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Deedee is a registered, 15 year old Percheron mare. She’s very docile and affectionate. I broke her to drive and ride when she was two years old. She was the easiest horse I ever broke. When she was two and a half years old she almost died when she was trapped in a frozen beaver pond. Read about her harrowing rescue - Saving Deedee Deedee was bred by my grandpa Jake Sheaffer. Jake is 95 years old and is still breeding horses. She was named after a waitress at the local diner.
Joyce is Deedee’s half sister (they both have the same sire - Smokey). She’s also 15 years old and a registered Percheron. Her mother - Model lived to be 22 years old and had 17 colts. Both Joyce and Model are decedent from a registered mare that Jake’s father bought in 1920. Joyce is a very willing horse, but listens to me well. She was a very difficult horse to break. She’s named after another of the waitresses at the diner in Muir, Michigan.
Dolly is a recent addition to my team. She’s 10 years old and very well trained. She’s not a registered mare, she’s what is known as a Grade horse. Even though she is mostly Percheron, she has some other blood in her. The only way I can tell is that her tail grows too long for a Percheron and her feet are a bit small.
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