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UPCOMING EVENTS
Valentine's Dance Feb 11th 5-9pm at THE ORCHARD
Faith based Equine study- Feb. 21st 4-5:30 at PINE LAKE PASTURES
OPEN HOUSE- April 25th

2010 Schedule- no lessons

June 26-27, 2010 WI STATE DRESSAGE/HUNT SHOW
 July  9-11, 2010 (4H campout at St. Croix COunty Fair)
 July - 23-26, 2010   St. Croix County Fair 

 

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Meet the Herd

Blue

NAME: Blue
BREED: Registered Qtr Horse
Sex: Gelding
Age: 7
Color: Blue Roan
Height: 15.1
Therapy Horse: YES
 
Blue is a great beginner to intermediate lesson horse. He will challenge the rider to stay on the rail but doesn't have a mean bone in his body. We love to take Blue on trails. He takes double for therapy. Advanced riders often feel Blue's unusal beat at faster gaits. At first, we had him tested for EPM, but the results came back negative. We believe that perhaps somewhere in his life he had trauma that caused this quarky canter gait; however he is NOT lame.
 

Eragon-ADOPTED by Alyssa Flemming

Name: Eragon
Breed: paint/Arab cross
Color: Pinto
Height: 14.1
Age: 11
Therapy horse: No
 
 Eragon was purchased by a woman that wanted to trail ride. She found out the hard way that he didn't do well on trails. She was sending him to auction but stopped by here first. Long story short- he's with us now.  He loves arena work. We've completed a week's worth of ground training and he's great under saddle walk, trot, canter and is will to take a few small jumps. Ask Alyssa- he's a dream to ride.
 

Rocky

Name: Rocky
Breed: Quarter Horse
Age: 9
Color : bay
Height: 14.3
Therapy Horse: takes double but needs calm rider
 
Rocky was purchased by Pine Lake Pastures for the purpose of lessons and to be Rebecca's horse. He is super cute and one of the most talented horses at the farm. He loves jumping, and doing Gymkhana. He's great on Trails and will excel at Dressage.

 

Ginger- New Addition

Breed: POA/Arab
Color: palomino
Height: 14 hands
Sex: Mare
Age: 6
Therapy horse: Not yet- has potential
 
 Ginger is not broke to ride yet. She was agressive at her last farm and had been started- but was going to auction. I have spent an hour with Ginger the past summer and saw potential in her so we are taking her on for breaking and a possible future lesson horse.
 
 

Pilon

 
Name: Pilon
Breed: Mustang
Age:13
Color: grey
Sex: mare
height: 16.0
Therapy horse: yes, single rider, she is tall.
 
Pilon is a rescued mustang with freeze mark and everything. She is boarded here at Pine Lake Pastures and is being trained for riding lessons. She is owned by Sande Albright. Pilon is faster and is a fun ride for more advanced students. Pilon has attended her first show and took two 1st places.  Pilon is dirty in the picture- she is pretty close to white when clean.
 

Roxy

Age: 12

Breed: Paint
Color:  strawberry roan
Gender: Mare
Height: 14
Lease/Sale- $600

Therapy Horse: no

Roxy will jump anything- cute little mover. Little stubborn at times but does great with patience. Love to take her on the trails around our property. She requires a bitless bridle and an English saddle.

Toby- ADOPTED and boarded here

 

Age: 4  Birthdate: Sept 06
Breed: Baskir Curly
Color: Tri
Gender: Gelding
Height: should mature at 14.3
CONGRATULATIONS RACHEL!!  Pictured above
Therapy Horse: YES! single rider, Toby is very very calm. perfect.

Toby came with a rough background- starved in the womb and left to die in a pasture- he had a rough go at life in the beginning. He is a favorite here at the farm and used in lessons and therapy. He is calm and cute!

Diamond- Adopted and boarded here

 

Diamond

Age: 20
Breed: Quarter Horse
Color: chestnut
Gender: Gelding
Height: 15.1 hands
Therapy Horse: YES- one of the best, English saddle only- NO DOUBLE
 
  • smoothest gait ever
  • GREAT horse for bareback riding
  •  not a trail horse
  • walks, trots, canters- and likes to jump
  • dry lot only due to previous founder
  • came to Pine lake Pastures on his way to auction
     

Rusty- Adopted and boarded here

Rusty

Age: 8
Breed: 1/2 Arab 1/2 Quarter Horse
Color: Chestnut
Gender:
Height: 15 hands
Therapy Horse: no but does well with very beginners. 
 Rusty has more personality then most humans. He is adorable and fun to ride. He is a blue ribbon winner at shows- and jumps 3' with ease.

