Our Horses
Meet the Herd
Get to know all of our talented and special horses!
Our herd members come from all over the United States, have worked in a variety of industries, and all have different personalities. Each herd member has a unique story – read more below for information on the High Hopes Herd!
Become a Friend of the Herd today!
Your support of a High Hopes horse helps us keep a special member of our herd, happy, healthy, and with everything they need to excel in our therapeutic program.
With a contribution of $600 or more, which may be paid quarterly ($150/quarter) or monthly ($50/month), you will receive the following benefits:
- Your name will be listed on your friend’s stall door, showing your support to all who come through our barn doors!
- You will receive a special surprise in the mail from our herd on your birthday.
- You will be signed up to receive our News From the Barn email for updates on our herd and on High Hopes.
- You are welcome to visit your friend throughout the year! Just give us a call to schedule.
Ready to become a Friend of the Herd? Click here and support today!
Learn about volunteering with our High Hopes herdWhat it takes to feed our herd
4500
bales of hay
91259
gallons of water
375
bags of grain
18750
lbs of grain
Arthur
Arthur is a flaxen chestnut Belgian/Quarter Horse cross gelding. He was a trail riding horse until 2016 and shortly thereafter came to live at High Hopes. Arthur has a unique “paint splatter” marking on his belly and has beautiful dapples during the summer time. He is the heaviest horse in our herd, weighing in at over 1700 pounds. Arthur loves neck scratches under his mane and makes a funny face to let you know you’ve found the perfect spot!
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Chip
Chip is a 14.2 hand Appaloosa gelding who was born in 1993. Chip came to High Hopes in the spring of 2011 from a barn in CT where he worked teaching students to jump. Chip is very social, he loves to nicker at passers-by and always keeps a watchful eye on what is going on in his “neighborhood”. Chip has to wear sunscreen on his nose in the summer – otherwise he gets a sunburn!
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Centos
Centos is an extremely friendly and curious guy! He is a 2006 Warmblood gelding standing at 16.1 hands high and has a beautiful bay coat. He loves attention and being with horse and human friends alike! He came to High Hopes in the fall of 2023 and has been doing a great job ever since.
Support CentosYour support helps cover the costs of hay, grain, and veterinary care for the High Hopes Herd.
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Churro
Churro is 2003 Appaloosa gelding. Churro has a dark brown body sprinkled with white spots – so he really does look like a cinnamon sugar dusted churro treat! Plus he’s just as sweet.
Churro came to us all the way from Tennessee!
Lucky
Lucky is a 2006 Dutch Warmblood/Thoroughbred cross gelding. Lucky was a jumping horse in his previous career and competed in horse shows up and down the East coast.
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Lulu
Lulu is a 2003 Miniature horse mare. Lulu has been trained to go inside of buildings and work as a therapy horse. She even has costumes!
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Nifty
Nifty came to High Hopes in 2002 at the age of 14. A registered Quarter Horse, he performed in English, Western and Reining competitions before coming to live at High Hopes. Nifty has a very unique coat color called “dun” which makes him really stand out in a crowd. Nifty’s very long tenure as a therapy horse is very special, he is really a great guy! Nifty was voted as the High Hopes Horse of the Year in 2010.
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Petra
Petra is a Norwegian Fjord mare born in 1995. She is a brown dun with a dorsal stripe. Her mane hair is “roached” (clipped short so it stands upright) to show off its two-toned coloring. Petra loves to take long naps in her stall. She is one of our most reliable and tolerant horses, she has a heart of gold! Petra is exceptional for many reasons…not the least of which is that she came to work at High Hopes at the very young age of four years old!
Petra was voted as the High Hopes Horse of the Year in 2011.
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Warrior
Warrior was born in 2000 and is a New Zealand Warmblood who was imported to the US some years ago to compete in the World Equestrian Games in the sport of jumping. Now ready to leave his jumping days behind him, Warrior is happy to be part of our herd teaching riders how to walk, trot and canter. He is tall at 16 hands but he is so easy going that participants of all sizes are comfortable working with him. Warrior is elegant and dignified, a true gentleman.
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Friends of the Herd
The High Hopes' Friends of the Herd program is a way to express your appreciation for one or more special members of our herd.
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