Meet Our Herd
Below you will find some general facts about each of our horses and a link to their story. Please scroll through and "meet our herd" All of our horses have a kind and gentle spirit eager to please and to calm a racing heart.
Cooper
Barn Name: Cooper
Registered name: Unknown
Born: 2004
Breed: American Bashkir Curly
Color: Dark bay
Height: 14.2 hands
Weight: 1000 lbs
Where He Was Born: wild horse in mustang herd from North Dakota
Parents: unknown (gift from friends from New York)
Cooper began his life in North Dakota as a wild horse running with the mustangs. He was rounded up as a yearling and sold to some folks in Ohio who sold him to a woman in New York. Her husband’s employment took them to Mexico and she did not want to take Cooper into a land that consumed horses for dinner. Cooper was given to Mystic Mountain and has been a blessing to many children for several years. Click here to read his story.
Lightning
Barn Name: Lightning or Mr. Mustache Man
Registered Name: Mystic’s Lightning Flash
Born: 2000
Breed: ½ American Bashkir Curly ½ Mustang, Morgan, Quarter horse
Color: Buckskin
Height: 15 hands
Weight: 1000
Where He Was Born: Mystic Mountain
Parents: Flica and Mystic’s Miracle
Lightning was born in the wee hours of the morning during a severe thunder and lightning storm. His nick name is Mr. Mustache Man as he sports a mustache most of the year! Click here to read his story.
Rose
Barn Name: Rose
Registered Name: Buck Mountain Rose
Born: 1995
Breed: ½ American Bashkir Curly – mother (dam) ½ Belgium – father (sire)
Color: strawberry roan (white hairs on body coat)
Height: 15.3 hands
Weight: 1100
Where She Was Born: Buck Mountain Ranch near Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Parents: Canadian (purchased Rose at an auction in Calgary, Alberta)
Rose was born on Buck Mountain Ranch in Alberta, Canada. She was one of 40 American Curly horses sent to the first ever auction in the world of these horses. Rose was the first American Bashkir Curly to be shown at the 4-H Pennsylvania State Horse Show. Click here to read her story.
Marble
Barn name: Marble
Registered name: Mystic’s Marble Delight
Born: 1998
Breed: American Bashkir Curly
Color: Grey dapple
Height: 14.2
Weight: 900
Where She Was Born: Mystic Mountain
Parents: Mystic’s Mariah and a stallion from Ohio named EsParGo
Marble is one of the camper’s favorite horses, although everyone wonders why the white horse is named “Marble”. Click here to read her story.
Chauncey
Barn name: Chauncey
Registered name: unknown
Breed: Icelandic
Color: brown with flaxen mane and tail
Height: 13.2 hands
Weight: 800
Where He Was Born: Iceland
Parents: Unknown
Chauncey came to Mystic Mountain severely under weight, with serious skin issues and almost unable to walk on his untrimmed hooves. After nearly two years of specialized tender loving care he has joined the riding horse team. Click here to read his story.
Emmy
Barn name: Emmy
Registered name: Mystic’s Majestic Morning
Born: 2002
Breed: ½ Curly Part Mustang, Morgan and Quarter horse
Color: Copper and black (bay)
Height: 14.2 hands
Weight: 900
Where She Was Born: Mystic Mountain
Parents: Flica and Mystic’s Miracle
Emmy was born at Mystic Mountain but spent several years just hanging out. In the fall of 2013 she finished some major training and is being ridden by instructors only. Click here to read her story.
Fancy
Barn name: Fancy
Registered name: Mystic’s Night of Fantasy
Born: 2004
Breed: ½ Curly Mustang, Morgan, Quarter Horse
Color: golden with black and flaxen mane and tail
Height: 14.2 hands
Weight: 950
Where She Was Born: Mystic Mountain
Parents: Flica and Mystic’s Evening Star
Fancy was born on the farm and has been a favorite for many years. In the fall of 2013 she completed some major training and is joining the Mystic’s Riders program. Click here to read her story.
Cody
Barn Name: Cody
Registered name: Mystic’s Bug in a Rug
Born: 1999
Breed: American Bashkir Curly
Color: Sorrel
Height: 15 hands
Weight: 1000
Where He Was Born: Mystic Mountain (bred in Connecticut)
Parents: Katrina and a stallion from Connecticut named Quassett’s First Son
Cody name was changed to Mystic’s Cody, as a result of his riding training. Denise guarded this treasure for a couple of years and then decided to share him with other riders. Click here to read his story.
Cheyenne
Barn name: Cheyenne
Born: 1998
Breed: Quarter horse
Color: Sorrel
Height: 14.3
Weight: 900
Cheyenne is the newest addition to our herd. She is a sweet spirited horse who loves to talk and has a goat named Jenny.
Shadow
Barn name: Shadow
Registered name: unknown
Born: possibly 2000
Breed: Paint
Color: Black
Height: 16.2 hands
Weight: 1200
Where He Was Born: unknown
Parents: unknown – told they were registered Paint stock
Shadow was the first horse Denise ever met that begged her to take him home. Click here to read his story.
Ebony
Barn name: Ebony
Registered name: unknown
Born: possibly 2000
Breed: Paint
Color: Black and white
Height: 15 hands
Weight: 1000
Where She Was Born: unknown
Parents: unknown
Ebony was given to Mystic Mountain with very little training and many physical issues. It took nearly a year before she was ready to join the summer camp program. Having children ride her is a new experience that she is adjusting to. Ebony loves all of the attention, especially apples as treats! Click here to read her story.
Katrina
Barn name: Katrina
Registered name: Katrina LS
Born: 1990
Breed: American Bashkir Curly
Color: Sorrel
Height: 15.2
Weight: 1000
Where She Was Born: Ohio – purchased from Connecticut
Parents: Ohio horses
Katrina was purchased from a Connecticut Curly horse breeding facility. She came pregnant. After the foal was born we discovered that she had survived a major barn fire. Experienced riders eventually vote Katrina their favorite horse to ride because she has so much “get up and go”. Click here to read her story.
Spirit
Barn name: Spirit
Registered name: Mystic’s Gentle Spirit
Born: 2002
Breed: ½ American Bashkir Curly ¼ Paint and ¼ Appaloosa
Color: black
Height: 12 hands
Weight: 600 lbs
Where She Was Born: Mystic Mountain
Parents: Miss Nibbs and Mystic’s Miracle
Spirit’s parents were full sized horses, but she is only the size of a miniature horse. God knew that we would have many small children here and he blessed us with this small, black, Curly, gentle horse with the white blaze and four white stockings. Click here to read her story.
