Hoofbeats Stable

KnightShade enjoys his long line sessions around the farm at least weekly! He’s the absolute center of attention and has learned to handle all the fields making a mad dash to see him and following him from their fencelines and still keeps his cool 😎 🫏 🐴

We’ve been working on standing quietly at the halt. He is all business at the walk and trot but has a hard time with patience. Patience is hard for a 5 yr old mini mule!

He’s getting the hang of it though!

Her body might not be able to handle work anymore, but her brain doesn’t want to be retired! Sparrow gets little jobs here and there to keep her happy. Today she acted as a saddle rack in the sunshine for some tack cleaning! 

Sparrow was happy as a clam with all the attention. 🐴 ☀️

It’s Astoria’s birthday today! She was born on March 4th 1999 at 9:30 pm. Here is a pic of her on her first morning, March 5th.

Also, a pic of her today at 27 yrs old enjoying a huge mess of alfalfa cubes and “the good stuff.” She makes a mess first then cleans it all up. 🙂

And also, I think it’s time to give AppleJack a real birthday. His intake day was very stressful so we dont need to celebrate his rescue day, and the first Dentist who took a quick look at his front teeth thought he looked to be around 12.

Later, when his teeth were thoroughly done, it was found that he was “at least late 20s”… and that was nine years ago now! 

In the past 2 yrs he’s shown more signs of being very, very old so with the information at hand we will give him today as his 37th birthday.

Here is one of my favorite pics of me on him, since we don’t post face pics of students. I was getting him ready to be a children’s trail mount and we had so much fun we kept on going.

AJ is too blind these days to hit the trails but he is still the best beginner pony in all the land.

Recent pic of him in his wondrous teddy bear winter coat.

KnightShade has been carrying some extra pounds recently that he really needs to drop! So along with his weekly cart training sessions, practicing for in hand and halter shows and lessons with the working students, he’s also getting some trail hiking in! 

Shade enjoys doing just about everything, but he’s got to do it with that special mule flair! When hiking he prefers to lead himself! 😁