Adopt-An-Animal

• Registered Name: Biscuit
• Breed: Morgan
• Color: Dark Bay
• Gender: Gelding
• Year of Birth: 2003
• Height: 14.3 hands

I was one of the first horses to arrive here, along with my brother Monday and our friends Duncan and Sassy. We all came to live here in 2008. I am a favorite pick for lessons because I am energetic, I listen well (most of the time…we all have our moments right?) and I have a nice smooth trot and canter.

• Registered Name: Buckeye
• Breed: Spotted Draft
• Color: Dark Bay
• Gender: Gelding
• Year of Birth: 2006
• Height: 16.1 hands

I am the heaviest horse in the barn, weighing somewhere between 1,500-2,000 pounds. Before I worked in lessons and on trail rides at Carriage Hill, I was one of the Five Rivers MetroParks Mounted Patrol horses. I am currently one of the vaulting horses due to my slow speed, broad back, and easy-going personality.

• Registered Name: Darcy
• Breed:Paint
• Color: Sorrel/White Overo
• Gender: Mare
• Year of Birth: 2006
• Height: 14.3 hands

I was adopted from a local rescue, Copper Horse Crusade, in January 2020. I help out with trails, lessons, and camps. You’ll usually see me with my best friend, Sassy. My color pattern is Overo – irregular, splashy white markings not extending over my back. If you look closely, you might see the boot of Italy on my left hip.

• Registered Name: Drifter
• Breed: Appendix Quarter Horse
• Color: Chestnut
• Gender: Gelding
• Year of Birth: 2011
• Height: 15.3 hands

I have a white star marking. I enjoy trail rides, lessons, and camps. I was adopted by Carriage Hill Riding Center in May 2019 from a horse rescue called Copper Horse Crusade. I am the youngest horse that currently lives here and am best friends with Noble.

• Registered Name: Eclipse
• Breed: Hackney Pony
• Color: Dark Bay
• Gender: Gelding
• Year of Birth: 2003
• Height: 10.3 hands

I came to MetroParks with my brother, Legacy. I am friends with my pasture buddy Oreo. During the weekends I help out by giving pony rides. Kids love me! To be considered a pony a horse must be under 14.2 hands. At first glance one might think a pony is simply a young horse, however ponies mature at smaller heights making them a perfect candidate for children, cart pulling or trick ponies.

• Registered Name: Honky Tonk Blue
• Breed: Dartmoor Quarter Pony Cross
• Color: Grullo
• Gender: Gelding
• Year of Birth: 2005
• Height: 13.1 hands

The grullo color is the rarest of all body coat colors! I came to live here in 2014 with my friend TeeJay. We moved here from Athens, Ohio, where I worked doing mostly trail rides, with some arena work and pulling a cart. I now help out with lessons, camps and trail rides.

My Dartmoor line is recognized by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust as a vulnerable breed. Their numbers dropped from almost 26,000 in the 1930’s to only about 5,000 today.

• Registered Name: Just Call Me Stormy
• Breed: Pony of the Americas (POA)
• Color: Varnish Roan
• Gender: Gelding
• Year of Birth: 2003
• Height: 13.1 hands

I was born with a darker base coat color with some spots and then as I’ve grown older, the white hairs have increased over my body making me look lighter. I moved here from Florida and I needed to wear a blanket my first winter here because I wasn’t used to the cold weather. I used to be in shows pulling a cart. Now I help out in lessons, camps, trail rides, and pony rides.

• Registered Name: SNF Ramson Jorgen
• Breed: Norwegian Fjord
• Color: Brown Dun
• Gender: Gelding
• Year of Birth: 2004
• Height: 14.2 hands

I am a favorite for kids camps, lessons, trail rides, and am learning to become a vaulting horse. The Norwegian Fjord is a sturdy breed that is always ‘dun’ in coloring. The breed is known for having a prominent dorsal stripe alongside its back, even through the mane.

• Registered Name: Legacy
• Breed: Hackney
• Pony Color: Dark Bay
• Gender: Gelding
• Year of Birth: 2004
• Height: 10.2 hands

I have two facial markings; one of which resembles an arrow! I came to MetroParks with my brother Eclipse.

• Registered Name: Lena
• Breed: Dutch Harness Percheron Cross
• Color: Gray
• Gender: Mare
• Year of Birth: 2004
• Height: 16.2 hands

I moved here from an Amish farm in Ohio with my friend Lowkey. I am a favorite pick for lessons because I have a nice smooth gait. I also help out in camps and on trail rides.

• Registered Name: Monday
• Breed: Morgan
• Color: Dark Bay
• Gender: Gelding
• Year of Birth: 2004
• Height: 15.2 hands

I was one of the first horses here, along with my brother Biscuit and our friends Duncan and Sassy. We all came to live here in 2008. I help out with trail rides, the advanced camps, and lessons.

• Registered Name: Oreo
• Breed: Shetland Pony
• Color: Black/White Tobiano
• Gender: Gelding
• Year of Birth: 2002
• Height: 10.1 hands

My coat color pattern is black and white tobiano – regular white spots extending over my back and a multicolored tail. I was rescued and now I am happy to live here and help out with pony rides.

• Registered Name: Pongo
• Breed: Haflinger
• Color: Flaxen Chestnut
• Gender: Gelding
• Year of Birth: 2000
• Height: 14.1 hands

I have a white blaze covering most of my face. I am a veteran lesson and camp horse and go on trails, but watch out, because I love to eat grass!

• Registered Name: Sam
• Breed: Appaloosa
• Color: Buckskin
• Gender: Gelding
• Year of Birth: 2001
• Height: 14.3 hands

My buckskin coat color occurs as a result of the cream dilution gene acting on a bay horse. My pattern is Snowflake–expressed as white spots on a darker coat color–one of the rarer Appaloosa patterns. I help out with trail rides and work in advanced lessons and camps.

• Registered Name: Ima Cool Cajun
• Kelo Breed: Quarter Horse
• Color: Bay
• Gender: Mare
• Year of Birth: 2000
• Height: 14.2 hands

• Registered Name: Sunny
• Breed: Belgian/Haflinger
• Color: Flaxen Chestnut
• Gender: Gelding
• Year of Birth: 2009
• Height: 15 hands

I have a white blaze down my face. I was purchased from an Amish farm in March 2020. I plan to help out with trails, lessons, and camps. You’ll usually see me with my best friend, Duncan.

• Registered Name: That’s Just Smoky
• Breed: Paint Color: Grullo
• Gender: Gelding
• Year of Birth: 2003
• Height: 14.3 hands

My color is the rarest of all body coat colors! I came to live here in 2014 with my friend Hank. We moved here from Athens, OH, where I was trained to drive a cart and competed in driving classes. I am registered with both the National Quarter Pony Association and the American Paint Horse Association.

• Breed: Domestic Long Haired
• Color: Orange Tabby
• Gender: Female

I was rescued by the rangers and brought to the Riding Center to be cared for. I have a lot of energy and like to hunt. I like to hop into cars and explore, so be sure to check your cars before leaving the center. I am the official greeter at the Riding Center.