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Meet PEPSI and the Gang 
Welcome to Harmony Farms!    

Hi, my name is Pepsi, and since I am the 'HEAD OF THE HERD', I get to introduce you to all my friends.  
And last but not least, did I mention that I am the HEAD OF THE HERD?
 Pepsi In December 1999, I hung up my Barrel Racing gear  and came to Harmony Farms for a little relaxation. I am a Bay gelding with lots of muscles, and the mares tell me I'm really handsome.  Don't you agree?

I still love to run and play, but when it comes to our delicate riders, I can be soft and sweet.  Since I am the head Gelding, I have to be very bossy sometimes, particularly at the gate around dinner time.
They forget that I go in first, ALWAYS!, because I am the HEAD OF THE HERD!

Born: 1983   
Breed: Quarter Horse

Registered Name:  Pepper Zee Bar
Arrived:  1999
Gypsy
Next we have GYPSY, who came here about 6 months before me. She is a Bay Mare pony.
Gypsy loves to rub her head on the humans, and they let her!  She says her eyes itch but I think she just likes to push them around!  She gets in trouble sometimes when she tries to nip at people when they do her feet.  She never learns!

She is the alpha mare of the herd and now that Melody is in the other pasture, she acts like she is Queen Bee!
She is really tough & sometimes has a bit of an attitude!  She is retired now, so she gets to do nothing all day!  Hey, When do I get to do that???????????

Born:  1979 
Breed: Quarter Horse

She's just Gypsy!

Arrived: 1999
Hank
HANK is another Gelding here at the farm. His former owner is a Veterinarian and he is trained in Dressage (the fancy stuff!).
I think he likes people better than he likes us!  He is kind of shy around the ladies, but they think he is really handsome.  The riders love it when he pretends to answer questions by nodding his head. 

Hank is not the bravest horse in the barn, but I think that is his way of staying out of trouble! He also loves to lick!  Lick, Lick, Lick!  Don't ask me what that is all about!!!
He is one of those retired ones too!

Born:  1980    
Breed:  Quarter Horse

Registered Name:  Hank's Bar Jess
Arrived 2001
Star
STAR is only 12 hands high and some of us think she's just a late bloomer and will eventually get bigger, but she assures us she is full grown. She is a very cute flashy pony. She may be short, but she doesn't have any trouble keeping up with us when we are all running. She spends lots of time rolling in the dirt and loves to be dirty. Maybe she just wants a beautiful dark coat like mine!

Born:  1988   
Breed: Quarter Horse Pinto

She's just Star!
Arrived: 2001
Flash
Have you ever met a real race horse?  Well, here is FLASH and he is really fast!  Even faster than me, but don't rub it in.  He was on the Quarter Horse race track until he was 4 years old. 
Flash came to our barn in November 2003 after living with his former owner for 19 years. 
He is a buddy to all. He is a quiet guy, but likes to pretend he is a race horse again when we get running in the pasture.  For an old guy, he can still run like the wind!
Here is another retired one!  I have to find out how I can get that gig too!

Born:  1979    
Breed: Quarter Horse

Registered Name:   Coronado Flash
Arrived: 2003
Emily
Meet EMILY!  Emily belonged to a very special lady who passed away in 2004.  Her fondest wish was that Emily would go to live at Harmony Farms and help people.  And she did just that.  She is very gentle and nice to look at too, if you know what I mean!
She is Pepper's girl, but when she is in the pasture, she acts like she likes all the boys.  Pepper is never too happy about that. 
She is another one who like to run all over the place.  What is with all of you, haven't you heard of energy conservation!  I am getting too old for this.

Born:   1987   
Breed:  Quarter Horse

Registered Name:   Two Timing Emmaline
Arrived: 2004
Sgt. Pepper
Pepper's former owners were Veterinarians and he has done it all.  He did the fancy Dressage stuff, Western riding and he was a carriage horse, too.  He loves little kids, even the noisy ones!  Go figure!
He looks a lot like my old pal, Max., but he is much, much bigger!  He is a little lazy and can be goofy. Sometimes he gives the other geldings a hard time, (except me, No one messes with me!), but all the riders & humans love him.
 

Born:  1981   
Breed:  Appaloosa
Registered Name:  Sgt. Pepper
Arrived: 2004

Well, here is another Appaloosa!  Let me introduce you to MELODY.  She has such nice colors and is very quiet. Unless you sneak up behind her!  Then she shows you who is boss and everyone runs!!
A corneal abscess in Jan. 2008, required that her right eye be removed. She took it all in stride and is still everyones friend.  No one can ever say I am not a gentleman, I always let Mel go in the barn first at dinner time when she is in my pasture!
(actually I am afraid of her too, but don't spread that around).

