The Horses of Divine Equine

Leo... Leo is our purebred Cleveland Bay colt. Leo spends most of his time hanging with Dexter, eating, and trying to manipulate anyone to give him attention. We've been taking him out on trail, working with him in hand, and taking him to various shows - we hope he'll spend a lot of time there in the future. Leo is the 2007 USDF DSHB All Breed Award winner, CBHSNA Western (Showmanship) Champion, and CBHSNA In-hand Champion. In addition, Leo has earned his Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007.

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Dollar Bill... Bill is an Appendix Quarter horse who is off the track. He's a wonderful all around horse. An ex-pony club horse, Bill does it all - jumping, dressage, eventing, trail riding. I've even taken him on some NATRC rides and he had the time of his life. Bill loves horse camping, although he has no qualms about amusing himself with his buckets in the middle of the night. He's a bit of a noisy neighbor at horse camp.

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Olympic Coin (Cisco)... Cisco is our Tennessee Walking Horse. He's actually my husband's horse, but I've been playing around with him and took him to a dressage show at the Marston Plantation in SC which has gaited classes (see links page for more info on gaited dressage). It was a lot of fun. I love this breed, they are truly the "golden retrievers" of horses - they love people, are very smart and easy to train. It's truly a heart breaking shame what the TWHBEA has allowed to happen in that industry and how it turns a blind eye to what these so called breeders do to these amazing horses. I hate everything about that industry, that society and the breeders/owners who partake in it. May they all rot in hell.

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FrostyOak Monumental Act (Dexter)... Dexter is a part bred Cleveland Bay gelding. I drove to a race horse layup facility in Delaware to pick up Dexter sight unseen because his owner could not deal with him and was ready to send him to auction. I was told that Dexter would not let you near him to halter and that he needed to be sedated to have his feet trimmed. It took us at least 4 hours to get a halter on him and he did not know how to lead, but it took only about 15 minutes to get him into the trailer, and once he was in there, he was as happy as a clam (we watched him from inside the truck via video camera on the drive home) even though we drove through some nasty thunderstorms. I was able to trim his awfully long hooves the day after we got him home. He was fidgety, but didn't require sedation. It took a bit longer for him to learn to be haltered. Now he's doing wonderfully. He's been everywhere - to shows, to the vet, on trail, to a bombproofing clinic. Now we're working on ground driving and free jumping here and there. He's got a wonderful rhythm and takes his fences perfectly in stride. I think his job will be in the hunter ring or on the hunt field.

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NW Cherishedangel (Angel)... Angel is a registered purebred Arabian pony. Her previous owner left her at a boarding stable and never came back for her. The owners of the stable didn't do anything with her for three years and decided to sell her as a brood mare. She was supposed to be "unrideable" and had a reputation for bucking. You could not get near her head with a halter/bridle and unfortunately, she has freckled around where her halter lies as it probably wasn't taken off of her for years. She's a wonderful horse with a very good mind and a beautiful mover. I've really enjoyed working with her. She just needed someone to trust. She's very green, but I have had no problems with her since starting to work with her and have only seen her buck once since she's been here and that was in the pasture. She's a champ on the trail, loads onto the trailer and has a couple of field trips under her belt. My plan is to take her on some endurance rides and to start showing her at training level in dressage. She's not a natural jumper and really sees no sense in it, so that's not going to be part of her future. I believe she may also make a wonderful driving pony. She's already ground driving and will start driving training as soon as she's ready.

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SBF Kokomo (Kahlua)... Kahlua is an Anglo Arabian mare that came to us in the fall of 2005. Kahlua's previous owner was ill for quite awhile and just didn't have the time to work with her and I just fell in love with her, she's stunning. She hadn't had much training, so we're just working on relaxation and steady gaits right now. I plan on showing her in dressage and she likes to jump, so I'm may do some combined tests with her to see how she does. I will also take her on some NATRC and/or AERC rides.

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Farm Dogs... Cody is our yellow lab and absolutely loves farm life. We adopted Cody before we moved from CA from the Southern CA Lab rescue, where he was found wandering the streets of Riverside. Spikey is our Pomeranian "herd" dog. He loves to herd the horses. We found him wandering the streets of our neighborhood in CA. When no one claimed him, he became part of the family. Summer is a recent addition. She lived next door, but came to live with us when her farm burned down on New Year's Eve eve in 2005. She was very frightened and timid, but is coming out of her shell. Mostly she likes to sleep inside on the couch or bed these days.

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Goat... Socks is our pygmy goat. He was one of four goats that were left on the property when we moved in. Unfortunately, we have lost the other three goats to dogs/coyotes in two separate attacks. Socks now lives happily with the horses/donkeys and has free range of the farm. He has gone from being afraid of humans/horses to litearlly being under your feet and desperately begging for attention. Goats are notorious escape artists, so I have basically given up on keeping him "in" his pasture. He just goes where he wants, whether it's in the barn, with the mares or with the younger horses.

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Donkeys... Earl and Sammy are our donkeys. We originally got them to live with the goat and to help ward off dog/coyotes, but the goat was afraid of them. Sammy (the mini) likes to chase the goat - probably because Earl (the standard) likes to chase Sammy. Now their job is to help with mowing of pastures and make me laugh when they bray. I think I will work with them and teach them both to drive.