Name: Lillie

    Type: Hackney Pony

    Color: Black

    Markings: 4 White Socks & Blaze

    Sex: Mare

    Birthday: 1/1/2009

    Name: Jasmine

    Type: Hackney Pony

    Color: Black

    Markings: 4 White Socks

    Sex: Mare

    Birthday: 1/1/2010

    Name: Violet

    Type: Hackney Pony

    Color: Black

      Markings: Star & 4 white socks

    Sex: Mare

    Birthday: 1/1/2008

    Name: Aspen

    Type: Hackney Pony

    Color: Bay

      Markings: Star, snip

    Sex: Gelding

    Birthday: 1/6/2018

Aspen is one of the most unusual equines at Red Bell Run. He is a Hackney cross pony with beautiful markings and incredible blue eyes! His mother, Jasmine, is a lovely hackney pony who came to Red Bell Run from the Humane Society of North Texas. Little did we (or HSNT) know, she was carrying a surprise. Ten months after her arrival, Aspen was born. Although he initially had some physical challenges which warranted a stay at the vet clinic until he was stabilized, Aspen is a much-loved member of the Red Bell Run family.

His eyes are his most remarkable feature. Because they are such a beautiful bright blue, he will always have to be carefully watched for any sign of irritation or cancer. When he is out in the sun for any length of time he wears a UV protected fly mask to limit his exposure. He is quite a character! He loves playing with balls, carrying objects around and hanging out with his buddies Apache and Amy. Our staff has made sure he has his ground manners, and we all enjoy his antics very much! We’ll never know who Aspen’s father was, but obviously he and Jasmine had a beautiful baby boy!  

    Name: Apache Pine

    Type: Hackney Pony

    Color: Buckskin

      Markings: Star, two hind socks

    Sex: Gelding

    Birthday: 1/21/2018

Our stunning Apache is part of a small herd of Hackney ponies. On the run from a bad situation in Texas, three little mares, Jasmine, Violet and Lillie, came to Red Bell Run at the request of the Humane Society of North Texas. No one knew that they were carrying precious cargo. Nearly a year after arrival, a little surprise, Amaryllis (Amy), arrived on a cold December morning. We rushed Amy and mom Violet to the vet clinic since the mares had been on fescue pasture which causes problems with newborns. 

We began looking suspiciously at Jasmine and Lillie – and sure enough, there were two more babies on the way! In due course Lillie delivered Apache who is a gorgeous buckskin Hackney cross. He needed a plasma transfer because his IGG levels (a measure of antibodies passed from mare to foal) was low. Soon after, he was able to come home to Red Bell Run! The youngest of this trio, Aspen, a bay with two blue eyes, was born the next month and came home from the vet clinic with his mom Jasmine. Apache and his two friends live happily at the Centerview Barn next door to their moms. The three are fast friends and run, play and nap together. We don’t have many youngsters here at Red Bell Run, so getting to watch these three grow and thrive is a joy to see! 

    Name: Amy

    Type: Hackney Pony

    Color: Black

      Markings: None

    Sex: Mare

    Birthday: 12/16/2017