Midnight Sun's Prince Caspian

2004 Gypsy Vanner Colt

Prince Caspian is a stunning black and white Gypsy Vanner colt. He is growing up rapidly, and is already full of feathers and will have a thick mane and tail. We expect him to mature over 14.1hh. Both his eyes are crystal blue, and he has very unique and interesting markings.

He is super smart and is extremely fast to learn anything we have asked of him. Caspian has already gone on several trailer rides since he was a month old, and is a real trooper at it. He also leads willingly and has had several hoof trims. He has very flashy and smooth looking gaits, and is a great driving and riding prospect. Caspian is registered in the Gypsy Cob and Drum Horse Association and the Gypsy Vanner Horse Society (pending). He is also able to be registered in the Irish Cob Society. Caspian was sold to a woman  in Cheney, WA in July 2006. Congratulations Suzanne!

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Ellie

1989 Miniature Mare

Ellie was our 34" pinto Miniature Mare. She's Lyric's dam, and also had Lyric's full brother, Leroy at her side when we bought her and Joe. Leroy has now been sold. Ellie was a bit stand-offish and shy when she first came to us, but she got much friendlier during her stay with us. Ellie was sold to a girl from Chewelah, WA in June 2006! Congratulations Madeline!

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Leroy

2005 Miniature Colt

Leroy came along with his mother and father as a family package.  He is full brother to Lyric, our 3 year old Miniature filly.  He is colored like his sire, a very pale palomino pinto.  He will likely be more around Joe's height, 33". Leroy was sold in February 2006 to a couple from Colbert, Washington.

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On October 28th, 2003, we discovered 4 miniature horses who were being starved.  We rescued them, and brought them home to live with us for the winter.  While they were with us, we fed them properly, wormed them, had their feet trimmed, took their halters off and gave them as much attention as we could.  We rescued them with the hope of selling them to homes who would love them and care for them properly, and we have done that.  First to go were Sadie & Hawkeye in early May 2004 to Kyanna's best friend Katie.  Then were JJ & Shadow to a nice family in late May 2004.  It was great to be able to help these little horses find more suitable homes. The photos above the descriptions is from right after being rescued, the one after is after a little while in our care, where they show improvement. They have all now shed out beautifully and properly.

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Sadie

1994 mare

Sadie was the leader of the herd. She is a sweet dark bay pinto, a bit on the tall side at 40".  When we rescued her, you could see every bone in her spine, and count her ribs. Her hip bones stuck out so severely that they looked like a T-Bone when viewed from above.  Her halter was so small for her that it had deformed her head while it was on her for over a year. She was used as a show horse prior to her previous un-savvy owners.  We do not know how many foals she has had, but we do know of at least one, Shadow.  Sadie is a fairly shy, calm horse, and is currently being taught to ground drive and pull a cart with Kyanna's friend, Katie.

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Shadow

1999 stallion 

Shadow is a cute little dark brown appaloosa colored stud. He has an abundant mane, and the sweetest head when all shed out, though when we first got him, we couldn't tell because of the halter marks etched into his small head. While here, Shadow was a little gentleman, being a bit skeptical like his mother, Sadie, but also curious.  He was sold to a home along with JJ, and has become the pet of a few lucky girls. Last we heard, he was being ridden by the smallest of them.

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JJ

1998 stallion

JJ has a bit of a sad story to him.  About a year before we rescued him, his previous owners had staked him out to graze on their lawn, tied to a piece of Rebar.  While they were not looking, he jabbed his eye on the Rebar, and they said they walked out to find him standing there with his

right eye out of the socket.  They did not call a vet, but cut the cord and only applied some peroxide to prevent infection. From what it sounded like, a vet could have put the eye back in, or at least stitched the eye shut to further prevent infection and make a clean job of it.  But having only one eye doesn't slow down JJ at all.  His remaining eye is very unique, being a blue color with swirls of green and brown.  JJ went to a great home with his buddy, Shadow, and is doing very well.

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Hawkeye

1996 gelding

Hawkeye is another of the taller Miniatures, at around 40".  He is jet black when all shed out, with not a speck of white markings. Hawkeye is very comical and curious.  Most of the time he is pretty easygoing.  He seemed to have the most deformity caused by the halter though, when we first rescued him.  Not just with disfigurement of his hair, but the bone structure as well.  His neck and back were also so sunken and wasted away that we could barely believe it.  But now Hawkeye is fat and happy, and even won a Special Award ribbon at the fair last fall, along with Sadie.  He is currently being trained to ground drive and pull a cart.