Rainbow is 17 hands tall and used to dabble in dressage. These days, he's left the tuff stuff to the youngsters and mostly spends his time lounging about the pasture with his constant companion, Freckles. Freckles, pictured at right, is in love with Rainbow. She refuses to leave his side in the pasture and has a hissy fit when I take him out without her along. I'm not sure the feeling is completely mutual as Bo seems relieved to get away from her every once in a while.
Freckles is a peculiar horse.
If you ride her on our farm, she's quite a handful. If, however, you take to a trail ride out somewhere, she's a perfect angel. Our only mule is named Myrtle and she's about 22 or 23 years old. She's only about 13 hands tall, but can jump a fence taller than she is. She was originally a coon hunter's mule, so she learned this talent early on.