Slider

Slider

Age: 8
Breed: Registered Quarter Horse
Color: Chestnut
Gender:
Height: 15.2
SALE $4000
Lease: $160/month
Therapy horse: No- not at all
 Slider is my favorite horse at the farm. He is a good strong horse that is now jumping 3'. Great Lesson horse and teaches the kids how to jump. Starting Dressage and collects nicely for the advanced rider. He will turn on fore, haunches in, shoulders in, side pass. He is head of the herd at Pine Lake Pastures.  He stands well for trimmer, takes shots, goes thru water- excellent on trails, would make a good Drill team horse. 

Lucky Dreamer aka Peanut

 

Before

Lucky

After

Age: 3.5
Born July 2006
Breed: American Shetland Pony
Color:
Gender:Gelding
Height: Should mature to 13 hands MAYBE!
Adoption Fee: $250

Lucky Dreamer was at a county fair. He was weaned a bit early so when we purchased him, we put him back on a bottle with supplemental milk.

2007 update- Peanut is his nickname because he is small. He is a clown, and will steal hats, or whatever he can get a grip on. He loves to play and will greet any person at the farm. He likes to chase the dog!

2009- Peanut is broke to ride by my children whom are small advanced riders.

RIley

Age: 20
Breed: Thoroughberd
Color: Chestnut
Gender: Gelding
Height: 17.2
Lease Option:

Great lesson horse- came in as severe starvation. He has recovered and loves to teach students how to jump.

Lakota

Age: Unknown (est 18)
Breed: Unknown
Color: silver dapple
Gender: Mare 
Lease Option: none

  • donated to program after been in wild for 13 yrs.
  • no hoof trims for at least 13 years- deformed hooves
  • severe founder 
  • extremely difficult to catch
  • not good for shots or farrier
  • once caught- loves to be groomed
  • sweet disposition
  • loves karmie
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Tee

Age: 22
Breed: TB
Color: black
Gender:gelding
Height:16 hands 
  • This is Cheri's personal horse
  • Originally found on a railroad track; he's been a racetrack horse to a grand champion jumper
  • Even at 22, he's very high strung
  • Advanced riders only
  • his jockey tattoo confirmed he was related to Secretariat
  •  

Leprachaun Man (AKA Chaun)

Chaun

Age: 28
Breed: Qtr Horse
Color: Blood Bay
Gender: Gelding
Height: 15 hands
Lease Option:

Chaun use to live at a children's day camp but he was just too active/unpredictable for them. We leased him one winter for Hannah (shown on Chaun), worked with him, changed his bit from a 4 inch curb to a snaffle and put him in a German Martingale, and his disposition really mellowed down. Chaun belongs to Hannah but is one of our lesson horses here at the farm. He is a favorite amongst many students.  He's a wonderful horse for therapy.

Snappy the Appy

Age: 15
Breed: POA Pony of America
Color: Red Roan
Gender: Gelding
Height: 13.2
Lease Option:

 Snappy is a great trail horse and excellent at games. Needs an advanced rider. He was on his way to auction. Snappy spooks if the rider moves ackwardly- tries to take off a jacket, etc.  BUT doesn't spook on trailrides-

Winnie

Winnie

Age: 5.5
Breed: Percheron and Standardbred
Color: Bay
Gender: Mare Height: 15.3
Lease Option:
Winnie came to us Dec. 2004 as a baby, just weaned from her mother. We believe she was approximately 6 months old. She was rescued by a kind hearted woman whom of which bid on her at the auction where a "meat" bidder was bidding on Winnie. We paid a little over what the woman paid for her and adopted Winnie. The woman told us we woundn't be able to catch her but... within 4 days Winnie warmed up to us. Most people imprint at birth but I decided to give it a try at 6 months. Winnie did well with all the training and time we gave her. At just over a year I started working with her on the Parrelli method utilizing his 7 games and ground training techniques. Winnie has become Cheri's horse- can be used in lessons but spooks easily in arena. She jumps up to 3'6 and has cleared 5'.

