Rattlin’ Bog farm
Meet the Rattlin’ Bog Horses
Rune
Rune is a buckskin grade Texas A&M confirmed rocky mountain gelding. He is around 20 years old and mainly enjoys teaching lessons in our program for all ages and riding levels. He came to us very fearful and anxious from SC but with training and gentle, correct handling has since come into his own. He is an incredibly sweet, well broke, western horse.
Demonte
Demonte is a 2016 chestnut Polish Arabian gelding. We bought him in the spring of 2017 as a resell horse, but what was supposed to be an easy retrain and sell turned into a forever horse. He began super shy and fearful, with a shaggy ugly coat and not much else and after some love and time he blossomed into a beautiful Arabian horse full of grace and character. He is currently fairly green still to saddle but is developing rapidly and we hope to include him in our lesson program soon.
Polaris
We have owned Polaris the longest of all of our lesson and program horses. “Poe” is a grade pinto with ice blue eyes, she is about 14 or 15 we believe though her age has always been uncertain. She has had two foals but sadly has a genetic disorder called “Pssm” which causes her to be unable to process sugars in her diet so she is subject to tying up and some exercise intolerance. When we work her in lessons she needs a long warm up and cool down, and doesn’t do much more than a easy walk and some trotting these days. Poe also cannot have treats. However, she is an incredibly well behaved lesson horse and loves working with little ones.
FAQs
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Yes! While horses usually doze on their feet thanks in part to a locking mechanism in their stifles, they also do in fact lay down for short periods of time during the day. In fact, horses must lay down to sleep to enter in REM sleep.
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Horses like to roll for various reasons and usually like to get nice and muddy when they do so. Dirt is an apparently good insect repellent, protecting them from mosquito, biting midge and fly bites. They also will roll during shedding season when they are “Blowing” their coat, as well as to get a good itch in after a ride!
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Miniature horses are a pony and are classified as a breed all to themselves. There are several types of small horses that remain small their entire lives, the smallest of these is the falabella, but you'll also meet miniature horses and shetland ponies!
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The only color that horses apparently cannot distinguish is red!
Mustangs of Rattlin’ Bog farm
Delilah is a 21 year old mare who was rounded up in 2023 in Devil’s Garden, CA along with our other mare MJ. Delilah is so far very willing to bond with people and interested in interaction, but due to her age and her status as a pregnant momma she likely will not be receiving saddle training, unless she is a simple start, and will likely find a home as a pastured pet or buddy to another horse after her foal is weaned.
Wokini “Kia” (AKA Sierra)
Mary Jane “MJ” (AKA Bindi)
Kia is a 7 year old sorrel mare from the Owyhee herd management area in Nevada, USA. She was rounded up and brought to NY as part of a veteran outreach program before coming to the Bog where she will hopefully stay for the rest of her life. She is a challenging horse who, despite 4 years in captivity, has not yet achieved TIP training graduation.
Mary Jane is a 13 year old Bay roan mare from Devil’s Garden California who was rounded up with Delilah by the United States Forestry Service. She is pregnant with a full Mustang foal, and will not receive saddle training until she has weaned her foal. She is very shy still and we haven’t had a chance to really assess her personality.
