Stern's Retired Horses

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Flying With Elephants

The Basics
Show Name: Flying With Elephants
Barn Name: Elly
Age: 9 years
Gender: Mare
Breed: Percheron
Breed Registry: Percheron Horse Assoc.

The Appearance
Coat Color: Black
Stable Color: Rosy Brown
Height: 17.0 HH

The Personality
Personality: Calm, Loving, Eager to Please, Problematic only with shots, Easy to load
Notes: Careful when giving her shots

The History
Basic History: Elly was bred by an ex-vaulter and trained to be a vaulting horse as soon as she could. She was sold to Raenn when she was done with her training, at three and a half years of age. Raenn used her at her mentor's vaulting lessons only sometimes, to keep the mare in training, and otherwise was the only one riding her.

The Technicalities
Discipline: Vaulting, Bareback, English Pleasure
Owner: Raenn Merced
Rider: BRRA Vaulting Team

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Chugging Along

The Basics
Show Name: Chugging Along
Barn Name: Choo
Age: 7 years
Gender: Gelding
Breed: Belgian
Breed Registry: Belgian Draft Horse Corp. of America

The Appearance
Coat Color: Sorrel
Stable Color: Royal Purple
Height: 17.0 HH

The Personality
Personality: Bomb-proof, Good for the farrier, Slightly protective of his 'herd', Not good around small-small children, Loves dogs
Caution Around: Little children

The History
Basic History: Choo was raised as a driving horse, but at the age of three, Raenn bought him because of his calm demeanor and started training him to be a vaulting horse. She used her mentor's most advanced students to help her with him. She was satisfied with his improvement and started using him for lower classes. When she got the position at BRRA, Raenn didn't have any doubts that she would take him with her.

The Technicalities
Discipline: Vaulting, Bareback riding
Owner: Raenn Merced
Rider: BRRA Vaulting Team

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Fronds in the Wynd

The Basics
Show Name: Fronds in the Wynd
Barn Name: Wyllo
Age: 5 years
Gender: Mare
Breed: Holsteiner
Breed Registry: AHHA

The Appearance
Coat Color: Grey
Stable Color: Pink
Height: 17.2 HH

The Personality
Personality: Easygoing, Loves treats, Enjoys attention, Dislikes the farrier, but stands still if she's held by Raenn, Easy to groom
Notes: N/A

The History
Basic History: After she had been accepted as the vaulting coach at BRRA, Raenn decided that she needed another horse to help her teach, so that she had more horses to spread the workload on. She started looking around, and soon found Wyllo. She fell in love with the horse, despite her attention-seeking ways, and decided that she would do fine. Wyllo had been trained in vaulting and under saddle from two years onward.

The Technicalities
Discipline: Vaulting, English Pleasure
Owner: Raenn Merced
Rider: BRRA Vaulting Team

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KSO Schindler's Rain

The Basics
Show Name: KSO Schindler's Rain
Barn Name: Ash
Age: 8
Gender: Mare
Breed: Appaloosa
Breed Registry: AAA

The Appearance
Coat Color: Bay Leopard
Stable Color: Lavender
Height: 15.3 HH

The Personality
Personality: Reserved, Easy-going, Loves competition, Polite, Loads easily, Hates boats
Notes: Doesn't like boats.

The History
Basic History: Ash was bred by a close friend of Kendall's by her horse that she had ridden in the Olympics, out of another champion black leopard. She was born soon after Kendall was starting to think about riding again, and Kendall decided to buy the youngster when her friend had trained her. Since then, Kendall's competition stallion was euthanized, leaving her with only this last legacy, who has served her well.

The Technicalities
Discipline: Eventing - Cross Country
Owner: Kendall Salenk
Rider:

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Fighting A Mountain

1*2*3*4*5*6*7*8*9*10

The Basics
Show Name: Fighting A Mountain
Barn Name: Pompeii
Age: 6 years
Gender: Gelding
Breed: Appaloosa
Breed Registry: AAA

The Appearance
Coat Color: Black Leopard
Stable Color: Navy
Height: 15.2 HH

The Personality
Personality: Goofy, Loves showing off, Vain, Likes being in charge in a pasture, Lashes out if he gets frustrated
Caution Around: 'Alpha' personality, gets frustrated easily.

The History
Basic History: Kendall bought him from a reputable breeder and started riding him in small-scale competitions, but mostly as a horse to show her students what they are looking for. He's usually the horse she rides while teaching.

