Meet Mom and Dad
This mini madness that I currently find myself in all started with Geno, my miniature horse stallion. I first met Geno in 2014 when a farm I was working for at the time purchased him as a breeding stallion. The main reasoning behind his purchase what that he had blue eyes. At first he was just another timid stallion that I had to work with. He had been bounced around several times before coming to the farm and wasn't sure about new people or new experiences. I worked with Geno that entire summer and by August he was ready to be a show horse. Geno had been bathed, clipped, and taught to setup for halter. We took him to the biggest show I attend, our county fair. He did great for his first show and even to Grand Champion in the stallion halter class! I had gotten so close to him that year and hadn't realized it. That next spring Geno's first foals for the farm were born, two colts. One a solid chestnut and the other a chestnut pinto. Both were beautiful boys, but only one of them had a blue eye. Geno showed with me again that summer and I bonded with him even more. That fall I found out Geno was to be sold, I asked if I could work him off and the owner gave Geno to me. I was thrilled! I spent the next four years working with Geno and building his confidence up. I was eventually able to get him driving single and then later double with his son, Flint who I got in 2016. Later on in 2018 his daughter Livie was born and then in 2023 his daughter Afina. Geno is now retired due to an injury from driving. He enjoys his time at home with his herd and his goat, Cream Puff.
Indy came into my life around the same time that Geno did. She was another one that the farm I had been working for purchased for their breeding program. Indy was not the easiest mare to work with, she'd constantly escape, test new people, and if push came to shove...well she'd shove. I didn't work much with Indy until she became pregnant with Geno's foal. She was the only mare he bred that year and I really wanted a filly. At the time I had Geno's son Flint who resembled him, but was bay and white. Finally on April 29, 2018 I got the call that Indy had a foal. I raced to the farm and found out it was a filly! I was so excited to meet her. Mom though, did not want to share. It took me two weeks to make friends with Indy before she let me near Livie. I showed Indy and Livie that year, but after that we parted ways. Indy was rebred twice, but sadly lost both foals. She was then sold and returned due to her breakouts and other problems. Eventually Indy was turned over to be a halter horse for some local girls, but again that didn't work out for her. In 2022 I was able to get ownership of Indy with the help of my mother. After that things changed for Indy. She had another foal, a filly named Afina. She was shown and eventually broke to drive this past winter. Indy is now making her debut in the show ring as a driving horse and hopefully will be a teammate with her daughter Livie later this summer.
