The horses!

I decided to make a post dedicated to all the wonderful horses at the ranch, pictures included. I'll go in order of their paddocks, left to right. *The pictures were messed up when I uploaded them, so here are the horses pictured, top to bottom.*
Harrison, Mahina, Ginger, Makena, Sparky, and Makani.


Ginger: Ginger is Christine's personal horse. She's a middle aged chestnut mare that was rescued from another stable a couple years ago. She's a roping horse. We think she is part Bashkir Curly horse because of how fuzzy she gets in the winter. She is really sweet and not quite as mareish as Makena is. Sometimes she'll give me some attitude, but when I pull her out to groom her or whatever she is the sweetest thing in the world. Once I was in a lot of pain because of my hip and she looked over at me to make sure I was okay and didn't leave my side until she was sure I was okay.



Harrison: Harrison is a total gentleman. He's a chestnut quarter (?) horse. He is an old champion rope horse. When you ride him, he's totally push button which means he'll respond very well to pressure and whatever else you ask him. As nice as he in looks and personality, I don't have any personal attachment to him.



Makena: The princess! Makena is an older horse, but she has as much spunk as the rest of them. She is a cherry bay, half arabian. Arabians are known for their dished faces which you can really see in Makena's face. I rode her on the ride once and she was good, kind of fast though and she wasn't exactly fond of the fact I was riding her in the back.




Sparky: Sparky is Pat's personal horse and doesn't take tourists out on rides. He is a paint and in my opinion one of the sweetest horses in the world once you get to know him. He is also push button like Harrison. Sparky has a terrible habit of colicing at least once a year and did so when I was there. It wasn't serious and all it took was a little medicine to get him feeling better. Sparky is the movie star of the stables and he totally knows it.




Makani: Makani is the newest horse at the ranch. He is a gorgeous buckskin quarter. He is a total in-your-pocket type but not the smartest horse at the ranch. What he lacks in brightness he makes up for in personality. I really like to groom and work with him because of his happy attitude toward everything. I don't think I've ever seen him pin an ear or lift a foot up to kick.

Keola: Keola is a cherry bay like his half sister, Makena. Keola is by far the smartest horse on the ranch and because of that he is very mischievous. He's really good on the trail but for some reason he and I don't get along at all. He always has an attitude toward me and someday I am going to do groundwork with him so we can work out our differences.

Kiko: My personal favorite! Kiko is a lightly spotted grey horse (fleabitten is the correct term) and a total sweetheart. He was rescued with Ginger and I think is the oldest horse on the ranch. Sometimes he walks slowly when you lead him because he's lazy, but he has a lot of get up and go and even has a mischievous streak. Occasionally he'll pin his ears and has bitten workers before, but other than that is a gentleman. He loves to be rubbed on the face.




Mahina: Mahina is the biggest horse at stables. She is a half Percheron mare and the least mareish of the three. She got hurt a few weeks ago but since then has completely healed. She acts as a mother in a lot of ways, protective but not overbearing. She and Kiko are really good friends and share a paddock together. She's grey like him, they almost look like siblings or mother and son.