Raider Rags is a 1989 registered AQHA gelding even though he looks like a thoroughbred.  Click here to see his pedigree.

Raider came to us after learning how to barrel race and pole bend and even  jumps.  Raider had had many different owners in his time and wanted a place to retire.  Ashley took him to several barrel races and trail rides when she lived near us.

Raider loves girls.  He loves to teach them to barrel race and pole bend.  He is good at barrel racing, but pole bending is his best sport.  He is so big he looked like he was moving in slow motion compared to other horses competing.  raider love trail rides and will jump anything you ask him to.  Ashley has had him jumpin3-footot fences bareback.

Raider went to live with his owner Ashley in February 2016. He loved her and let her do most anything on him.

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Winsome Love came to live with us in December 2008.  She is Xanadu Love‘s mother.  This makes her a special horse to us.  Winsome is a 1985 Roan TB mare.  She had two foals.  She raced and won two races.  She was starved and covered in ticks when we found her.

Winsome is one of the older horses at Sierra Ranch.  She has given lessons and trail rode on occasion   When we first got her she actually was smooth enough to allow the girl who leased her to text while at a canter.  Lately, she has been a great pasture buddy to the other old horses.  First she was Melanie’s buddy, then Sarge’s, and now is loving life with Maverick.

Winsome still rides occasionally  She has an issue with a back ankle that makes her not want to ride much.  She also has some typical issues that grays have with cancer tumors.  For the most part she is very healthy for an older horse.  You can see her race record and pedigree by clicking on the links.

Winsome was laid to rest on August 12, 2013.  She had been battling cancer and we were loosing the battle.  She is not in pain and running free with the other horses from Sierra Ranch.

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Maverick, aka Bound To Stardom was one amazing horse.  Maverick was born on March 4, 1990 and died very peacefully on October 30, 2013.

Maverick came to us just after we bought Sierra Ranch.  The previous owner knew he was a TB, and had ridden him some on trails.  Her hubby had rodeoed on him, so he knew lots of things.  One thing he knew most was that to get people off he would run what he thought was fast.  Then he met Amber.  She got on him bareback and ran him and laughed.  Amber rode Maverick for several years.  When She left home it was my turn.

Rick had purposely not had anyone ride Maverick for several weeks.  He saddled him and had me ride him around the house.  Maverick was tall compared to my old stand by Sarge.  But he was so calm and loved having me ride him.  Sarge hated riding in the pasture, but Maverick didn’t care.  He was so laid back that most folks didn’t really think he was a TB.

Maverick was born in CA in 1990.  Somehow he got to Oklahoma, and we are glad for that.  Our next door neighbor was a trainer in CA and knew his breeders.  We know from riding Mav that he is slow for a race horse.  He never raced at all.  He was tatooed and that is how we found his real name, but unlike all the other exes, Mav has stuck.  Bound for Stardom just doesn’t fit.  The vet told me last year he was now considered an old horse.  Just something a woman does not want to hear.

Maverick had become the go to lesson horse, since the passing of some of the other go to lesson horses.  He had a great attitude and would ride the same with little kids or adults.  You had to show him you know how to ride, and then he would perform.  Maverick had taken folks on the trail from kids to Viet Nam Vets.  He was the same with everyone.  Slow and steady until you get the feel and he would then go at a bit more speed.

Maverick is running the green pastures of heaven with other Sierra Ranch, LLC horses that have passed over the rainbow  bridge.  If you would like to lease or learn to ride on an awesome horse, please contact us!

If you come to our house and there is a horse loose in the yard it will be this one.    Xanadu Love is a 1993 dark brown or black mare that is the love of Rick’s life.  Well, at least his horse love.  She raced a bit, but would never go straight and so didn’t make it at the track.  Her race record is here and her pedigree is here.  Maybe next month we will do a post on her Mom living in the front pasture.  Winsome Love.

We bought Xanny at a sale for a friend.  He saw Rick riding Starr and thought he wanted an OTTB also.  It was Spring of 2001.  It took about six weeks to figure out that the kid was not going to feed Xan and after one awesome match race in the pasture against Starr he asked us to buy her from him.  Since that day Xanny has been Rick’s horse.  She has taken him up and down mountains and even team penning.

Xanny is not for sale and most people would not even ride her.  She is a bit on the CRAZY side for an ex race horse.  She loves Rick and takes very good care of him and him of her.  She still doesn’t know what straight is, so you will see her  going in circles down the trail.  She will jump most anything to the delight of Rick.  And she is at least a bet more directionally oriented than her rider.  She can find the trailer, usually at race horse speed.

Rick moved Xanadu Love and Charming Starr to a stable in Broken Arrow on March 31, 2014.  On April 9, 2014, Xanny lost a battle with colic.  She will always be a cherished horse of Seirra Ranch.