Finding Skye

Like so many little girls, Ice Road Trucker Lisa Kelly loved horses, and loved to collect every model horse she could get her hands on. Breyers™, My Little Pony™, any horses Lisa found, she had to have. Lisa started riding in Sterling, Alaska, where her mother kept a few horses. Pepper, the stubbornest, meanest pony […]

Honoring Barbaro

In the winter of 2005-2006 a brilliant bay colt made people sit up and take notice.  His speed and dominance on the track and his brilliant win in the Kentucky Derby brought him world-wide fame. His tragic breakdown in the Preakness and subsequent struggle to survive soon brought him universal attention, not just from racing […]

Horses Gave Me Back My Daughter

Heather Swicicki was only eight years old when her father died suddenly of a heart attack. Formerly a happy, talkative child who made friends easily, Heather shut down. Missing from the Swicicki family residence were smiles, laughter, visiting friends. And Heather lost all interest in going anywhere. “After her dad died it was like the […]

Horse Terms and Tips

Horse Terms Hock: Financial condition of all horse owners. Fence: Decorative structure built to provide your horse with something to chew on Horse Auction: What you think of having after your horse bucks you off Pinto: Green coat pattern found on freshly washed light colored horses left unattended for two minutes Rasp: Abrasive metal tool […]

Sarge

Sarge came to Elaine and her sister Joyce in trade for a registered Arabian gelding.  The 14.3 hand Quarter/Morgan cross was a mess.  His rough, filthy coat covered protruding bones and a sagging back. His feet were cracked and broken due to lack of care, and his lower lip “hung so low, it was a […]