Porkie
breed: Pony Breed
age: 12 years old
size: smallest horse we have at 13-2 hands
history: Porky was very fat when he came here and has
been on a "hay only" diet. He
is now fit and trim.
personality: Laid back, somewhat lazy
and doesnt seem to be bothered by anything.
SILVER
breed: Quarter horse
age: 13 years old
size: 15-2 hands
history: been at ranch approx 5 yrs, our most versatile
therapy horse
personality: Silver is a very fiesty
horse. If not doing therapy with the
kids, he likes to cut and run
JETT
breed: Paint
age: 7 yrs old
size:16 hands
history: Jett came to Heartland as a boarder about 4.5
years ago. His owner had to move away
and he stayed.
personality: He was tried as a therapy
horse 2 years ago and was found to be very suited to the job. He is also used for lessons and as a camp
horse. He is a very headstrong horse
MISSY

breed: Quarter Horse
age: 9 yrs old
size:15 hands
history: She came as a boarder 4 years ago. She was tried
as a therapy horse two years ago when one of our elderly therapy horses was put
down.
personality: Missy is a cancer
survivor! She recently had it surgically removed from her neck. She has been a very consistent mount for
our kids.
SHORT STOP
breed: Quarter horse
age: 9 yrs old
size: 15-3 hands
history: Short Stop is our newest therapy horse. He was a track pony but injured his left back
leg, hence decided he needed a new job in a different field, so he retired from
the track and relocated from Florida to Heartland as a therapy horse.
personality: He is very sweet, loves attention, and loves
treats, especially pretzels.
LIGHTNING McQUEEN

breed: Arabian
age: almost 5 years old
size: 14-1
history: He showed signs of having a rough life at the age
of 6 months. He was originally purchased
as a "two-for" having shown signs of being badly abused. He was set out to pasture to relax and just
be a horse for awhile. He was then
gifted to Sarah Hyatt from her friend and she has been his caretaker ever
since.
personality: He's the horse who thinks he is a dog! He loves giving horse kisses up the sides of
unsuspecting faces, has a fondness of sweet tea, keylime pie, spagetti and
roasted marshmallows. He has very goofy
personality and a great love for children.
He is always very helpful but with tendencies to be a prankster.