Meet the Horses

Program Horses

All of our horses are either in training to be a service animal, part of our breeding herd, participating in our different lesson and outreach programs, or some combination of the above.

It doesn’t make any sense to us to breed horses who can’t do the kind of work we want and hope that their offspring are any different, so our breeding herd have to be the appropriate size, have the right disposition, receive service work training, and participate in our various outreach programs.

VRF Supreme’s Hypersonic Rocket

DOB: 4/13/2022

Color: bay

Markings: none

Estimated mature height: 31 inches or less

Sonic is laid-back, unflappable, and curious. He has exactly the disposition you want in a service horse. He has completed much of his foundational training, and is starting on more advanced service work. His first foal will be hitting the ground in late April 2026, and we can’t wait!

Photo courtesy of @willowscopilot on Instagram.

Image description: Sonic, a bay miniature horse with numerous brown highlights in his mane and forelock, poses in the grass with his head turned towards the camera. His long forelock is parted in the center and you can see his expressive, intelligent eyes. His mane is so long that it touches the top of his foreleg. Golden evening sunlight streams through the trees behind him.

Cherry

DOB: ?/?/2022

Color: bay

Markings: star and snip

Height: 31 inches

Considering that she was not handled by people for the first year of her life, Cherry is not the sort of horse most people would look to when looking for a prospect. However, she has proven to be smart, confident, and the fun training games have been teaching her to enjoy the company of people. She is fairly far along in her training, and will likely be matched with somebody for mobility assistance.

Image description: Cherry, who is a bright red bay, is standing in a pen, looking at three guinea foul. The birds are on the ground a short distance in front of her, and she has her neck stretched out and ears pricked, looking at them curiously.

On a clear, sunny day, Mona and Cherry walk together up a shallow flight of stairs onto a wooden deck.

Lucy

DOB: 5/26/2023

Color: black

Markings: minimal tobiano

Height: 32 inches

Lucy really takes after her mom, Evie, and her dad, JSW Zorro’s Cool Hand Luke. She is quiet, sweet, smart, and brave. She has been absolutely excelling at her training. We have high hopes that she will make someone an amazing partner.

Image description: Mona, a very petite Arabic woman, and Lucy stand together in a grassy yard. Lucy, who has a happy, interested expression, has a splash of white over her shoulders.

Together in an indoor arena, Mona leads Lucy long ways across a mattress that lays on the ground. Lucy is stepping up confidently, and looks larger and more mature than in the previous photo.

Maple Hollows Echoes Sweet Dreams

DOB: 4/21/17

Color: buckskin roan

Markings: None

Height: 30 inches

Sweetie is the newest addition to the program. She will begin training soon and, if everything goes as expected, be matched with her own person. She is so new that we haven’t really gotten to know her just yet or started any sort of training. We will get to know her, and see what sort of job she would be best suited for.

Image description: Sweetie stands in a grass field, facing to the left. Her head is turned so she can look at the camera. She is wearing a black halter and black guide harness with sheepskin lining.

Ruby

DOB: 3/22/12

Color: chestnut

Markings: Stripe, three white spots on her back that are most likely fungal scarring

Height: 28 inches

Ruby was purchased and donated by Bonnie Stake. Bonnie, thank you so much for your generosity!

Ruby is a lot of sass in a very tiny package. She is self assured, confident, and incredibly people oriented. She has exactly the personality we look for in our service horses. She bred with Sonic in late May, and we can’t wait to meet the foal!

Image description: Ruby trots in front of a non-climb fence that is significantly taller than she is. She is chestnut with a mane and tail that are slightly lighter than her body. She has a very stout build, short legs, and round belly, but still moves out very nicely. Dead leaves are gathered at the base of the fence and there are two traffic cones and a muck bucket and pitchfork placed along it.

Mini Springs Lil Bliss

DOB: 03/23/2020

Color: Palomino

Markings: Tobiano, star, stripe, snip

Height: 28 inches

The first thing that people usually notice about Bliss is her beautiful color, but that is just a nice cherry on top. We wanted her for our program because she is tiny but still well put together, sweet, people oriented, and laid-back. In short, exactly the kind of horse we need. The plan is for her to stay with us as a broodmare, and pass along those traits to her offspring, who will hopefully make excellent service horses in the future.

Image description: a woman and pony stand together in an indoor arena. The woman, Mona, is reaching for a treat pouch strapped around her waist. The pony, Bliss, stands quietly beside her.

Working Service Horses

This organization exists because of firsthand experience, not the abstract concept of service horses. Of our board members and lead trainers, one of us has a service dog, and two of us have service horses. Not only will you see these two service horses assisting their people, but you will also see them teaching the younger horses. horses are remarkably good social learners. Watching and learning from a horse who has been there, done that, is a very powerful component of teaching younger service horses the ropes.

Summerfield Magnum’s Mexicali Rose

DOB: 05/05/05

Color: Bay

Markings: none

Height: 28.5 inches

Cali has been a working guide horse for going on two decades now. The list of places that she has been and things that she has done is nearly endless. She was among the first guide horses, and her and her owner, Mona, have been phenomenal ambassadors for miniature service horses over the years. This entire organization exists because of her.

