Meet Our Herd
#horsesofoksnhc
Here at OKSNHC we currently have 10 of our own equines and 6 boarded equines. 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 companion animals. 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. We also teach a horsemanship program that explores groundwork, liberty training and riding in a way that fosters relationship and connection with the horses. Some of our rehab horses excel in this program as it has given them a new purpose in life.
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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 is currently in full time riding training, Tango is my favorite horse to ride. We are currently working on dressage movements, some reining and she loves liberty and bride-less riding and to get out on the trails and explore. 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 an 18 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. Jack is a star lesson pony ridden by both beginners and advanced students! You can view more info on Jack here. |
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Lady Lady is an Arabian mare that came here for founder rehab in July of 2022. She was suffering from founder and reoccurring laminitis. It took us approximately 6 months to help her become comfortable on her hooves again. She is still growing in connected hoof wall and healing her founder. A previous injury keeps her from being riding sound, and she is currently wearing composite shoes but we hope to transition her to barefoot when the connected hoof wall reaches the ground. |
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Mustang Mustang is a 7 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! While he is not an actual mustang in his breeding, his wild heart and beautiful soul lead to his name. |
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Sunny Sunny is in his early 20's and came to us in the winter of 2021. Sunny has some complicated hoof problems that we have been working to correct. He is sensitive on hard ground and cannot maintain hoof wall connection. He has underrun heels and this issue is perpetuated by his poor posture and incorrect body biomechanics. Because of all of these issues, he has thin soles and requires composites for riding most of the time. You can view Sunny's case study here. |
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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. |
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Maria Maria is a 20 year old Andalusian x Arabian that came to us in the spring of 2023 for founder rehab. She was very laminitic when she arrived but movement on the track with the herd and diet management helped her immensely. Maria has been transitioned to barefoot and is used in our lesson program. |
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Cinco de Mayo aka 5 5 is a one year old warmblood x QH/Percheron filly that I purchased in June of 2023. She is currently in training to work on her groundwork manners and will become part of the trimming school horse herd as her manners improve. She still has tiny baby hooves but they are healthy and I look forward to watching her grow! I hope to make her my next riding horse to play with dressage, jumping, trail riding and liberty work! |
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