Introducing Moon Man!

El Diablo Blanco! Just kidding. Moon Man may seem crazy to some, but to me, he is perfect. He is just the way I like 'em...fiery!

Moon Man came into my life when he was 6 months old. He is now 12. He has one blue eye and one brown eye and a mane that just won't stay down! I think it makes him look wild and it seems to fit his personality.

Moon is NOT patient by any stretch of the imagination. He paws the ground and digs holes if you stop working with him, ask him to stand still when the trail is still stretching out in front of him, or when he thinks the other horses are leaving him tied in the barn.

However, despite these minor flaws, Moon has a BIG heart and the stamina to go with it. He will carry me down the trail all day long (and I'm talking 8 hours at a time here) and rarely shows that he is getting tired. Even my husband (who never really liked him) has been impressed with his ability on the trails. Moon has even gotten a ribbon in a horse show, even though he much more of a trail horse.

Moon has a gait to die for! He is smooth as silk as he skates across the ground. You don't get much smoother than this little guy. He is an American Gaited pony, standing only 14.2 hands tall (which is 58 inches tall at the top of the withers for those unfamiliar with this). He is my main trail man.

When he was much younger, I taught him how to back up and then how to rear up on command. It is fun! It seemed to play into his fiery personality and he WILL rear up if you upset him on the trail. That suits me just fine!

Moon used to wrestle with the other horses in the herd. He could actually take them completely to the ground! It was amazing and funny at the same time!

God knew exactly what He was doing when he brough Moon Man across my path. We are quite a pair!