Gypsy and I've put a lot of miles under our belts together, here we're in the National Grass Lands of South Dakota.

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When you bond with your Mountain Horse they will
trust you... case in point;   We were on a ride going
to the Iowa State Fair, following back dirt or gravel
roads.     While crossing a railroad track which we
have done many times,.. only this time the crossing
was old and worn, she stepped and got caught in
between the rail and wood.    She tried to pull out &
couldn't I told her to stay and dropped the reins... she stood still till I cut away the wood and got her out.

They are very willing to please you and  they're calm it's not hard to get them use to things, in our sacking out as part of our training it's not usual for them to accept something new right away.      That's a plastic tarp thrown over this young gelding with some plastic jugs tied together draped over him, while he's standing calmly on a plastic tarp.

Here we're in Southern Missouri around October enjoying our Mountain Horses.     They are such a pleasure to ride, not only are they smooth but they have endurance and that calm willing way about them that you can really relax and enjoy the ride.

On the left she's riding Ranger (he's sold), while we were there a woman who only rides on flat ground rode Ranger.   And she was thrilled with the way he took care of her over rugged hilly ground.... she came back smiling, telling everyone about the great ride she had.   

On the right I'm riding my personal Mountain Horse Gypsy.    She is the one that made us want to get more and introduce them here in the mid-west.    She has a special personality about her that I've grown to cherish, each one has their own unique personality and way of moving that once you bond together you just love riding them.

Now on the other side of the fence the Mountain Horse can be
very interesting (or entertaining) to have around because you
never know what they may do next.    You see, they are very
intelligent, athletic, and curious animals;    We've seen one
of our mares on a hot day, climb into the water tank and cool off by splashing water around her.   Other times we have had fouls follow us into the hay shed and start climbing up our square hay bails.   Or as this picture shows one of them will

step up on the end of the flat bed trailer as it tips up and go to the other end till it drops back down, and eat her hay on the trailer.