ones) to learn to groom, lead and tack.

Evans Little Baron (aka Baron) is an 18 year old American Miniature Horse

gelding standing 34 inches.  Since he and Luck have been together over

15 years, they came as a package.  His personality is much more lively and

a bit of a dare devil - we call him Dennis the Menace for his antics, but is a

delight to work with and stays on his best behavior with the students.  Great

at driving, he is also used for barn lessons like Lucky.

Real Appealing (aka Miss Buffy) is an 18 year old Appaloosa mare standing

15 hands.  Buffy is the "alpha" horse (or leader) of the herd and owned by our

lead instructor.  She is a natural in our mental health and At Risk programs,

constantly testing students during exercises and letting them know they need

to adjust their attitudes.  Buffy is in training for our mounted program.

Not Quite an Angel, (aka Annie) is a 10 year old Paint mare donated to the

Center in 2008.  She's very talkative and loves attention so she's the one

that likes to greet people.  Curious about all things new, you'll find her

checking out every new toy and game we use in lessons.  Although she

didn't have a lot of training on her when she came, she catches on quickly

and we look forward to a long partnership with her.