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Trailblazers - Quality, Care, Experience, Service and private rides
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We Make Happy Trails
Horses
We have been blessed to know so many horses. Some worked and lived with us until the end of their days, and others that had a chance to get rehomed. We love them all, and they will for always be in our minds, and in the Hall of Heros
Wrangler
This wonderful 24 year old Grullo Gelding is absolute the best horse we ever have had!
He has a excellent neck-rein, a real gentleman that for sure have done an excellent Ranch job in his earlier days.
It is hard to believe that this guy came from the kill-pen Oct 2015.
Anyone will love and enjoy this guy. And he is our very best kid horse.
Wrangler passed away of old age the 9th December 2021
Missippi Rein
This Older lady is an absolutely Gorgeous Quarter horse mare.
She came from this area being a hand down horse as she started to gain age. She worked with us for a year, but then she became retired because of her advanced arthritis. She is extremely friendly and personable and great for pony rides at the Ranch
She was rehomed 2023 to a wonderful family that also offer kid riding lessons
Major Hope
Major Hope raced harness when he was younger and run in over $100K. He has since then worked as a buggy horse and ended up at Bowie Salebarn where he was not called in at auction and therefore listed up as potential slaughter bound.
The Nation Wide Standardbred Rescue Foundation raised money for his bail, and he is now in Foster with us. Suitable for Pony Rides and Kid rides at the ranch
Major was 2023 adopted to a family in CA that have from before retired standardbreads, and he will now fully enjoy retirement
Jack & Jill
Jack and Jill is a pulling team that the last 10 years have worked pulling taxis, they got old, and found themselfls being sent for kill. The Standardbred Rescue Foundation bailed them out from being shipped, and we agree to foster them.
Jill is registered Standardbread, so we know her age for sure to be 24. Jack we estimate about same. They where in a very bad shape when they arrived March 2021, and gained full strenght back by end of 2022
Major was 2023 adopted to a family in CA that have from before retired standardbreads, and he will now fully enjoy retirement
Habibi
Habibi means my darling in arabic. And this 25 year old arab sure is a darling. A bigger heart you will have to look for. He rides English, reining and can ride bareback without bridal. He learned quickly that he is fastest horse in town, and if you asked him to open up, he sure will fly! He loves humans, frensh fries and coffee. About 14.3 tall He was retired at the ranch for 4 years before he passed away. He is one of the Founders of Bandera Historical Rides, and he will forever live with us
Hwin
This beautiful soul was noted as 10 year old Thoroughbred Mare. She was unloaded at the kill pen from a trailerload full of old mares. But she was definitely over 20 years when she came to us
She had a lip tattoo saying A3925 or A3928. It is not a Thoroughbred registration, but we never found her background
She passed away here at the Ranch 2025
Bonnie
This gorgeous Dunn Palamino mare was given to one of our guest ranches, but she gravely misbehaved, and 2019 she moved in to another private home to gain some weight, and then she ended up at the local Horse Rescue.
Bonnie is a easy going take it slow girl.
Bonnie was rehomed to a family in Bandera 2021
Rooster
Year model 2000 Buckskin Paint. His a little hardworking man. He came from Kaufman killpen, and before that Louisiana Bastrop. There was a note with his record saying that his name is Rooster and he was ridden by a 12 year old girl. Rooster is now a wonderful kind Kid horse that chugging easily down the trail - He has always been a bit of a rooster, so he do not work well with a big heard. Therefore Rooster has now been retired and are spending his retirement with a family near by us
TL
Thunder Lucky, aka TL came to us from the Kendall County Sherifs department late 2021.He is an BLM mustang that was adopted as a yearling, born 2011. He said to have been with a abusive trainer, and owner could no longer afford him. He was not gentled or halterbroke when he arrivedHe is now whats called TIP trained, and we will start saddle training. TL has very sensitive airways, and are not good to be on sandy paddock ground preferably grass. He was therefore re-homed locally unfortunately we have lost contact with adoptee. So if anyone knows the whereabouts of this horse please contact us. He is per contract not allowed to be re-sold
Chula
This little tank came to us from a property sale, where two horses where left behind. One was Bonnie, this was the other girl. A wonder full little sparky brave lady. She Is blind on one eye, but that do not face her.
She had some trouble getting along in a big herd, got bullied and did not get enough food. So we rehomed her to same family as TL, unfortunately its same with her, we have currently not trace of her
Boney
End of october this cute little sorrel gelding came to us a local surrender. We have him up as year model 1999. After he miraculously recovered and started gaining weight, we tried him under saddle, and he is absolutely wonderful! Excellent handle on him and very sweet. He is from June 2024 he was ready trail horse. And he worked with us for a year before he tragically passed away. We dearly miss his soft nicker, and he will always be a part of the Ranch and our hearts. A true fighter
Cash
2022 november Cash was bailed out of kill pen, another ex amish farm animal. He was paried up with Dolly at the kill lot, and with our previous guests help, we bailed out bothe of them. He was very nerveous and totally attached to dolly when he arrived. He is now doing great! He hangs out with everyone else, got started under saddle and he was working as a guest horse. He was aStandardbred/saddlebred born 2006.
In 2026 we suddenly lost him. It looked like an colic impaction, and we did go for surgery, but unfortunately it was a mass blocking the intestents and it was not possble to save his life
LOKI
This stocky Ohio BLM mustang found himsef in kill pen 2023. A rescue organization bailed him out, but no one picked him up. So he ended up with a friend of ours, until he and Fray came to us 2024. Loki was very untrusting, but still tried very hard. We had him trained for saddle, and build a nice bond. But we had a problem in the heard. As soon as the herd was in from the pasture in holding pen or by the barn, Loki would defend himself and his "horse" too rough, and he hurt two other horses. We had him by himself for a while, but that is not a life for a mustang. We found a person who wanted him, and where suppose to take the horse to a mustang trainer. That did not happen, 3 months later he was found in Auction. With help from the local Sheriff, we got him back. And he is now living with a heard out in a pasture. And he is best friend with another BLM Mustang that is dangerous to people if he is approached.