Assigned too: Yale Harper



Name: Grace
Breed: Thoroughbred
Story: Grace was bred and raised racehorse. She was of a sweet disposition, that made her well liked when she was a foal. However, there were boys that would throw rocks at her in the pasture to make her run, so when the time came for her to be put into training. She didn't enjoy it. Breaking to a saddle and bridle took twice as long, and when they finally got her on the track, she started bucking when they asked for a gait faster than a trot. So the owners gave up and sent her to auction. To this day she shies from people standing by the fenceline, and when she is ridden Grace breaks out bucking when asked to move faster than a trot.

Name: Applejack
Breed: Haflinger
Story: Applejack is really quite the sweetheart and he loves to please people. Unless it's a male. When he was being weaned Applejack was beaten by a man, who happened to be drunk, while being led away from his mother. Since then he's always fled from men, and when cornered by a man, he reared, charged, and ended up breaking the man's arm. He's well suited to any girl, and is more than happy to be ridden by one. His favorite thing is chasing cows, odd for a Haflinger, but he loves it.

Assigned to: Devan Dayton





Name: Silka
Breed: Connemara
Story: Silka was born blind. While she can usually navigate her way pretty well, she definately needs some help from her riders. Because of her blindness, it would be very difficult to train her to jump. The trainers would gladly help with this, but would rather give her a good long while to adjust to her life here at Cross Creek. She's calm, steady mare, and actually a excellent performer; her handicap is her only real problem except that she spooks at loud noises. She could easily be trained to get past this, though, and she needs a rider who she can depend and who will depend on her.

Name: Cougar
Breed: Miniature Horse
Story: Cougar was a natural born driving horse. At the age of six, he was sold to an elderly woman. She often showed him in Driving classes. All went well for a long while. He grew overweight from his poor diet plan. He loved the multitude of attention he gained everyday. But all of it stopped. For weeks he roamed his rocky pasture, awaiting any visit from his friend. She never came. Once he was found, he was placed in a horrible home. His round haybelly shrunk rapidly, newfound scars were found everyday. He had been placed into a pasture full of standard sized horses too large for him to befriend. It was a year before anyone did anything about it. He was finally sold once again, to Cross Creek Ranch. He hasn't had much human attention for a while, and needs to gain his weight back. In time, he'll be able to pull a cart once again, trust humans once again, and lose his fear of other animals.