The Technicalities
Discipline: Eventing - Cross Country
Owner: Kendall Salenk

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Smart Lil' Badger

The Basics
Show Name: Smart Lil' Badger
Barn Name: Lilja
Age: 13 years
Gender: Mare
Breed: QH
Breed Registry: AQHA

The Appearance
Coat Color: Sorrel
Stable Color: Inchworm
Height: 15.2 HH

The Personality
Personality: Lilja lives for running barrels. She'll do any other work under a western saddle, but it is obvious that she loves running the cloverleaf pattern. In the pasture, she is a typical horse, not the boss, but she isn't going to be the top of the totem pole either. She likes treats, but doesn't search them out exclusively.
Notes:

The History
Basic History: Lilja has wonderful bloodlines. By Smart with Cash and out of Lil Badgers Poco, she was destined to do great things as soon as she hit the ground. She was snatched up by a champion barrel racer when she was two, and trained to run the barrels. After her trainer/owner started getting older, and less inclined to run barrels for a living, he started looking for a new home for her, since she lived for the barrels. That was when Mr. and Mrs. Ahearne bought her for John.

The Technicalities
Discipline: Barrel Racing
Owner: John Ahearne

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Nebuchadnezzar

{Eins} {Zwei}

The Basics
Show Name: Nebuchadnezzar
Barn Name: Neb
Age: 13 years
Gender: Gelding
Breed: Zweibrücker
Breed Registry: Pferdezuchterverband Rheinland-Pfalz-Saar, AWS

The Appearance
Coat Color: Buckskin
Stable Color: Silver
Height: 16.0 HH

The Personality
Personality: Friendly, Happy, Easygoing, Loads easily, Not afraid of anything
Notes: N/A

The History
Basic History: Neb was born on a reputable breeder farm in Zweibrücken that focused mainly on sporthorses. He was trained to be friendly and outgoing, and was soon recognized as a high-level dressage potential. After most of his basic training was done, a man in Munich bought him and started training him for the higher levels. This man was Luka's riding instructor, and when Luka started getting better, he was given Neb to ride. Since then, his mother and father bought Neb for him.

The Technicalities
Discipline: Dressage
Owner: Luka Ingersleben

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Quetzalcoatl

The Basics
Show Name: Quetzalcoatl
Barn Name: Quiz
Age: 7 years
Gender: Gelding
Breed: Gypsy
Breed Registry:

The Appearance
Coat Color: Blue Roan
Stable Color: Mahogany
Height: 15.2 HH

The Personality
Personality: Quiz can be rather over-friendly at times. He doesn't know his own strength, and when he nudges someone, it can range from a slight touch to knocking them down. He is a very easy ride, however, happy to be pushed to greater heights. He loves carrots. As odd as he is, he is perfectly happy being dressed up for Kur, or for any other reason.
Caution Around: Him

The History
Basic History: Quiz was born and raised with a breeder in America. He was trained in Dressage, and excelled in it. As such, he caught the eye of Luka's parents. They conspired with his sister, who was in the States at that moment, and she went and bought the gelding for her brother. Now he is moving to Blue Ridge.

The Technicalities
Discipline: Dressage
Owner: Luka Ingersleben

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Moo

The Basics
Show Name: N/A
Barn Name: Moo
Age: 8 Years
Gender: Mare
Breed: Cob
Breed Registry: N/A

The Appearance
Coat Color: Piebald
Stable Color: Purple Pizazz
Height: 14.1 HH

The Personality
Personality: She is not fast in anyway, she is good to hack alone and in company, great in open spaces, has a lovely nature, always wanting to please, Ridden barefoot and ridden in a happy mouth snaffle, can be handled by the smallest of children. She puts up with everything, and the most reaction she'll give is an ear twitching.
Notes: N/A

The History
Basic History: Bought at an auction.

The Technicalities
Discipline: All-Rounder, English
Owner: William Gibbson
Rider: Adrianna Gibbson

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Out of the Blue

The Basics
Show Name: Out of the Blue
Barn Name: Blue
Age: 8 years
Gender: Mare
Breed: German Riding Pony
Breed Registry: GRPBA

The Appearance
Coat Color: Black
Stable Color: Orange
Height: 14.1 HH

The Personality
Personality: Friendly, Stubborn, Loves a challenge, Enjoys rain, Doesn't travel too well, Careful of her rider

The History
Basic History: Blue was born and raised in a breeding farm in Manitoba. When Olivia's cousin started begging her parents for a pony, they found her and bought her for their daughter. The girl grew disenchanted with the idea of having a pony, so most of the care fell to Olivia. Olivia didn't mind, and when her uncle found out, he gave her the pony.

