Sponsor a Horse!

Horse Sponsorship means funding one horse for one year at $2,500 per horse. This amount provides feed, veterinarian care, supplies, and Ferrier treatment for their hooves. The sponsorship of a horse supports the basic needs of the horse while allowing the lesson income to provide for tack, therapeutic equipment, instructors, and facility maintenance and upgrades.

Budget for One Horse Sponsorship for one year:

Hay - $1,200: Bermuda, Alfalfa or Grass Hay – 1 bale a week @ $23/ week.
Ferrier - $600: Barefoot trim or ½ shoes - $75 every 6 weeks.
Feed supplements - $300: Dried sugar beets, hoof supplement, bran, Psyllium, Safe Choice.
Veterinarian - $300: 5-way shots, West Nile vaccination, sheath cleaning for geldings, teeth floated/annual dentistry, medication as needed.
Supplies - $100: Fly mask, fly spray, halter and lead rope, brushes, hoof pick

Please contact Tonya Danielly at tonya@iveyranch.com or (760) 722-4839 to sponsor your horse.

We would like to thank Daniel H. Grove, D.V.M., of West Coast Equine Medicine, Inc., for helping to keep our horses in exceptional health.
The happiness and well-being of our horses is an utmost priority and Dr. Grove has been an integral part of our team. For more information on Dr. Grove and his practice please visit www.westcoastequinemedicine.com

Meet the Horses:

Boots
Age: 24
Breed: Quarter Horse, Gelding
Previous Job: Hunter / Jumper
Character: Tender soul with warm, loving eyes. Boots is solid to the core and has a demeanor that allows for a quiet and calm riding experience. Boots’ primary role is therapy and beginning riders.

Byron
Age: 21
Breed: Trakehner Warmblood, Gelding
Previous Job: Jumper / 3-Day Eventer
Character: Gentle giant. Byron is a big boy that provides a sturdy base for our taller and/or heavier riders. Byron also provides “Back riding” where an Instructor will ride behind a completely physically disabled rider to hold and support their body during the riding experience.

Carmel
Age: 6
Breed: Mustang / Thoroughbred, Gelding
Previous Job: Pleasure
Character: Young spirit. Carmel is our youngest horse of the herd and has all the characteristics for a perfect therapy and lesson horse. His Mustang/Thoroughbred cross breeding has produced a stout body, pretty face, and gaits that nearly float.

Duncan
Age: 17
Breed: Quarter Horse, Gelding
Previous Job: Pleasure / Trail / Lesson
Character: Would curl up in your lap if he could. Duncan looks to each rider to be his best friend and could stand to be brushed, pet, or hugged all day. Duncan provides excellent schooling to riders who are beginning through those who are advanced.

Embar is sponsored by Rosella Childers

Embar

Age: 27
Breed: Polish Arabian, Gelding
Previous Job: Endurance race horse
Character: Best buddy who will follow you anywhere. Embar’s playful nature encourages smiles and interaction and an instant bond. His youthful spirit has allowed riders to learn either English or Western and look very good while doing it.

Jack

Jack is sponsored by Rosella Childers

Age: 30
Breed: Quarter Horse, Gelding
Previous Job: Cow horse / Pleasure
Character: Stoic, steadfast and knows his job. Jack will meet you at the gate to come out and participate in the day’s lessons and ground training. He will put his head down according to the height of the person taking him out so they have an easy time haltering him too.

Jeannie
Age: 8
Breed: Quarter Horse, Mare
Previous Job: Pleasure / Trail
Character: Looks like a shiny new penny. Young and energetic she easily adjusts between therapy rider and an advanced rider. Still learning to trust the world around her, Jeannie is inquisitive, sensitive, and loves young children best.

Orphan
Age: 16
Breed: Thoroughbred, Gelding
Previous Job: Hunter / Jumper
Character: Black Beauty. Tall, lanky boy that cooperates with every level of therapy rider but loves serious arena and over-poll work too. He will arch his beautiful neck, tuck his head, and work all day if you wanted to.

Peaches
Age: 24
Breed: Tennessee Walking Horse, Mare
Previous Job: Show horse / Brood mare / Pleasure
Character: Warm and fuzzy. Peaches can handle therapy riders on some of their worst days. She is patient, unflinching, and willing to work until her rider can end on a great note.

Rubia
Age: 21
Breed: Argentinean Thoroughbred, Mare
Previous Job: Polo Pony
Character: La Vida Loca no more. Polo fields, traveling at a dead run, and ball and mallets flying everywhere– not now. Rubia has come to know and love her surroundings to a point of being able to fall asleep while at the hitching post or closing her eyes during a stand still game in the arena with a therapy rider.

Shadow
Age: 17
Breed: Quarter Horse, Mare
Previous Job: Show horse / Hunter / Jumper
Character: Ferrari with an easy go pedal. She’s a beautiful mover who loves taking riders for a trail ride. She knows her stuff and expects everyone around her to know the same. Therapy and beginning riders excluded, she will test your skill set.

Soli
Age: 23
Breed: Thoroughbred, Mare
Previous Job: Dressage-Level 4
Character: Push button trainer. Big girl that commands respect due to her size but willing to work with the smallest of horse enthusiasts. She is a pro with ground training, handling and track and agreeably follows wherever led.