Milestone 4: "Milo"
Milo is a 2012 gelding who is presumed to be a Thoroughbred-Warmblood Cross. He stands roughly 16.2 and is full of personality. Shelby adopted Milo from the SPCA when he was a 2 year old. When Shelby took him in, Milo was essentially feral. Extremely wary of people, growth-stunted and underweight, Milo put Shelby’s patience and training to the test. Since then, he has come a long way and blossomed into an unrecognizable horse compared to the one he used to be. Shelby attributes much of her equine education to Milo’s training and discovering what has worked for him. Read all of Milo's story here.
Ogopogo: “Pogo”
Pogo is a 2017 16.3hh Thoroughbred gelding who race trained with one published work before retiring due to owner getting out of the racing business. Pogo is from the same breeder as George and shares the same dam. Born quite late in the year, Pogo had a light restart in 2020. He was lightly ridden primarily by Lisa Dennis but we discovered that he has significant kissing spines and has since been retired as a beloved pasture companion. In early 2025 Pogo had a rough year following a rectal hematoma that almost took his life but he has been healthy and enjoying pasture life with his friends.
Blueprint MSH: “Banksy”
Banksy is Shelby’s first homebred foal. He was born May 28, 2019 and is by the Oldenburg stallion, Banderas, and out of a Thoroughbred mare, In Fine Fashion. Banksy attended the German Oldenburg Verband inspection as a foal where he was awarded Premium. He has been trained with rewards based methods and is now lightly started under saddle, with plans to enjoy riding trails and jumping with him more in the future.
Juniper
Juniper is a 6 year old 14hh Mustang mare that was purchased out of the BLM’s Sales Authority Program by Shelby back in 2022. She was rounded up originally in Antelope Valley, Nevada and was completely wild and unhandled at the time Shelby picked her up with her fellow mustang companion, Mesa. Shelby gentled her at liberty on a large acreage using rewards based methods and has begun the process of starting her under saddle bridleless.
Fast Bid: “Harlow”
Harlow is a 2014 16.2hh Thoroughbred mare who Shelby acquired after she retired from the racetrack in September 2020. Harlow had a fairly successful racing career spanning 4 years, with her first start taking place in the country she was bred in, Ireland. She enjoyed the winter off before starting education towards her new career in 2021. Harlow is a very brave and naturally talented jumper with promise as a sport horse. She has primarily been used for pleasure riding, trail riding and some jumping. She had a couple of years off after developing a head shaking problem in 2022 and has been coming back into more work since this has been addressed.
Mesa
Mesa was adopted alongside Juniper in 2022. Mesa was rounded up from a different herd in Mount Ellinor, Utah. She is 6 years old and around 14hh. Like Juniper, she was gentled at liberty with rewards based methods. Prior to being purchased by Shelby, Mesa spent a great amount of time in the holding pen and possess more trauma than Juniper. She arrived unhandled, more fearful, and less curios. It has taken time for her to warm up to humans but she is quite friendly towards her chosen people though can be cautious of newcomers. Mesa will be started under saddle bridleless but we will give her the time she needs to settle into domesticated life.
IN LOVING MEMORY
Bionic: “George”
George was a Thoroughbred that Shelby used to gallop while he was still racing. When it came time to retire, Shelby selected George as her 2019 Retired Racehorse Project horse. George was a 2015 17h gelding with a stellar temperament and classic thoroughbred elegance. He showed in Show Jumping and Dressage at the 2019 Thoroughbred Makeover.
Unfortunately George passed away in February 2020 due to neurological disease.