Meet our Horses
BOB
Adopted By: David and Bonnie Weekley
Girlfriend: Feeby
Past Life: Bob used to be a team roping horse
Interesting Fact: He is our only horse with 2 blue eyes
Interests: Loves to roll in the water and enjoys trail rides
BOOTS
Adopted: Andrea & Darrell Chambliss
Best Friend: Ghost
Sly Trick: Uses his puppy dog face to get all the treats
Interesting Fact: Boots is a staff favorite to ride, he is our tallest horse at 15.3 hands
CHIEF
Adopted By: Desiree & Rob Nielsen
Interesting Fact: Chief is our smallest horse on the property at 12 hands tall
Interests: Prefers to keep the company of large horses.
CHURRO
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Interesting Fact: Churro loves to swim in the pond
Loves playing with the school groups that come to visit.
FEATHER
Adopted By: Chevron Phillips Chemical
Interesting Fact: Loves to chase cows.
In Therapeutic Riding: She is the most popular horse at shows.
Past Life: Former hunter/jumper pony.
Boyfriend: Trigger
FEEBY
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Past Life: Barrel Racing.
Best Friends: Ivy.
Character: Gentle-spirited
Used in our EAL program.
FLYNN
Adopted By: Mari & Rick Stewart
Fun Fact: Named after Flynn Rider from Tangled.
Best Friend: Storm.
Character: Loves to be in your personal bubble and has no idea he’s a horse.
GHOST
Adopted By: Anonymous
Fun Fact: He is our most talkative horse.
Interests: He loves to play in the water hose (face first).
Character: He very laid back & chill.
IVY
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Best Friend: Feeby
Interesting Fact: Has one blue eye.
Interests: Enjoys trail riding and likes her space.
Used in our EAL program.
JENNY
Adopted By: Katrina & Worthing Jackman
Interesting Fact: She is our youngest horse.
Best Friend: She and Boots used to be barn buddies.
Character: It's Jenny's world and we're all living in it.
JOKER
Adopted By: Charlotte & Sam Pickle
Past Life: He used to be a barrel horse, and has won a rodeo or two.
Coffee Order: cold brew with soy milk and vanilla
QUITO
Adopted By: The Sloop Family
Best Friend: Titan
Interesting Fact: Loves to rest his head on your shoulder
Interests: Loves scratches on his chest.
Used in our EAL Program
RANGER
Adopted By: Christen & Brad Kaufman
Best Friend: His brother, Scout
Fun Fact: Ranger is an American Mustang
Previous Life: Ranger traveled extensively, exploring parks and trails around Texas and the Southeast.
ROANY
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Character: Our most confident horse.
Interests: Always looking for food.
Interesting Fact: Would be the first to order a snack subscription box!
He has the most luscious locks of mane!
RUGER
Adopted By: Charlotte Ammerman & Mark Pharo
Best Friend: Trigger
Past Life: Ruger was a therapeutic riding horse in another program before joining ours!
SCOUT
Adopted By: You First Foundation
Past Life: Scout was a long-distance trail horse, riding miles on weekends with his previous owner.
Fun Fact: He has one blue eye and one brown eye.
Best Friend: His brother, Ranger
SHAQ
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Best Friend: Bob.
Fun Fact: Favorite time of day is lunch.
One of the horses who has been here the longest.
STORMY
Adopted By: Carlton, Hofferkamp, and Jenks Wealth Management
Interesting Fact: Her name used to be potato
Character: One of our quietest, most peaceful horses.
Best Friend: Feather
In Therapeutic Riding: Has the ability to look out for her rider’s balance and match their ability. She is a solid mount to teach riders independence
TITAN
Adopted By: Katrina & Worthing Jackman
Named By: Coulson Tough Elementary School
Best Friend: Quito
Past Life: Dressage career.
Interesting Fact: Our only pure warmblood in the herd.
Used is our EAL program.
TRIGGER
Adopted By: David & Bonnie Weekley
Girlfriend: Feather
Past Life: Barrel Horse
Interesting Fact: Will always check you for treats
Horse Care
At Inspiration Ranch we know that our horses provide the healing that our participants and families need and cannot find in another therapeutic setting. We honor our horses by maintaining an approach of partnership, focusing on their well-being and positive relationships between them and our volunteers, clients, and staff. By doing so, we hope to keep our horses happy, healthy, and healing our families for many years!
Horses thrive when their care, handling and environment is most like their natural tendencies. As such, we embrace natural horsemanship, including the following:
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Boarding – Inspiration Ranch’s horses live outside 24/7 in a herd environment. in 2015 we created a natural living area for our horses that promotes movement in a herd environment.
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Handling – Staff members work with a natural horsemanship trainer on a regular basis and then in turn train the volunteers so the complete team has a similar approach to horse handling that focuses on safety, partnership, confidence, and FUN!
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Hoof Care – Inspiration Ranch’s horses are barefoot and have overcome prior hoof conditions and shoeing by the attentive care of a barefoot trimmer
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Diet - horses' digestive systems are designed for constant nibbling; our horses have access to hay at all times and are supplemented with necessary vitamins and minerals
