Meet the Horses
There is an indefinable bond that develops between horses and their human friends. Horses are non-judgmental; they do not laugh when told secrets. They provide a strong shoulder to lean on, and they do not shun people who are a little different.
We use a variety of horse types, both large and small, but primarily use Icelandic horses, which are intelligent, good tempered, versatile and beautiful. Their average height is between 12.3 and 13.1 hands.
We carefully choose and work with horses that have a special attitude. They often seem to know that they are there to help, and “take care” of their special riders. All of our horses are carefully screened for temperament, trained for the unique situations encountered in therapeutic lessons, and carefully monitored to ensure that they remain in good health and spirit.
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Sampson
Sampson is a 1500+ pound Belgian cross gelding. He is 12 years old and is a very affectionate boy who loves people.
Sampson joined us in November of 2019 and is a wonderful lesson horse. He takes good care of his riders!
Charlie
Charlie is a Gypsy Vanner/ Morgan/ Friesian cross gelding. He is 7 years old and is a very playful.
He joined us in June of 2024 and is a wonderful lesson horse.
Joe
Joe is on loan to Milestones. He is a very confident and affectionate horse and does well with riders of all levels. His personality makes him very popular in our Horse Tales Program too!
Henri
Henri is a quiet, snuggly horse that works hard for his riders and enjoys his job.
Henri came to Milestones from Green Hill Therapy in Louisville, Kentucky where he was primarily used for hippo therapy. He is 16 years old, level 1 Parelli trained and enjoys dressing up as a unicorn for Halloween!
Champ
Champ joined Milestones just before Christmas in 2015.
He is a sweet boy that is very friendly. He really enjoys being with his friends out in the pasture (he plays a lot!). Champ works primarily with our therapeutic riders.
Regasus aka Regy
Regy is a Missouri Fox Trotter gelding.
Regy loves trotting around in the fields and spending time with riders at lessons.
Odie
Odie, an Icelandic horse, is one of our more steady horses. He is cool, calm and collected. He loves riders of all ages and takes good care of them.
Shiloh
Shiloh is on loan to Milestones and does very well with both assisted and independent riders.
Shiloh is very friendly and enjoys his job. He is also a big fan of the Horse Tales Program!
Leo
Leo joined us at the barn in 2021 and is a part of the small herd. He has fun at lessons and does a great job.
He loves making new friends!
Ranger
Ranger joined us in 2019 and has quickly become very popular at the farm and in the community.
He enjoys running around with Silver and attending events such as, The Independence Community Appreciation Day last summer and Independence Christmas Parade. When he's not getting into shenanigans with Silver, he loves listening to a good book!
Silver
Silver joined us in 2019 and has quickly become very popular at the farm and in the community.
His favorite activities include hanging out at the farm with Ranger and attending community events like Community Appreciation Days last summer and Christmas Parades. He's also a great listener during Horse Tales!
Dath
This sweethearts has been with Milestones since 1999. She often teaches the new horses how to properly behave. She loves being brushed and loved on, which makes her perfect for our "ground" programs.
Dath is one of the two Icelandic horses at Milestones that is actually from Iceland!
Willow
Willow is an 11 year old Icelandic.
She is an extremely affectionate girl who loves people. She loves to lead the way during her lessons and does a wonderful job with new riders.