Over a Dozen
Nine Horses (only 8 belong to us though)
Willa is over 20 and is an Appendix QH, and is the aging boss of the herd
Lilly is our newish paint pony who serves as a lesson horse ( My mom gives riding lessons)
Gypsy is an Arab, and hopefully will be going soon. She boards at our barn, but has to be in a paddock alone due to 'compatibility' issues.
Ruby is a Chestnut, and is becoming the new boss of the herd. She has a very long face and has an extremely soft nose (if she doesn't bite your fingers off touching it)
Fleur is our main lesson horse, and although she is very anti social and fat, she is a great beginner horse
Moving on to the Geldings
Bixter is a Hanoverian, and is all white except for a giant brown spot on his side, he is very dopey and will let you play with his lips
Bill is an Arab and something else I don't remember right now, but is also another main lesson horse, and is the sweetest a horse can get
he is very fuzzy, will let you scratch his face, and has a white lip , which is strange on his black nose and overall brown appearance, but it makes him look all the more friendly.
And finally (for our horses at least) theres Levi, who is our newest horse, and is a Trichaner ( I have absolutely no idea how to spell that) and will usually hang out with Bixter, and eat Bill's food.
Then of course we have our three cats, Puma, Puck, and Frisky
Puma is fat, lazy and mean, Puck is very old (about 18 now I believe) and very friendly, and Frisky is wild, and also very small (which is a good thing), we adopted her from our neighbors dairy farm up the road.
And then of course we have our two dogs, Luther and Nigel.
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Luther is very submissive German Shepherd, but will valiantly defend the house from all the little 9 year old girls who come here for lessons, which can be intimidating, for he weighs over 100 lbs and if he could stand up he would probably be around 5' 8''.
. Nigel is a Corgi, and the only thing he and Luther have in common are their big stand up ears. Nigel is bold, aggressive (to a point) and will try to get away with anything, which I think is good for Luther, because it helps him be more social.
Just to illustrate the character differences, Luther Hides whenever a thunderstorm is going on, knocking over tables and couches to shield himself, which Nigel looks out the window our up at the sky and barks.
Well, those are all of my pets (excluding fish)