Meet Our Horses
Enjoy the Finest Horseback Riding in New Mexico
We take great care to have excellent, well trained, well cared for horses. Our horses are the foundation of our business, and as such are very important. We make sure to give them plenty of good quality feed, proper hoof, teeth and vet care, as well as love! We have very good quality tack because we want both our guests and our horses to be comfortable. Meet some of our horses:
Libby
Libby is a sweet and beautiful gray Quarter Horse mare. Her registered name is Lil Bit Stormy Flash!
Cortina
Cortina, nicknamed “Tina”, is a beautiful Belgian mare. As our biggest horse, she is a true “gentle giant”!
Stetson
You will fall in love with this black beauty's sweet and loving personality. Meris likes to call him Maserati for his well controlled power and responsive ride!
Victorio
Victorio is a beautiful Gypsy Vanner cross. Strong and steady, he will take you where you want to go!
Jerry
Jerry’s cute, sweet face will win you over in a heartbeat! He is ready to take you trail riding to see the beauty of the Gila National Forest.
Vic
Vic is a BLM mustang. He went through the mustang training program and has worked on ranches in Colorado and now ours! He is very well-trained and a beautiful grulla dun color to boot!
Slingshot
Slingshot loves face rubs and just wants to be your friend! He is originally from a working ranch in Kansas, along with his buddy Linus.
Linus
Linus got his name because he is a line back overo dun. Although it is harder to tell now that he has turned gray, he is a registered American Paint Horse!
Blue
Blue is named for his blue roan color- his unique flecks and spots are all natural! He is a registered American Quarter Horse.
Pinball
Pinball is a black and white draft cross who has black spots that look like pinballs!
Buffalo Gal
Buffalo Gal came to us from Old Tucson Studios where she worked as a movie extra. We call her our movie star!
Rooster
Rooster is named for Rooster Cogburn because he looks like John Wayne’s horse in True Grit!
Smokey
This handsome boy loves his belly scratched! He is a registered American Quarter Horse.
Lightning
Lightning gets his name from being scared of Lightning when he was just a baby. He is a super sweet registered American Paint Horse.
Shadow
Shadow casts a big shadow. He is one of our largest horses- a Percheron Quarter Horse cross. He loves attention!
Lips
Lips gets his name from being able to open gate latches from time to time! He is a sure-footed mountain horse.
Casey
Casey is a bay and white paint who gets his share at every meal! He has lived in the Gila National Forest his whole life.
Buck
Buck is named for his beautiful golden buckskin color. He is one of our friendliest horses and he has been with us for a long time.
Johnnie
Johnnie is a Clydesdale Quarter Horse cross. You will fall in love with his big face and beautiful thick mane.
Casper
Casper “the friendly ghost” is what we like to call a “ghost paint” with gray and white spots you can only see when he is wet!
Jasper
Jasper is sweet and steady red dun with a long stride. He is a good ol’ Montana cowboy horse.