In this latest addition of the Freya blog, we want to honor Richard Kurz. Rich was a WSS guest and lover of our horse program. He adopted Koa, our big Belgian draft, when Koa was done working but not done living. Enjoy this beautiful song written about Koa by Katy Pistole, founder of Beautiful Brokenness Ministries, in honor of Rich’s life and legacy. Rich is now riding horses in heaven waiting for his beloved Koa to arrive. Find out more about Katy’s ministry here: https://beautifulbrokenness.org/

Saying goodbye to our horse friend Rich. He's riding horses in heaven now. Hannah McKinney working with Freya, Winter 2025 Donate to WSS Horses It takes a community to care for our horses. Being a non-profit, we are reliant on the generosity of  neighbors, friends, and donors to maintain our herd. Please considering supporting WSS by giving to this very special and beautiful work. Back from the Jungle! Hello White Sulphur Springs Freya fans. It feels so good to be back out in the corral working with Freya. The last time I published a blog was in October. Since that time, I was busy with the WSS Christmas season, and then away for most of the winter on sabbatical. Before I bring a Freya update, let me tell you about my adventures. Beginning my sabbatical on January 31, one of the first things my husband Mark and I did was go to the memorial of Richard Kurz, a WSS guest, lover of our horse program and the adopter of Koa, our big Belgian. We [...]

Freya is inquisitive about everything. Here she's checking out the newly hung carpenter bee trap. Our first trail ride. Freya is a good girl and she knows it. Donate to WSS Horses It takes a community to care for our horses. Being a non-profit, we are reliant on the generosity of  neighbors, friends, and donors to maintain our herd. Please considering supporting WSS by giving to this very special and beautiful work. Welcome back to the Freya blog! Looking back, our summer here at WSS was one for the books- the largest summer yet. All our programs were well attended and our horse program was the star of our guest events. And little/big Freya. She has truly come into her own. She loves the attention and is curious about everything. It’s quite typical to see guests gathered around her on the other side of the fence while she meets and greets everyone in the crowd. She loves being the star of the show. And now things are going to slow down. For the next [...]

Chris Pease and Freya on her first ride. Pure joy! The tire tower. Her favorite game in the whole world! Donate to WSS Horses It takes a community to care for our horses. Being a non-profit, we are reliant on the generosity of  neighbors, friends, and donors to maintain our herd. Please considering supporting WSS by giving to this very special and beautiful work. The more time I spend with Freya, the more I discover about her personality and wiring. She’s grown enormously physically in the last 3 months, thick muscles and a broad neck. This makes her natural bent of extroversion and dominance bring some exciting new challenges. Her desired place is to be right up close in your lap. A 1,300 lb lap dog. Without shutting down her wonderful, open friendliness, I want to keep her at arm’s length (+/- an extra foot) so she doesn’t accidentally step on me. It’s not the big things that are making a difference right now, it’s the little teaching areas that make a difference. She [...]

Hannah McKinney and Freya have a little snuggle. Hannah is WSS Wrangler staff. Could you be a future wrangler? Freya's Genetic Make-up Who/what is the surprise baby? Freya's DNA results Click here to see Freya's DNA report from Texas A&M Cream Draft Haflinger Garrano Learning to accept the bit should be done in a quiet, gentle way with good encouragement Donate to WSS Horses It takes a community to care for our horses. Being a non-profit, we are reliant on the generosity of  neighbors, friends, and donors to maintain our herd. Please considering supporting WSS by giving to this very special and beautiful work. Freya DNA TEST- BIG NEWS Freya is now a confident 2-year-old filly. She is gentle and feisty at the same time. She is pastured with a mixed herd of other mares and geldings and she can hold her own. If you’ve met Freya, you know she’s not afraid of much. She’s happiest when she has a crowd around her. A generous donor recently [...]