Photo Gallery -
Horses
Diamond - Kiger Mustang Mare
Diamond was born to a wild mare named Kiger Katie in the Steens Mountains of Southeastern Oregon. Diamond and her mother were rounded up by the BLM from the Steens Mountains in 19xx. She and her mother were separated and Diamond came to live in the Willamette Valley. She had been in the Willamette Valley for nearly nine years before she came to live with me. She was not a horse that I would have chosen as she is very head strong and at the time of her arrival agressive and angry. Over time (many years) Diamond and I have developed a great relationship. She is wild at heart, and I have learned to honor and respect that about her. She likes to hang out with her horse friends, go on trail rides (if there are other horses around) and really likes to play the Parelli Seven Games - as long as we are moving fast.
 
Left: Diamond in her early days with me before I stopped usiung bits. We are at Elijah Bristow State Park
Right: Diamond visiting Rosary Lakes
 
Left: Diamond and her herd excited when a miniature stud donkey wandered on to the farm during the summer of 2008.
Right: Diamond prancing in the December 2008 snow.
Kiger Katie - Diamond's mom
Daisy Mae - Quarter-Arab Mare
I got Daisy shortly after I lost my 26 year old Arabian gelding, Tari. Tari had been with me for 21 years and I felt a great loss when he passed. At four months old, Daisy reminded me of Tari, with her soft eye and mischievious ways. She is truly a joy to have around. She is a bit small, and I may never be able to ride her - truly a bummer.
 
Left: Daisy's first winter with me. She was such a cute furry bundle. Right: Daisy kissing my mom during the winter snow, January 2008.
 
Left: Daisy excited about visiting miniature stud donkey.
Right: It is amazing how much pizzaz horses get when they feel they need to show off. Never new the presence of a stallion, even at 3 feet tall, could stir things up so much.
Joe - Quarter Horse Gelding
We brought Joe home after we had lost my dad's mare Mama. My gelding Tari was devastated by the loss, and it broke our hearts to see him mourn. We found Joe at a ranch near Elkton, Or. We took Tari to the ranch to meet him, and after their successful introduction, brought Joe home. Joe has been a steady and reliable guy from day one. He has accompanied us on many trail rides and camping trips. Joe is now 25. His joints ache and he seems stiff most of the time. We have retired him from riding, but he remains an integral part of our lives.
 
Left: An early picture of Joe. He is such a sweet boy.
Right: Joe at 24 years old. This is his first winter without shoes, and he is feeling pretty good. I'd never seen him rear before.
 
Left: Joe during the snow of December 2008. Not as spritely as pictured above, but moving his mares around like he is in charge.
Right: Joe during the stallion invasion - like a miniature stallion is something to be concerned about. He made himself look stunning with the surge of adrenaline (and likely testosterone).
Crescent - Tennessee Walking Horse Mare
Cresci belongs to Linda Case. We are leasing her to give her a job and to provide my dad with a horse he can ride so that Joe can be retired. Cresci has been great. She is inquisitive and stubborn and fits right in at our barn. We hope that she will enjoy many trails this coming spring and summer.
 
 
Lower Right: The battle for boss hos'. Crecsi is loosing to Diamond, but with Cresci's strong will, Diamond may have a challenge ahead of her.
In Memory
Darq Tari - Arabian Gelding
Tari was my second horse, but in many ways he was my first horse. He was given to me by my aunt when I was 14. He and I spent 21 years of our lives together. He was a very special boy. He died in 2005 at 26 years of age from complications with laminitis and diabetic-type metabolic problems (not diagnosed).
 
Left: Tari enjoying the view from the top of Mt. Pisgah in Eugene.
Right: Tari and I at an Arabian Horse Show in Roseburg in 1989. Tari was so beautiful. Too bad he was being such a snot when this picture was taken. |
