In Loving Memory
Dakota
(1983-2024)
Dakota was a wonderful and dedicated equine partner donated to us by a dear friend and supporter of our work. He originally came from Elizabeth, CO and had been a working ranch horse during the first half of his lifetime. He was an extremely handsome grey Appaloosa gelding and a sweet, friendly, gentle fellow. He was a trustworthy, faithful, loving and giving friend to all who knew him for the extraordinary special horse he was. He lived to the age of 41 which was record setting and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Bob
(2001-2026)
This kind and handsome little black horse came to us in April of 2020 and was happily adopted from Believe Ranch and Rescue in Longmont, CO. His noble and stately disposition prompted the name “Sir Robert” and he was so very appreciative of his new home, humans and herd members. Bob stood at 14.1 hands and his gentle manner as well as his patience had proven that he was such a sweet, patient and wonderful horsemanship teacher for our participants of all ages. He enjoyed his job during his elder years as a therapy horse in both groups and one-on-one interactions with his human counterparts and we were extremely fortunate and blessed that Bob had joined our Horses Make Miracles family.
Jacky
(1989 – 2022)
“Jacky’s Misty Twist” was donated to our programs in 2010 and had a prior career as a working ranch horse and brood mare at a mountain ranch outside Gunnison, CO. She was a stunning red bay mare with a white star on her forehead and was a stocky 15.1 hands tall. Her caring and gentle ways always made her a favorite equine companion with participants of all ages and abilities. Jacky was trusting and sweet by nature and was always the “caregiver mom” to the herd as well as her human counterparts. She suffered from arthritis in her elder years and her beautiful spirit will always be with all of us who dearly loved her.
Tony
Tony came to us from a thoroughbred farm in Strasburg, CO where many race horses living there were born and bred on the ranch. He needed a good home and care as he was under weight and had been recently moved from a race track that had gone out of business due to the pandemic. He’s a big tall dark bay guy with a past in thoroughbred racing in southwest Texas standing at 16.1 hands and his age is in the mid-twenties. Tony is extremely sweet, loves people and is slowly learning to get along in the herd with our other therapy horses. This wonderful horse who deserved a happy life arrived at our barn in late November of 2020 and has slowly but surely gained weight and is in good health. Being super friendly, Tony excels with equine assisted learning ground classes although for beginner riders and kids, he’s super dependable and a very safe mount. With arthritis in one knee, he’s limited in what he can do under saddle but everybody who meets Tony connects right away with his kind disposition and big heart.
Rosie
(1991-2020)
Our cherished Rosie peacefully passed away on May 12 after a long and painful battle with arthritis. She greeted every day of her life with joy, enthusiasm and love for her human friends and herd mates alike. Her sweet soul and big heart made her a favorite of all who shared her life. A strikingly lovely bright bay mare, Rosie was a friend and partner to countless people of all ages who had the pleasure of knowing her.