*Red and Guin enjoy rides
around the farm. She and *Red often come up to visit us at the house,
"knocking" at the kitchen door to see if there is an apple or carrot available
for a hungry horse. In October of 2007, *Red developed Stringhalt.
I have a series of videos showing his progression from just a few days after
development to recovery. If you are interested they are available for
viewing on our YouTube site at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVaQqQp7OhQ Guin has
just begun riding *Red again.
*Red loves to be
with us two-leggeds. Whenever we have work to do out in the pastures,
either fencing, or just filling the water vats, *Red is there to assist us.
He might help with the hose, pick-up the tools, or even show us where a fence
may be down. He has even been known to demonstrate for us that the clasps
on the paddock gates aren't truly "horse proof"!
*Red is an intelligent, curious fellow and he loves to figure things out.
At the old farm we did have to padlock the door with a combination lock to keep
him out of the tack room. That didn't stop him from mouthing it regularly.
He also dearly loved to turn the lights of the barn on at night.
*Red was born in
British Columbia. He is by *Elko Nevada and out of *Dark
Fire. We are indebted to Shelly White for selling him to us.
*Red
is what we call an "extreme". Some Curlies, for reasons we have not been able
to determine yet, shed out their mane and tail when they shed in the spring.
This can make some of them uncomfortable during fly season, but we have not
found *Red to have any problems. It is also believed that Extremes are
homozygous for the Curly gene, but that has not been proven, as the Curly gene
has not yet been isolated. Research is on going. Please feel free to e-mail us
for more information or follow the International Curly Horse Organization link
on the Favorite Links page as they have more information on curl types and
extremes.
*Red and Guin enjoy rides
around the farm. She and *Red often come up to visit us at the house,
"knocking" at the kitchen door to see if there is an apple or carrot available
for a hungry horse. In October of 2007, *Red developed Stringhalt.
I have a series of videos showing his progression from just a few days after
development to recovery. If you are interested they are available for
viewing on our YouTube site at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVaQqQp7OhQ Guin has
just begun riding *Red again. 
fencing, or just filling the water vats, *Red is there to assist us.
He might help with the hose, pick-up the tools, or even show us where a fence
may be down. He has even been known to demonstrate for us that the clasps
on the paddock gates aren't truly "horse proof"!
*Red is an intelligent, curious fellow and he loves to figure things out.
At the old farm we did have to padlock the door with a combination lock to keep
him out of the tack room. That didn't stop him from mouthing it regularly.
He also dearly loved to turn the lights of the barn on at night.