Trinityglen Highland Ponies

09/03/2026

09/03/2026

Circle H Glen Livit is back home at the ranch. Right after bringing the ponies home, turned right around and drove the four hours one way to bring him back. The pastureland he was in was abundant with shade trees, rolling hills, vegetation to eat and two spring fed ponds as well as what we think was a mountain lion. When I checked on him while visiting my dad, right before we had to evacuate the other ponies due to the fires, had scars and wounds that looked like he survived a mountain lion attack. Won’t show the before pics but his today’s pick, his wounds look much better and closer to being healed. Other than that he is doing well and not unsound. He trots out well and is a champ for me to flush his wounds and shove antibiotics into them. Thus he will live out his days at the ranch where mountain lions are less likely to make a meal or meals out of him . He is a tough one to survive the attack. I really hope he gave the mountain lions a good kick to make him think twice about taking down a horse/pony again.

08/31/2026

With all of the stress with the fires these past few weeks, I wasn’t sure if we would make it to this show. Rhapsody hadn’t been driven for a few weeks. Figured, why not, had the day covered at work and already paid the entry. Let’s show people this beautiful Highland pony that is one of most precious babies that I have had in the fifteen years of breeding these wonderful ponies.

Rhapsody did well, placing first in one of his arena classes, completing all the obstacles in the Town and Country class and having a great run and time in the derby. He was admittedly forward and spicey in some of his other classes so….but can’t really fault him for that. He was a good boy all and all.

08/31/2026

Rhapsody 💕🥰. So thankful that we had a professional photographer at this last show.

08/29/2026

Royal— 4 year old licensed stallion….what a beautiful goofy boy. All of my stallions have had excellent temperaments but this guy adds an additional sweetness lover boy factor. 💕🥰

08/19/2026

Well we are finally all home. The ladies are so happy to be back on the 20 acres and the boys are thrilled to be reunited with everyone. Little Thistle was amazing and the best girl. Talk about being trailer savvy now. Glad to have the ponies all in one place at home. This past week was challenging with driving roughly 200 miles a day to care for the ponies in their various evac area plus working. I appreciate everyone that DM me during this trying time. We are home and safe.

08/15/2026

Long before tractors and Land Rovers, the whole life of the Highlands rested on the strong back of one small, sturdy pony. They called it the garron, and it carried Scotland through. 🐴🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The Highland pony is one of the oldest and hardiest native breeds in Britain, shaped over thousands of years by the mountains, the moors and the bitter northern weather. Broad, powerful and calm, with a thick winter coat and often a dark eel stripe running down its dun back, it was built to work where no other animal could. It hauled peat home from the moss to warm the cottage, brought the harvest in, carried the shepherd to his flock, and bore the stalked deer down off the high hills on the estates.

Its temperament is as prized as its strength. A good Highland pony is gentle, sensible and endlessly patient, sure footed on ground that would turn an ankle, willing to stand quiet under a heavy load with a red deer stag across its back. For the crofting families of the glens and the islands it was not a luxury but a lifeline, as much a part of the household as any working member of the family.

Even the royal family keeps Highland ponies still, working the hills of Balmoral just as their ancestors did. 💙

These ponies are the quiet heroes of Scottish heritage, the beasts that made life in the glens possible at all. If your people crofted or worked the land in the Highlands, a garron like this one very likely shared their days, hauling their peat and carrying their burdens through wind and rain. When you picture the old Highland life, do not forget the pony standing patient in the yard. It carried more of Scotland than we will ever know. 🪻

08/14/2026

While evacuating one of the ladies I went on that ride in the Tahoe wilderness sent me these pics. What a fun ride this was before the craziness is the fires and evacuations happened. 😳😳

08/13/2026

Finally done with evacuating the ponies for the second time in 3 days. They are now roughly 20 miles away from the new fire line. The highways to get to where they were originally evacuated to both had closed so took an alternate route that came in like a back door approach, it added a couple hours to getting to them but thankfully was able to get them all moved again. Like the first time, they were stressed but all loaded into the trailers immediately. Love these guys so much ❤️. The pics are the fire exploding again as I was coming into the valley they were in from the backside and as I got closer to them. So very thankful for everyone who helped us evacuate again. They are all angels 😇

08/13/2026

The fire has shifted again and where Liam was evacuated too is now in a red zone. I am so thankful to my Farrier, who lives closer to there than me and was able to take back roads that she knows because she is picking him up for me to get him out of danger. I am still trying to make my way there, but highways that leads to him as well as where the girls are which is about 10 miles from him have been closed. This was a green zone that got moved to red immediately with the change in the wind.