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. 

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​​Legend
Legend is a 26 year old Arabian gelding who started his life off in the show world. We bought him as a riding horse when he was 14 years old. He has been barefoot since we have owned him and he is mostly retired from riding now. He is known as Mr. Personality around here and being that he was left as a stallion a little later then most he is not short on attitude. Legend is very personable and loves attention. He is high up in the herd pecking order and is not afraid to push the others around. Anytime we bring a new horse into the herd it's Legend that they have to win over before the herd will accept them. He is the king of Liberty and loves to rear on command, perform his Spanish walk and prance around like the superstar that he is.
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​Tango
Tango is a 15 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.
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​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.

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Hawk
Hawk is a 8 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.