There are 10 horses at the farm.

4  of them are under the auspices of Team Valiant – you can read all about them and Team Valiant’s humans in the next column.

In order of arrival in our life  the other horses here:

Quirk: a  feisty fabulous buckskin pony mare – she was likely born in 2006.

Harri: a large grey gelding born around  2004 he was known as Mr Neurotic at first but he has settled into a great friend.

Maggi: this solidly built sweet black mare was  probably born in 2010. She is a pleasure  to work with.

Red: a stunning chestnut gelding Red retired here thanks to his human – we think he was born in 2001 or so and he takes his job as farm greeter very seriously.

Rodeo: a fancy strawberry roan pony  while we aren’t sure how old he is (quite possibly the oldest equine here)  – he sure is full of  character and knows what he wants.

Wiser:  is still learning how life at the farm works. This handsome schoolmaster is learning to make horse friends while we do some rehabilitation work. He is a 1999 model!

In the fall of 2013  “Team Valiant,” was formed. It’s a global band of people passionate about making a difference in the lives of those in need. We met  largely through Facebook networking, and work together to raise funds to support animals in need of help. 5 horses currently have permanent  sanctuary at the farm.

Valiant – the group’s name sake horse arrived emaciated and near death. The community rallied to save Val and through a slow careful process he doubled his body weight and joined a whole lot of people together. He has some on going health concerns  which we work hard to manage. Valiant passed away in 2020. We miss him.

Aldwyn was the next to join the team.  A terrible case of cellulitis and a wild attitude meant that he was difficult to treat and expensive. He continues to be both a little accident prone and full of character!

Mysterious Code found herself in a feedlot -for a second time and her situation was grim. She was lice infested and under weight on arrival but quickly rallied.

Huey is the baby of the team . Much loved he was orphaned young and the least successful race horse here! His humans did not want to see him slip though cracks due to his sensitivities so asked if we would take him on.  He is our entertainer and a sweet sweet soul.

Big  Deeds was a very successful racehorse who somehow fell on hard times. He was sent to auction and found his way here – thin and with an engorged hind leg. He has many scars  and is prone to flare ups of lymphangitis.  Kind and gentle he is a welcome addition to the team.