Our horses

Fantastico

Paso Fino gelding

Fantastico was born and raised on Curaçao. He’s a horse with a great sense of humor (beware after the rain, he loves a fresh, green snack!) and the boss of his herd of five. So, you’re either riding him, or he is riding with you. But either way he’ll get you to Lagun and back!

Marybell

Paso Fino mare

Marybell is a very careful and cautious horse. She’ll take her time to get you safely up or down the rocky trails. She’ll hesitate to get into the water every single time, but once she’s in there, she doesn’t get out until she has been blowing bubbles! Sophia is her daughter.

Sophia

Paso Fino mare


Daughter of Marybell and born at our ranch. Irene prefers her as her lead horse and Sophia loves that, she just wants to just go and see. She is a fun ride for the more experienced riders on trail rides and yet as sweet as can be for the kids in our riding lessons.

Sueño

Paso Fino mare

She was born and raised on Bonaire. She’s is quite insecure, but usually hides that by acting mean. Once you gain her trust, she is very soft and sweet. Because of that, she only joins the trail rides ridden by Irene and she’s also doing really well with some of our experienced riders in the riding lessons.

Vibora

Paso Fino mare

Vibora is boarded with us and she is a part of our little herd (together with Marybell, Sophia, Sueño and Fantastico). She also joins our riding lessons on Friday afternoon. Every now and then we bring her on a trail ride, because she loves the water. The second she gets in, she’ll lay down.

Filly

Mini Paso Fino

When he first arrived at our ranch, he made Barend laugh out loud for a week. He’s so elegant, with his long manes and well-proportioned body, just like a horse, yet so small. When we hear him cantering around after escaping again, all we can do is smile. And catch him off course…

Mocci

Paso Fino gelding

Mocci used to be boarded with us, but is ours now. He’s really smart and great in playing soccer with his hay ball. He is always in for a challenge and if we don’t give him one, he’ll find one. Which usually involves escaping in the middle of the night and then play ‘catch me if you can’ ;)

Blue

Shetland pony

Blue has been together with Filly her whole life. The two of them can hardly be separated. Like any Shetland pony, she loves food, so by feeding time, we have to secure her, otherwise she’ll steal Filly’s food. She has one blue eye!

Topaz

Quarter horse gelding

Topaz is also boarded with us. Compared to our Paso Fino’s and the ponies he seems huge! He’s had a job as ‘a swimming horse’ too, but now he is just here at our ranch to enjoy his retirement with his owner. And they love to go out for swim!

Of course, all of our working horses are all healthy, well trained, well behaved and like their job!

Twice a day, everybody gets pellets from Dommelsche Watermolen horse food and dried lucerne. They have their slow feeders filled with hay both day and night, all imported from the Netherlands. Our horses drink fresh water. They all get at least 12 hours of free roaming outside there stables. We have one herd of 6 in one place. Tango en Topaz spend their night together in the arena, Mocci in the round pen. On the terrain between the ring and the round pen stays the little gang of three, Storm, Blue and Filly.

We equip the horses with an English saddle and except for Topaz, all the horses are ridden bitless, both in the arena and on the trails. Some of our horses wear hoof-boots.

We don’t use ‘Paso Fino bits’ or hackamores!