Ranger (Ranger Danger)

17 Year old 16.2 hh Standardbred Gelding

Ranger came to me with Chip as a 2 for 1 type deal. Little did I know that there was going to be much more involved than just taking him along and calling him mine. Turns out he was actually owned by a rescue and was adopted out to what was supposed to be a forever home. Unfortunately it was not the right home for him and from what I can gather he has been “thrown around” quite a bit. He has a very unique injury to his front right hoof and left hind leg from being wrapped in barbed wire during his time with the Amish, due to this he is very distinguishable and I have heard from many people they have seen him in all sorts of different places. I was able to get in contact with the rescue and was able to adopt him and finally give him a forever home with his best friend Chip.

Because he came from the same situation as Chip, he also spent the last 4 years in a field with minimal attention and training. He lived with 3 other horses (including Chip) and they would be fed grain out in the open together. Ranger would go and kick everyone out of their food and was very overweight when I got him. I swear he looked pregnant and due any day! The owners would use different training aids to keep him away from the other horses. Unfortunately his owners were very new to horses and were using to much pressure with Ranger and really making him nervous. The result was a very skittish horse that had no trust in humans. Although he was friendly with people, he would be very nervous and spooky if attempting to work on any training. It took me a long time, some intuition, a little stupidity, and the help of Chip to pull Ranger out of his shell and see that humans aren’t all bad.

He is now one of the first ones to come over to the gate (mostly because he wants a treat) and say hello and greet just about anyone who comes to visit. He is a very animated and goofy horse and is so much fun to play with! For those of you who know Standardbreds, he was in fact a racer at one time and he does pace which is the reason behind his nickname: Noodle.

A brown standardbred horse standing behind a wire fence, with bare trees and a wooden shed in the background, sunlight shining in a farm setting.
A brown standardbred horse with a black mane standing on sandy ground outdoors, wearing a pink saddle pad and bridle, with trees and a blue sky in the background.
A brown standardbred horse with a black mane standing behind a wire fence in an outdoor farm setting, with leafless trees and sunlight in the background.
A brown horse with braided mane, wearing a blue halter, inside a wooden barn with open door, showing green trees outside.
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A brown standardbred horse with a dark mane and tail standing on sandy ground, engaging in an equine assisted learning session wearing a blue halter and lead rope, in an outdoor riding arena with trees and some white poles in the background.
A brown horse with a black mane sticking out of a wooden stable, sticking out its pink tongue.
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