The 2011 Season Ride for Joy Herd

Elle

Exclusively sponsored by Cori Mooney's Robie Creek Runners

Elle is a 15H Dun Quarter Horse Mare. Her previous career was a 4-H horse with her owner. She then went on to raise a couple babies. One being our very own Brewster! She then continued her career as a lesson horse for beginner kids learning to ride for the last 3 years. She has now found her home here at Ride for Joy and she is sweet as can be.

Shadow is a 14 H BLM mustang mare.  She was first adopted from a herd of wild horses that came from the Goshutes of Sparks, Nevada.    Due to some unfortunate circumstances, in 2004 Shadow ended up back in the wild in the Owyhees.  Lucky for us, the BLM’s Steve Leonard located Shadow and she was reunited with her original owner and ultimately found her forever home with Ride for Joy’s very own Teri Argo.  Shadow is our sweet and loving hippy girl.
Email Shadow at: shadow@rideforjoy.org

Brewster

Exclusively sponsored by Victoria Linden

Brewster is a Dun QH gelding. After his initial training he spent most of his time in the pasture with his mother and sister and occasionally taking kids for rides. He was looking for a real job and with the help of the RFJ staff he found one. Brew is now another great addition to the RFJ program and is looking forward to many years here. Email Brewster at: brewster@rideforjoy.org
     

Cowboy

Exclusively sponsored by Dr. Laura Lineberry and David Phillips

Cowboy is a 16 H red dun Quarter Horse gelding.   Prior to coming to Ride for Joy he had been trained and shown as a reining cow horse and spent most of his life showing and competing in the cow horse events with his owner.  Cowboy is a great horse for the independent riders and loves attention, especially kisses.
Email Cowby at: cowboy@rideforjoy.org

Stretch

Sponsored by Andrew and Valerie James

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Sponsored by Doug Argo's Robie Creek Donors

Stretch is a 16.3 H black Appendix Quarter Horse gelding.  He was originally purchased by his former owner to be a barrel racing horse, but he didn't think going fast was a very good idea. He loves his job as a therapy horse.  And his very slow jog and smooth gaits are perfect for the kids. Even at 16.3 hands tall, Stretch loves taking around even the smallest of kids and they really love riding way up in the sky. You can just see by the look on Stretch's face that he knows he is carrying around some very precious cargo.
Email Stretch at: stretch@rideforjoy.org

To learn a little more about what it takes to be a part of the Ride for Joy Herd, click here.

Thank You!
  • Our official tack shop is Flynn’s Saddle Shop, located at 8633 W. State Street. Thank you, Flynn’s, for all you do to help Ride for Joy!

  • The Ride for Joy horses have the freshest stalls at the barn thanks to a lifetime supply of HORSE FRESH generously donated by IDA-ORE, Incorporated, a great company located right here in Boise. If you’re looking to freshen your own horses’ stalls, check it out - Horse Fresh is available for purchase at Flynn’s Saddle Shop.

  • A big thank you also to Arenus for generously donating a year’s supply of Assure, a digestive supplement that helps with sand clearance, to keep our horses healthy and happy!

  • Please visit our donor page for a complete list of every donor who makes it possible for us to give such great care to our horses so they can focus on their job of helping the kids!