Hometown: Greenville, VA

A little about us: Like our larger friends, we love treats. In fact, if you don’t bring us treats, we will probably mostly ignore you.

How I came to work at Penmerryl Farm: Someone saw us at a livestock auction and felt sorry for us. They called Deanie and gave her a sob story. Here we are!

What We do in our spare time: We pretty much just hang out in the pasture at the bottom of hill below the tavern. Sometimes we scare the crap out of horses that see us and can’t figure out what we are. We have almost gotten Laura run over by a freaked out horse at least three times. So that’s fun.

Alias: Twist, Twister, Twisterman

Twist is the last remaining evidence of Penmerryl’s Irish Draught breeding program. He was born on the property is 1997, and he has slowly worked his way up to CEO.

He’s retired.

He had an injury a while back so he sometimes looks broken, but we assure you he is pain free, just awkward.

He enjoys snacks, telling his pasture mates what to do, and sleeping flat out in the field so neighbors and guests think that he’s dead and call us to report the sad news.

Arden is quite possibly the sweetest horse you will ever meet. He loves people. He wants to come home and watch tv on the couch with you. He was supposed to be a dog, but someone put him in the wrong file.

Leo is slightly neurotic in the barn, but we’ve discovered he chills out quite a bit if he can just hang in his field. He is what one would call a follower. Put him in a paddock with any confident horse and he goes full stage 5 clinger before you can get his halter off. He is now a minion, waiting for instructions. For the last while he is specifically Twist’s minion, but it’s not really a loyalty thing. If we move him, he’ll just be someone else’s minion. He’s actually pretty lovable, just lacks independence.

This one time, Ken decided to go to a big trail horse sale at the Virginia Horse Center. Deanie very clearly told him he should not, under any circumstances, buy a horse there. So that’s how we got Hank.

Willis is a very cute field buddy. He mostly just hangs out and eats. He might stop over for a treat; he might not. He’s not playing hard to get. He just doesn’t care overly much.

Kosava was the horse Laura got as her riding horse after Twist got injured. She has a type. He looks like someone just shrank Twist down a bit and gave him crappy Thoroughbred feet and a spazzier personality. Some days he might fall asleep as you’re leading him past moving motorcycles. Other days he thinks dirt is scary. He’s quirky and we love him.

Eddie gives unicorn in the sunset vibes. He’s a sweetie and loves a snack and some attention. He is what we call an “easy-keeper”. Sometimes, especially when the grass is coming in green and rich, he can begin to look pregnant. But he’s a boy. Just fat.