In 2001 the ranch rescued what is, to date, the rarest horse in its history. The owner of an eight-month old Arabian stud colt called and asked for our help. The young colt kept escaping his dilapidated pens and had been seriously injured in the process. First aid attempts were complicated by the fact that he had never before been touched by a human being. Creative trailoring was necessary to move him to an environment where he would be safe and his gentling and vetting process could begin.
Today, three hallmarks set this young horse apart.
First, his coloration is extremely rare. Until recently, Arabian horses that were born "palomino" could not be registered. It was widely believed that palomino was a color purebred Arabs could not produce.
Second, after such a traumatic beginning, marked with white hot terror and searing pain, this colt has settled
into a kind, quiet and remarkably gentle children's horse.
Third, what makes him remarkably rare is that he is the only horse that we have ever known to survive being hit by a semi-truck and trailer. It is completely appropriate that his name is "Halo."
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