Iron Horse Riding Academy
OUR SCHOOL HORSES
Hazel
2001 Percheron x TB Mare
16.3 HH Bay
Hazel is owned by one of our first students. She Evented to Novice with her owner and went off to college with her. She unfortunately developed arthritis in her neck that prevented her from competing over Beginner Novice height. She is now back with us to teach our next set of students the ropes of Eventing! She is a cross country machine and a beautiful dressage horse! She is a favorite as she is an incredibly sweet mare who takes care of her rider!
Rider Level: Beginner - Intermediate
Height Limit: D3 Certifications, 2' for shows
Regen
1996 Trakhner x QH Gelding
16.2 HH Bay
Regen is owned by an adult student of ours. He has been with Iron Horse thru two owners now! He's a goofy, easy going guy who anyone can ride. He does our beginners to jumping with a steady attitude. He loves his treats and scratches after a lesson! Teaching the canter and low level jumping are his favorite lessons!
Rider Level: Beginner - Intermediate
Height Limit: D3 Certifications, 2'3" for shows
Sophie
1998 Welsh Cross Mare
13.2 HH Seal Bay
Sophie is owned by one of our riders and we get to share her as a school horse. She has been a school horse for most of her life at several places and loves to teach the beginners up to intermediate riders all about steering and jumping!
Rider Level: Beginner - Intermediate
Height Limit: D3 Certification, 2' for shows
Slew
1996 Thoroughbred Gelding
16.3 HH Bay
Slew did mainly Dressage with his owner of 20 years! They also dabbled in jumping in the past. He is a steady-eddie type with big gaits teaching our students how to ride an expressive horse on the flat and over jumps.
Rider Level: Beginner - Advanced
Height Limit: D3 Certification, 2'3' for shows
Bren
2002 Azteca Mare
14.2 HH Bay Roan
Bren is Adria's personal horse and Iron Horse's mascot. She is a very sweet horse always eager to greet everyone that comes down our aisle. She is very good at begging for treats with a unique tilt of her head and big brown puppy eyes and if that doesn't work, she throws in a soft nicker to melt those hearts. She's a favorite of all the interns to work with on the ground as she is so quiet and patient!
Rider Level: Advanced
Height Limit: C3 Certification, 3' for shows
Wilbur
1999 APHA Gelding
14.2 HH Palomino
Wilbur came to us from a trail riding and western background. He is really just a giant golden retriever! He loves all his riders and can pack total beginners to jumping around 3'. He has a never ending can do attitude even if he has no idea what is being asked! His third ride ever in English tack, he went XC schooling and led all the experienced horses over the scary jumps! He jumped for the first time the day before. He really is our very own unicorn!
Rider Level: Beginner - Advanced
Height Limit: C1 Certifications, 2'6" for shows
Copy
2007 American Paint Gelding
15.3 HH Bay
Copy is another new school horse for us. He has done almost everything you can think of in both the english and western world. He absolutely loves to jump though! He is a fun steady ride for our beginners and can motor right along for our more advanced students as well.
Rider Level: Beginner - Advanced
Height Limit: D3 Certifications, 2'6" for shows
Jack
2006 Percheron X TB Gelding
16.1 HH Bay
Jack is a former student's horse on loan to us as she was finding he wasn't getting the attention he deserved with her new business. He is a talented boy who thinks being a school horse has some great perks (like lots of treats!) without having to work too hard. He is a wonderful step-up horse for our intermediate and up riders.
Rider Level: Intermediate - Advanced
Height Limit: C2 Certification, 2'6" for shows
Maggie
2006 Draft x QH Mare
15.1 HH Bay
Maggie is our newest addition to our school horse string. She is an easy going mare that likes ot motor along at a steady pace. She has done western and is broke to drive. She is learning the ropes of Dressage and Jumping with our more advanced students which she is finding to be quite fun!
Rider Level: Beginner - Intermediate
Height Limit: D3 Certification, 2'3" for shows
Tucker
2007 Pony Gelding
13.3 HH Bay
Tucker is Adria's project pony. He loves attention and doesn't understand why going forward is necessary.
Rider Level: Very Advanced
Height Limit: Unknown?