The Technicalities
Discipline: Cross Country, Hunter/Jumper
Owner: Olivia Kwinn

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Barčinka

The Basics
Show Name: Barčinka (Bar-ching-ka)
Barn Name: Bar/Emmy
Age: 14 years
Gender: Mare
Breed: Czechoslovakian Small Riding Pony
Breed Registry: N/A

The Appearance
Coat Color: Bay
Stable Color: Pearl Mystic Turquoise
Height: 13.2 HH

The Personality
Personality: Barčinka is a rather sweet, curious mare. She will search anyone that she can for treats, and can be slightly pushy if she finds one. She dislikes having her legs touched, and will kick out if it happens.
Caution Around: Her legs

The History
Basic History: Barčinka has had a long, sometimes dark history. She was raised to be a hunter jumper, and did rather well. When she was only five, she had already shown great promise, and was put up for sale. She was bought for a young seven-year-old girl who was learning to love the show circuit, and they had many good years together. For six years they were partners in crime, going at everything possible. One day, Barčinka was taken from her stall in the dead of night, and here her story fades to black, before reappearing.

Now in bad condition, with cattle prod sores and mental scars, Barčinka was rescued from an abandoned farmyard. No record of her owner was found, and it was assumed that the mare had been stolen. After due effort was made to find her owner, Barčinka was transported to the academy to be one of Dr. Carr's rescue horses. Due to Olivia's diligence and Dr. Carr's guidance, the mare returned to almost her former self, and had paved a new life for herself, before a smell from the past brought out more of her story.

The Technicalities
Discipline: Hunter/Jumper, Show Jumping (Puissance)
Owner: Olivia Kwinn

[Miranda Florin]

Golden Sunrise


The Basics
Show Name: Golden Sunrise
Barn Name: Sye
Age: 6 years
Gender: Mare
Breed: Trakhener
Breed Registry: ATA

The Appearance
Coat Color: Palomino
Stable Color: Black
Height: 17.0 HH

The Personality
Personality: Competitive, Friendly, Gentle, Intelligent, Calm, Good at loading into trailers
Notes: She gets frisky at competitions!

The History
Basic History: Kent trained Sye for his sister, planning on giving her a gift when she was finally accepted at BRRA. He trained the mare to be calm and confident. Miranda wasn’t all too happy about getting another horse, but took the mare and promised to take care of her.

The Technicalities
Discipline: Cross Country
Owner: Miranda Florin

[Miranda Florin]

Cray

The Basics
Show Name: N/A
Barn Name: Cray
Age: 6 years
Gender: Mare
Breed: Tennessee Walking Horse Mix
Breed Registry: N/A

The Appearance
Coat Color: Black
Stable Color: Red
Height: 15.1 HH

The Personality
Personality: Easily spooked, Nervous, Wary of people, Not mean, but protective, Intelligent
Notes: Starting to get used to being under the saddle

The History
Basic History: Cray was found by Animal Control services abandoned in a pasture with the corpse of another horse that had obviously died of thirst. Cray was brought to a local horse rescue, where she received 5 days of hospitalization. Miranda saw her while she and her mother were driving by one day and managed to persuade her family to buy her. Cray is the first horse that actually got Miranda interested in training, and thus means a lot to her family as well. During her time at Blue Ridge, through a regiment of herbs, Cray has calmed down enough to truly begin her training.

The Technicalities
Discipline: In basic training
Owner: Miranda Florin

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Collateral Damage

The Basics
Show Name: Collateral Damage
Barn Name: Cola
Age: 7 years
Gender: Gelding
Breed: Rocky Mountain Horse
Breed Registry: RMHA

The Appearance
Coat Color: Blue Roan
Stable Color: Black
Height: 16.0 HH

The Personality
Personality: High strung, Excitable, Friendly, Hard to handle, Very food-motivated
Notes: N/A

The History
Basic History: Cola's early history is unknown, as his owner died and left him to a shelter. However, the papers were found, luckily, when a relative cleaned out the house. Therefore, part of the puzzle is pieced together. Manfred found him in the shelter, the striking blue roan coloring a rare sight in the shelter, and took him as his horse. Cola has been trained in barrel racing just for fun now, but doesn't compete much. He is mostly just a pleasure horse.

The Technicalities
Discipline: Pleasure Riding, Barrel Racing
Owner: Manfred Aachen

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Fantastic Nightmare

The Basics
Show Name: Fantastic Nightmare
Barn Name: Tasie
Age: 6 years
Gender: Mare
Breed: Rocky Mountain Horse
Breed Registry: RMHA

The Appearance
Coat Color: Red Chocolate
Stable Color: Khaki
Height: 15.2 HH

The Personality
Personality: Eager to please, Calm, Supple, Happy, Friendly
Notes: N/A

The History
Basic History: Tasie was bred by a friend of Manfred's, the same person that bred Float and Cherry. She was bought by Manfred at one and half years of age, and was then trained by him. She's become his reining horse, and he also rides her on trails.

The Technicalities
Discipline: Pleasure, Reining
Owner: Manfred Aachen