Name: Cookie
Born in: 2002
Color: Strawberry Roan
Breed: Shetland
Height: 11.2hh (a.k.a., teensy)
Nicknames: Cookie Monster, The Bestest Pony That Ever Ponied
Skills: Teaching new riders, dodging halters, bossing Fizz around
Favorite things: Sunshine, sugar-free peppermints, being with his pony friends
Fun fact: Cookie has followed Kelly throughout her professional life.
Name: Ella
Born in: 2004
Color: Paint
Height: 14.3hh (a.k.a., the smallest of horses)
Nicknames: Queen Ella, Ella-phant
Skills: Being patient, teaching riders to steer, finding Kelly in the ring
Favorite things: Cookie the pony, cookies to eat, gentle snuggles
Fun fact: Ella was the very first horse that AOHC bought.
Name: Rose
Born in: 2004
Color: Chestnut
Breed: Holsteiner
Height: 16.2hh (a.k.a., our biggest)
Nicknames: Rosie Posie, Miss Rose
Skills: Being patient with humans, spreading hay, keeping her stall neat
Favorite things: Chin scritches, space to move, rolling
Fun fact: Kelly rode Rose when they both were a little younger!
Name: Fizz
Born in: 2012
Color: Paint
Breed: Shetland Pony
Height: 12.2hh (a.k.a., not quite as teensy)
Nicknames: Fizzle Dizzle, The Christmas Pony
Skills: Making friends, being speedy, listening to voice commands
Favorite things: Cold weather, meeting new people, saying hi to horse friends
Fun fact: Fizz’s show name is Toil and Trouble (thanks, Shakespeare!).