Traeh Gib

NAME: Treah Gib- Big Heart backwards-

BREED: Mustang

Height: 15.1

Gelding

Traeh is owned by Mike Sutton, he is a rescued Mustang and is boarded here, and used in lessons.

DJ

2007 photo courtesy of Donna Hanson

Age: 9
Breed: UK Shetland
Color: White
Gender: Gelding
Height:
Lease Option:

DJ is a UK Shetland Pony. He came to us in 2004 when his caregivers decided they could not keep him any longer. DJ travels in a mini van to visit nursing homes, schools, homes of the special needs children and other special events. He likes to stand for grooming and that´s pretty much his job here at the farm. Marissa, our 7 yr old has become DJ´s caregiver and the two of them are quite bonded. Some people call DJ a miniature pony but technically he´s a Shetland Pony from the Shetland Islands. The ponies there are hardy and can live off very little provisions. They are docile and were originally brought to the US to work in Coal Mines. DJ is from the breedstock of Londonberry.

Lilly

Lillie

Age: 14
Breed: Dartmoor Pony
Color: bay
Gender: Mare
Height:
Lease Option: $160/month
Sale: HUNTER POTENTIAL!- $10k

Lilly came to the farm with founder and coughing.  She came from a loving family in Stillwater MN that could no longer keep her. She was broke to drive but was not ridable. Once, healed, we began to break Lilly for riding  She wasn't the easiest pony to break but has now been broke 2 years. She is doing wonderful. No more bucks! She is a super lesson pony, and been taken to jumping shows where she and Mookie have won many ribbons.  She is used for beginners and for small children in thereapy sessions. She loves to be groomed, does great on trail rides, goes thru water, stands for farrier, takes shots and deworming well- She can be a little stubborn for very beginners, but all in all- the perfect pony!

Lilly has now began Dressage lessons as well!

Excalibur

2007 photo courtesy of Donna Hanson

Age: 13
Breed: UK Shetland Pony
Color: Chestnut
Gender: Gelding Height:
Lease Option: Has experienced founder and must live on dry lot- trim every 3-4 weeks.

Excalibur, also known as x man, is the synopsis of "short, round, and low to the ground", which is the phrase we use to describe UK shetland Ponies. How can you tell a miniature horse from a UK Shetland? If they look like a mini draft- it's the UK shetland. Excalibur was part of the 4 ponies that came to us from Nebraska. I didn't have a horse trailer, and needed to pick up 4 ponies. I did some research on how much weight a mini van could hold and it was 900 lbs on the rear axle... I found a volunteer, whom I had just met to drive the 10 hours to Nebraska with me and we slept in the rest area waiting for the ponies to get there. When the horse trailer pulled up and they opened the back, I took one look at Excalibur-the little short fat guy and said, "oh my, they may not fit, he might pop my tires!" Trust me we prayed all the way home for the tires not to blow. We made it, and the ponies did great in the mini van. It was a bit stinky and a long 10 hour drive back but all made it safe and sound. However, the minivan will never smell the same. Excalibur is used as a promotional pony and is eligible to go to a home which has horse experience.

Karmie

Karmie

Age: 10
Breed: UK Shetland Pony
Color: Chestnut
Gender: Mare Height:
Lease Option:

Karmie was one of our orignial Uk Shetlands. She came to us when another family could no longer keep her. She has a dwarf deformity in our lower jaw (an underbite) which prevents her from ever becoming part of the breeding herd. When Karmie first came to our farm she wasn't friendly at all, kicked at us. She is now extremely friendly and loving.

Stormie

 

Age: 4
Breed: Paint
Color: blk/white
Gender: mare
Height: 14.3
Lease Option:
Therapy Horse: YES- take double
 
Stormie is one of the best horses on the farm. She belongs to Hannah. Stormie is being trained to ride hunter/jumper, dressage and gymkhana. Her temperment is perfect and she is one of our best therapeutic riding horses.

Cinco De Mayo - aka (Cinco)

 

Age: 5
Breed: UK Shetland Pony
Color: Chestnut
Gender: Mare
Height:
Lease Option: personal Ponies

Cinco came to the farm as a 4 month old filly. She and her mother arrived in a minivan along with 2 other ponies all the way from Nebraska. She was weaned at about 6 months and began her training as a Personal Pony.

2007 Cinco is lead mare of all the Personal Ponies. She will kick other ponies but is great around children.