Our Horses
Meet Cisco!
Cisco was one of our main lesson horses here at Sonoran Performance Horses. He is a grade Quarter Horse gelding that we used mainly for our beginner level students. He is now owned by one of our older students who rides him several times a week!
Because he is a grade horse, we don’t know his exact birthday, so we celebrate it on the first of January every year. We estimate he was born in 2013.
Cisco used to be a ranch horse before he came to our facility and was used in all kinds of ranch work including roping and cattle work. Now, he and his owner are doing western pleasure and Cisco is teaching her all about riding!
Cisco is a very sweet boy who came to us as a lesson horse in May of 2021. After realizing being a lesson horse just wasn’t his calling, he changed careers from a lesson horse to having his own person in spring of 2023.
Cisco is known for his gentle and sweet temperament, his laziness, his curious personality, and his ability to make anyone smile.
We love Cisco and we are honored to still have him around at our facility
Meet Delilah!
Delilah is one of the favorite lesson horses here at Sonoran Performance Horses. She is a grade Arabian mare and she is absolutely wonderful for students of all riding levels.
Like Cisco, we don’t know Delilah’s exact birthday, so we celebrate it on the first of January every year.
Delilah is an all around horse. She excels in western pleasure, hunt seat, and even jumping! She is also one of our main show horses here at Sonoran Performance Horses and excels in the hunt seat equitation, hunter pleasure, and sport horse classes.
Delilah is one of the kindest horses we have ever met. She came to us in March of 2023 and has since won the hearts of all the staff and students with her kind, gentle temperament and sweet personality.
We love our sweet Delilah and are so blessed to have her here at our facility.
Meet Bronze!
Bronze is another member of the lesson horse crew here at Sonoran Performance Horses. Bronze is a registered Arabian gelding who is known for his goofy grin and big personality.
Bronze was Hailey’s horse while she was in high school. After she got him back some years later in April of 2023, he officially became one of SPH’s most popular lesson horses!
Because Bronze is registered, we know that his birthday is April 4, 2000.
Like most registered horses, Bronze has a registered name. According to the Arabian Horse Association, Bronze’s name is actually JK Bronze! But we just call him Bronze for short
Bronze used to compete in reining and has even competed at the annual Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show. Though Bronze’s big show days are behind him, he still tags along to shows with Delilah and participates in the lead line classes with some of our younger students.
We love Bronze and his big personality. We are beyond grateful to call him ours.
Meet Pella!
Pella is a Buckskin Quarter Horse Friesian Cross! Her registered name is Arryhthmic Acapella, but we just call her Pella for short!
Pella is an older gal. She was born in 2001 making her and Bronze the oldest horses here. (At SPH we strongly believe there is nothing wrong with being a senior citizen)
Pella excels in both english and western riding and has done everything from jumping to barrel racing! Here at SPH she is being used mainly as a hunt seat and jumping horse, but does some western riding here and there too!
Pella is leased to us until the end of 2025. We will enjoy our time with her as much as possible as our days with her are more limited.
We are so grateful for this time we are able to have Pella. She is quickly climbing the ranks as one of the favorite lesson horses around here.
Meet Eddie!
Eddie is a cute little Shetland Pony who joined the crew in August of 2023. This little man was born in March 2022 making him the youngest horse here at SPH
Eddie is currently in training with both of our instructors here and will join the lesson crew as soon as he is old enough and broke enough to be ridden by our smallest students.
Eddie is best known for his loud whinny and goofy personality. Everyone who rides at Sonoran Performance Horses looks forward to giving Eddie a pet whenever they come out to ride.
We can’t wait to see how Eddie turns out when he gets older! This little guy has so much potential!
