Meet Our Herd
#horsesofoksnhc
All of the animals in our care are barefoot or transitioning to be barefoot. Some are rehab cases; some are riding horses, and some are just here to live out their days. All of them have come into our lives for a purpose and they are instrumental in helping us to teach students both how to trim and how to connect with horses on a deeper level.
Tango
Tango is a 16 year old Missouri Fox Trotter. She has the nicest feet of our entire herd, always barefoot and never requires boots for riding. She also mostly self trims her hind hooves as they wear very evenly and require little maintenance.
Jack
Jack is a 20 year old Welsh Pony x QH. He has been in our family for years and has helped our daughters learn to ride. Jack was previously insulin resistant, but proper diet and exercise have helped him recover and maintain a great body condition. In spite of his previous IR he does have beautiful strong and healthy hooves. You can view more info on Jack here.
Hawk
Hawk is a 9 year old wildie that was rounded up in 2021 from the South Okanagan area. He is currently in training to be a riding horse. He has some the strongest and thickest hoof wall I have ever seen!
Dixie
Dixie is a quarter horse that came to us for rehab with a severe hoof crack. We fell in love with her character and personality and made her owner promise that if she ever sold her, she would let us know. Low and behold a year after healing her hoof crack and sending her home, her owner called and told us we could buy her and bring her back. Dixie is used in our lesson program and as one of our family riding horses, she is probably one of our most versatile horses. To view the case study about her hoof crack, click here.
Sparrow and Indigo
Sparrow is a 3 year old wildie from the South Okanagan that we purchased in August of 2025. She is a paint, and will be training to be a riding horse here at OKSNHC. Sparrow is incredibly bold and confident, and is one of those horses that people might say were "born broke". She handles everything in stride and has a very curious personality. She is quite stalky, and her DNA testing came back Clydesdale x QH.
Indigo, (Indy) is a 2 year old Quarter Horse that we purchased on an online auction in April of 2025. When she came to us she was completely feral and had never had her feet trimmed. She is in training to become a riding horse, but is very sensitive, and so we are moving at a slower pace with her as she adjusts to being handled. Indy is incredibly sensitive and thoughtful, she really likes to use her brain and tends to get lost in her thoughts.