Mona and Cali sit together at a kitchen table. Mona smiles happily, and Cali, wearing a blue halter, looks up towards the camera.

LA Blues A Little Flirtatious

DOB: 07/13/2012

Color: grey

Markings: none

Height: 27 inches

Flirty started her life as a super successful show horse, making it all of the way to AMHA worlds and taking fourth place in her class. In her second career, she has been a phenomenal psychiatric service horse, and, thanks to the efforts of her handler Abrea, another amazing ambassador for service horses.

If you would like to keep up with the adventures of Flirty, and learn a lot about service horses, you can follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

Photo courtesy of Papesh Creative.
Image description: A grey mini horse standing in the grass. There are various trees and shrubbery in the background. She is wearing a black halter, black harness with rainbow trim, and a purple vest. She is facing towards the camera at a slight angle and her ears are pricked forwards.

Photo courtesy of Papesh Creative.
Image description: A grey mini horse standing in a field with trees in the background. She is wearing a black halter, black harness with rainbow trim, and a rainbow vest. She is facing toward the camera, and has her head turned to look off to the left.

Other Friends

These guys aren’t service horses, but you’ll definitely see them around the farm and might see them helping out with events and clinics.

Rayvik Pharaoh’s Time to be Bold

DOB: 5/18/2021

Color: bay

Markings: Tobiano, very tiny star, one blue eye

Height: approximately 38 inches

In early 2024 I, Teagan, put up an ad looking for a kid safe mini gelding. Quite a while after I had put up those ads, and already gotten a pony, someone reached out with one they had available. I didn’t want a project, but finding a horse who’s not a project with my extremely limited budget was a tall task. I got the impression that this guy was a sweetheart with a lot of try, and being only three, he would make a good playmate for Sonic.

I was thankfully right on both counts. I changed his name to Argo and, from the minute he arrived, him and Sonic were best friends. I really wanted a driving pony, and I don’t know if he’ll ever be up for that, but he loves to snuggle and has been really good for sonic.

Argo is not especially smart, but tries very hard. He was extremely scared of people when I got him and has come a very long way. You will definitely see him keeping Sonic company. How much we end up doing with him will ultimately be up to him, but I suspect that with time and more training, he’ll be up for quite a bit. Since all of our program horses are calm and confident, Argo is good for teaching people about reading the body language of and working with nervous, spooky horses.

You seriously couldn’t ask for a sweeter pony. If you need snuggles, Argo is your guy.

Image description: Sonic and Argo Gallup along a fence line across a paddock, broadside to the camera. Sonic, who is closer to the camera and slightly behind Argo, is solid brown with a very fluffy winter coat. Argo is a pinto with a white pattern covering the majority of his body, leaving the Bay base coat showing on his head, the very top of his neck, and a large patch on his flank. He is a good bit taller than Sonic, and has an extremely petite, upright build. On the right side of the image, a quarter horse stands quietly, just watching the shenanigans.

Mini Gates Hello Spencer

DOB: ?/?/2011

Color: black

Markings: star and snip

Height: 36 inches

When I, Teagan, needed a kid safe pony to use in lessons, I was very lucky to find the perfect situation and end up with Spencer. His owner wanted him to be in a home where he got a lot more one-on-one attention, but didn’t want to just sell him and risk losing track of him or him ending up in a bad situation. I free leased him for a time, before his owner offered to give him to me.

Spencer is sweet, personable, and full of character. He did 4H showing when he was young, but hasn’t worked in a very long time. He’s being eased back into things, and working on learning to give pony rides for really small kiddos. Much like Argo, he’ll be perfect for meet and greets And teaching people how to work with horses when we host clinics.

Image description: Spencer stands in front of a hay net hanging from a tree and looks towards the camera. He is black with a moderately sized white spot on his forehead and another between his nostrils. He is Stout and well built, and his mane is roached, emphasizing his cresty neck.

The Bird Brigade

I, Teagan, first got guineas a few years back to help with insect control. I have found that they are not only amazing at that, but are some of the most entertaining animals on the planet. I have unfortunately lost a number of them to predation, so there are currently only five. They are a lot better than nothing, but I will need to raise more babies next spring to have enough to really bring the fly population down.

Not only do they help control flies and provide free entertainment, but they desensitize the horses to screeching, squawking, flapping, and assorted other bird antics. They are pretty shy and skittish, and mostly prefer to stick to themselves. As they get more used to this new place and all of the people, you will see them out and about more doing what they do best — eating bugs and yelling about the fact that the sky is blue.

Image description: Five guinea fowl (three that are black with white spots, one that is different shades of gray and grayish brown with white spots, and one that is all white) forage in the grass around some bird feeders. A gray and white cat lays in the grass near by, watching them.

In Memoriam

We never expected to have to add this section to the site so soon, but unfortunately, breeding is not without its risks.

VRF Evening In Paris

4/28/2016-5/23/2025

In May 2025, despite extraordinary veterinary effort, we lost both our first broodmare, Evie, and her full term pregnancy to complications during birth. This was a hard loss both personally and for the organization. Evie‘s first daughter, Lucy, (pictured here as a foal) is still in our program and well on her way to becoming a service horse, carrying on her mother‘s legacy.