THE BOYS
If you think you are seeing triples you are correct. Grizzly left, Whiskey middle, Hank right. They are my faithful trail companions that love to escort us along the trail. They are such an asset filling in for entertainment when the conversation slows. These boys are really just living their best life!
Effie is my Tobiano Paint Horse, she has shared her entire life with me. Effie was the start of my company and the mascot. She devastatingly passed in the winter of 2024 from natural causes.
I have learned more from her than most have forgotten. She will always be the inspiration for my company teaching myself and hundreds of young people to enjoy horses!
Someday Ill take her bridle to heaven so we can ride again!
Luke is the back bone of Elk Mountain Ranch, and I truly don’t know where I would be without him! He is my alfa horse making sure the herd is in balance with equal parts stern and soft. If I were re-incarnated as a horse I believe I would be just like Luke. More than ready to put in a hard days work, he gives his heart away quickly, and sometimes “trips” just to come up with a mouth full of grass. This tough guy has one blue eye and a heart shape print on his nose. We all adore him!
Reba came to us 3 years ago. She was originally purchased for my daughter to be her competitive barrel horse. She spent her younger days on the track and then learned how to be a very well respected barrel horse. Her entire life Reba has been told to RUN! So over the last few years we have been working with her to slow down and enjoy the trail. While Reba has come so far she truly is happy in the arena when the crowd cheers and envies her muscles!
Morgan! He was my birthday present to myself a couple years ago and I have not regretted a day with him ever since! Steady and safe! If you show up and are lucky enough to be riding Morgan you will always know you will be heading on a safe well rounded horse. He always will win my heart over with his oversized eyes and cutest ear wiggle!
Willy!
This silly boy will eat almost any vegetable you give him! Although he is one of the tallest horses he is dang near the quietest. Willy is happiest swatting tails with his best friend Pecos and having a large round belly while hanging in the shade. He is a grey gene horse meaning his skin is light pigment so he sunburns easily. Willy gets a special fly mask and unlimited access to the barn for shade.
Merle
If you drug your unsure husband or boyfriend out on a trail ride because he owed you one after a day in the side-by-side, he will probably be riding Merle, my “husband horse”! He is steady as the day as long and the most beautiful Palomino you could ever imagine although he is shaped like a potato he finds it funny to itch his belly on the sagebrush, but what man doesn’t after a long days work!
PECOS
Pecos is a horse that spent his younger years on the race track and is now at the EMR facility learning how to be loved and treated with the utmost respect. He is learning what it is like to be a horse again. Although he doesn’t make it out to all of the trail rides he is my favorite to take out on days of and spend endless hours just the two of us.
His pedigree can be followed all the way back to the amazing Secretariat!
Cash
This beautiful paint horse is the newest to our family and could only be cool enough to be called Johnny Cash! Although he comes in a small package he will out-walk the long-legged Willy in a breeze! He is easy to get along with and loves his treats at the end of the trail ride! He is the perfect love me, feed me, give me a job little horse!
Dunny
Funny Dunny is starting to show his age however he is the perfect suit for the little kids that come along and need a little help getting down the trail. We believe him to be about 25 years old and horses lived to be around 30 he is in remarkable shape for his age! He has the best personality and wants nothing more than to be right beside Luke and Reba.
