Name Sweet Avalon

Breed American Warmblood mare

Born 2001

Joined the herd Donated by Monte Land in July 2012 (Longest of the current herd!)

Likes Big hugs, jumping little cross-rails

Dislike​s Thunderstorms

Most likely to… Be mistaken as missing from her field because she’s hanging out in the trees by the creek!

This brave girl came to the Ranch after surviving the Bastrop Fires of 2011. Avalon was our Horse of the Year in 2018. Fun fact: she did not pass her original therapy horse test at another local therapeutic riding center due to the way she behaved in the barn at meal times… well, thanks to problem-solving, we learned that she just prefers eating in an open area like a pasture, likely due to lingering trauma from escaping the forest fire.