Horse Donors
Here you can explore our current horsehair donors and choose your own horse!
Morracca
Morracca is a half sibling to Salsa & Tango. All three of them have lived at Thistle Stables for almost 20 years! Morracca helps provide mental and physical therapy support to those with developing abiltities. Morracca loves to follow people around the ring! **watercolour paintbrushes available**
Leo
Leo is a 22-yr-old quarter horse who calls Shannon Stables home in Vancouver, Canada. His achievements include eventing, drill team, gymkhana, and equine therapy. He loves destroying blankets with his BFF Idole. He’s a charmer with the mares and always young at heart.**acrylic/oil paintbrushes available**
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist is a 22-year-old miniature horse who calls Shannon Stables home in Vancouver, Canada. He does his part by being an equine therapist for those in need. His special skill is pulling a cart, toboggan, or a handler (his takedowns are legendary!). He once brought a groom to his wedding day! **acrylic/oil paintbrushes available**
Big Prince
Big Prince is a 24-yr-old Clydesdale Hackney. He’s a gymkhana, drill team, & Mock Hunt master, as well as a keyhole champion! He has also become a valued therapeutic riding horse. He always lines himself up at the fence to help his humans scratch the right spot! **acrylic/oil paintbrushes available**
Little Prince
Little Prince is a 28-year-old welsh pony who calls Shannon Stables home in Vancouver, Canada. Now enjoying retirement, he used to teach many, many kids how to ride and bucked off just as many (all in good fun of course!). It was a badge of honour to count the falls off of Little Prince! **acrylic/oil paintbrushes available**
Georgia Peach
Georgia Peach is a 12-yr-old miniature horse who calls Shannon Stables home in Vancouver, Canada. She spends most of her time as an equine therapy horse for those in need. She’s so teeny tiny that she has to wear the smallest mini size halters available and used to be roommates with a goat! **acrylic/oil paintbrushes available**
Cheddar
Criss Cross PCH a.k.a “Cheddar” is a 13-year-old Oldenburg who lives in Vancouver, Canada. He LOVES to gallop, so eventing is his specialty! He is working on refining his palette, so he must lick everything! Cheddar is a very friendly guy who hopes everyone stops to say hi to him. **watercolour paintbrushes available**
Patchy
Patchy was a 28-yr.-old American Paint who lived in a small town in ON, Canada. Making this paint brush was extra special because he laid down to rest only the day before. He loved trail riding and swimming in Lake Erie, and sharing a snack with his mini horse friend, Misty. Him and his owner shared a special bond for 20 yrs. and he will never be forgotten. **acrylic/oil paintbrushes available**
Spirit
Spirit is 17 years old and lives at Thistle Stables in Vancouver, Canada. Despite his tendency to take-off while leading, he is showing promising results as a liberty pony! He loves taking naps in his stall & will be the first to notice if you have treats. **acrylic/oil paintbrushes available**
Rudy
Rudy is an OTTB, born in 1996. He raced 4 times under the name Halo One and was purchased by a writer who competed in training-level eventing until he was 10 years old. He was then bought by his current owner Esther as a Pony Club mount for her two daughters. At 26, he is now retired and enjoys his 2 walks per day. **acrylic/oil paintbrushes available**
Idole
Idole is a 12-year-old warmblood jumper who lives in the Southlands equestrian neighbourhood in Vancouver, Canada. He spends most of his time playing with his best friend Leo and plotting to destroy blankets! He loves playing with his toys and tossing them over the fence (a.k.a. playing fetch with the humans). **acrylic/oil paintbrushes available**
Miss Kitty
Miss Kitty is a 26-year-old miniature horse who lives in the Southlands equestrian neighbourhood in Vancouver, Canada. She is a complete angel (unlike the typical pony stereotype) and is a mini puissance winner! Inch for inch, she jumps higher than any large horse. **acrylic/oil paintbrushes available**
Glee
Glee is a 14-yr-old Westphalian cross living at Shannon Stables in Vancouver, Canada. She specializes in jumper, dressage, and eventing. She is so fast that the camera struggles to capture her over the jumps! She values quality horse friendships over quantity, and she’s always keeping the geldings in line. **acrylic/oil paintbrushes available**
Dixie
Dixie is a 17-year-old quarter horse mare who lives in the Southlands equestrian neighbourhood in Vancouver, Canada. She loves doing anything and everything with her forever girl Izzy. This includes jumping and bareback rides along the Fraser River. She chases coyotes away and always giving kisses. **acrylic/oil and watercolour paintbrushes available**
Misty
Misty is a 10-year-old Shetland pony that lives in Fort Erie, Ontario. Her favourite thing is receiving unconditional love from her life-long owner and rescuer. Her least favourite thing is hyper children. Hence, why she was rescued and now lives her best life as a companion pony. **acrylic/oil paintbrushes available**
Flora
Flora is a friendly yearling with a kind face. Rescued from an Alberta auction, she now lives at Southlands Riding Club and is being trained to be someone’s forever horse! She is expected to grow to be 15hh+. Flora loves stealing jackets, cones, & just about anything. **acrylic/oil paintbrushes available**
Casino
A.k.a. “Cash” is Mr. Personality. He is always picking up grooming kits, spray bottles - anything he can get his teeth on! He loves tropical fruits and rolling in a bed of fresh shavings. It is known around town that he loves his nap time! He sprawls out every morning in his paddock for a deep sleep while his bff Glee watches over him. **acrylic/oil paintbrushes available**