Born: 1985
Breed:  Appaloosa

Registered Name:  Ed's Lady Melody
Arrived:  2006
   Novi
NOVI, is a chocolate brown gelding who is 15.3 hands. Now that is big!!
He lived in Wisconsin before coming to Florida in 2006.  He did some shows, trail rides and best of all, he was a therapy horse for 5 years! 

He gets excited if he is left alone & his attention wanders too easily!  I just think he likes to play rather than work!  He is my second in command of the pasture, but sometimes he gets too flustered when I leave him in charge, running up and down like a nut!  

Born: 1995
Breed: Quarter Horse
Registered Name:  The Chocolate Menace

Arrived: 2008
Soda Pop
Everyone, meet SODA POP!  He looks a little like me but not as handsome! He was a show horse and he has been everywhere.  Oh the stories he tells.  
He is 16H, which makes him the tallest in the barn, (hear that Novi, HA!).  
He's pretty quiet most of the time  except at turn out in the morning.  Boy, can he run!  He is now in the smaller pasture with Melody & Star.  Since Melody had her eye surgery, he has been her watch dog!  He gets a little too possessive sometimes if you ask me.  She was my friend first, you know!
I guess he means well because everyone loves him for it. 

Born: 1989
Breed:  Quarter Horse
Registered Name:  Selectrocution
Arrived:  2009
Duke
Meet "DUKE".  He is still a teenager and you know how they act........playing all the time!  He loves to run & kick up his heels.
He is not too big, just 14.2h, and I think he could lose a few pounds!  Run around the pasture more, Duke and work off some of that fat.  That will get him moving!
He is real friendly and is becoming good friends with  Novi.  Just what we need, two teenagers cooking up trouble!  
He was donated by one of our volunteers and her kids. They hoped he would work out for us and they were right.  Thank you Gettlemen family.  

Born:  1996
Breed:  Quarter Horse
Registered Name:  Co Peppy's Bonanza
Arrived: 2009
Pocoso
We had an empty stall recently, and the next thing I know, we have another new horse!  They never ask me first and you would think they should, since I am the HEAD OF THE HERD! 
Anyway, his name is "POCOSO" .  Sounds like Hocus Pocus, if you ask me!  He is an Appendix (QH/TB cross), 17 yrs old, 15.2 H, Sorrel gelding.  Boy, I had to do a double take, he sure looks like my old buddy Flip.  It is spooky!
He seems really nice, and guess what he did before.......he was a Polo Horse!!  Wow, now I am impressed.  He can really run, but he is still scared of some of the stuff in the arena.  Guess he never played basketball on the Polo field!  LOL! 
All the riders and volunteers want to ride Pocoso!  That will only last until another horse arrives!  Better get use to it now buddy!

Born:  1993
Breed:  Appendix (Quarter Horse/Thoroughbred)
No Registry, not Hocus Pocus, just Pocoso!
Arrived: 2010

HORSES IN OUR HEARTS AND MEMORIES ALL THE TIME

Flip
IN MEMORY OF FLIP
(32 yrs young)
Born:  2-17-1977  
DIED: 12-22-2009 

Breed:  Appaloosa
Registered Name:  FLIP PLAUDIT
THERAPY HORSE:  1998 - 2009

Few people know that Flip came to Harmony Farms thanks to our Vet, Brad Newman.  He arrived just 3 weeks after we had to put down Rocky,
 who was my Buddy! 
He filled the gap in our program and especially in our hearts.  He was a bit headshy from bad treatment as a young horse, but he quickly learned that there is never anything negative at Harmony Farms, and come to love little kids petting his head.

He was the handsome Lord of the Manor and my steady mount for many years! 
He was second in command to Pepsi until the later years when arthritis caused him to think twice before getting into a full pasture run to move other horses.

Run free with Max & Misty!
We love you and miss you, Flippers!

 
Misty
IN MEMORY OF MISTY
(28 years young)
BORN:  3-11-1981 
DIED: 1-16-2009

BREED: Quarter Horse
Registered Name:  WIND & MIST
 THERAPY HORSE:  1996 - 2009

Misty was the teacher of so many of our students.  She was our baby sitter horse, our Special Olympics Champ, and an all around sweetheart.
All the Geldings loved her, and so did the humans!
She was Gypsy's best friend from day one.
  She will always be the Alpha Mare!
We love you Misty Poo!

Pocoso

Well, those are our stories. We're proud and content that our past lives have led us here to this barn and pasture and to the people who help us help the handicapped. We hope you'll come visit us at Harmony Farms to get to know us a little better. If you can help us in our work with donations of money, supplies, apples, or by volunteering your time, we'd be most grateful. And don't forget to bring carrots!

Happy Trails, Licks & Slobbers,

PEPSI
 The Head of the Herd!


 
Written by Pepsi with a little help from Pam Rogan, the REAL Head of the Herd!  
 
(The horse page was designed by our late, dear friend, Pearl Paryzek) 

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