Manny and Billy
Offered for partial care lease on site.
Two off-track Thoroughbreds, both pasture pets, boarded at Diamond Appaloosa Ranch LLC, 244 Sassamansville Rd, Gilbertsville, PA available. The partial lease contract is for on-premises only, with a separate agreement with the stable. Neither horse can be ridden. Both horses love to learn new things, need your gentle touch, grooming, and time.
Germaniac aka “Manny” Bay Gelding; foaled Apr 02, 2011; retired from racing into the Turning For Home program with a sesamoid fracture that has healed well after placement with Safe Haven Thoroughbred Rescue. Manny has pinned in ground horsemanship and is a Liberty candidate. Excellent behavior around children.
My Name is Buffalo Billy, aka “Billy,” foaled June 6, 2016; Dark Bay gelding, with an intermittent locking stifle in his right hind leg. He is retired from racing into the Turning For Home program.
Recommended by vet as a pasture pet and would benefit from light exercise. Billy is cooperative, loves attention and is well behaved with children.
Billy is also available for adoption as a companion pasture pet, via Turning for Home contract agreement.
My Dream Ride
When Manny chose me (which he did), he became my “heart horse”. At the time, I had bum knees and he was recovering from a racing injury. A few years later, with encouragement for me, and training for him, I was able to ride him at a walk. It was a dream come true. He is a Liberty candidate now. Riding puts too much strain on his weaker leg.
Billy is a Companion Horse
We were given Billy as a companion for Manny. They became close pasture buddies. Billy is simply adorable in every way. From his sensitive eyes to gentleness with children, he was recently found to have a hind leg issue that makes him no longer a riding horse. He loves to wear hay in his mane.
Manny ‘s very first horse show. April 27, 2025 Showmanship class, with trainer Amber Manning. This was his first exposure to the sights and sounds of a horse show. They won third out of a field of 9 horses.
