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		Isiss Isiss is a 18 year old Andalusian mare. She was two time National Champion in Western Pleasure. Isiss arrived at Foothill Arabians in December of 2006. When she came off the trailer I was quite honestly horrified. Isiss was so crippled, to what her try and move was sickening. Her feet where in terrible shape. Read about Isiss' Story

		Galileo Galileo is a 7 year old Arabian gelding. When Galileo arrived at Bethany Pappani Training in 2007, he suffered from various physical aliments, from ulcers to conformational related lameness. Galileo was completely crooked, using only one side of his body. Galileo also held mental insecurities surrounding nearly all interactions. He was extremely difficult to handle, impossible for a Veterinarian. His challenging mannerisms sought patience in the worst way. He displayed fear-aggressive behaviors. Although his partner held high hopes for Galileo, he was unable to train & compete in his current condition. Read about Galileo's Story

		Adorra Adorra is Grade mare who is approximately 10 years old. Adorra came to Bethany Pappani Training as very sad and confused horse, exhibiting very dangerous behavior. Adorra was impossible to handle, and unsafe to lead. She was also severely underweight. Nearly all her handlers and equine professionals in varying fields had given up hope after seeing her behavior first-hand. Upon her evaluation, I felt we could work with Adorra and teach her the value of being with two-leggeds. Read about Adorra's Story

		Mescal Mescal is a 9 year old Anglo-Arabian gelding. When Mescal arrived at Bethany Pappani Training in 2009, he was a "backyard-bred" horse. At the age of 8 years, Mescal was yet to be started. He was unsafe to handle, he could not accept grooming procedures, and hypersensitive to any and all interactions. Due to Mescal’s extreme confusion and fearfulness, traditional training methods were not an option. Read about Mescal's Story

		Galeno Galeno is a 20 year old Pure Spanish Andalusian gelding. Galeno is a National Champion in Costume, and performed in the 2003 Rose Parade. Galeno is schooled in Doma Vaquero style Dressage. When Galeno arrived at Bethany Pappani Training, it was obvious when this horse was started, he never had his topline muscle built correctly. Due to being forced into collection before his muscle strength was developed, his back had dipped into a ‘swayback’, he had old muscle tears in his neck and carried himself in an extremely inverted position. Read about Galeno's Story

		Travellor Travellor is a 23 year old Arabian gelding. When met him in 2002 he had been layed up for over a year. He was an Endurance horse who had suffered a horrifying injury at the 2001 Pony Express Ride. The Pony Express Ride is a 2000 mile multi-day Endurance ride that goes from Missouri to Nevada 50 miles a day over 40 days, covering much of the original Pony Express Route. . Read about Travellor's Story

		J.J. J.J. is a 7 year old Arabian gelding. J.J. was born here at Foothill Arabians in February of 1999. The breeders, Dona & Chalmers Hall, had high hopes for this colt on the race track. Read about JJ's Story

		Shadow Shadow is a 6 year old Arabian gelding. He arrived at Foothill Arabians in Feb 2006. He was a rescue horse, apparently unridable due to extreme back problems. Shadow was also underweight and had imbalance feet. One front was high on the inside, the other high on the outside, jamming in all hairlines of the coronet band on all four feet etc. Read about Shadow's Story

		Sisko Sisko is one of my horses here at the ranch. He is a 7 year old Arabian gelding. When he was a yearling, he was kicked in the hindquarter by another horse. He developed massive scar tissue from the top of his left hip, all down te gaskin muscle, all the way to his hock. Read about Sisko's Story

		Tony Tony is a 13 year old thoroughbred gelding. He arrived at Foothill Arabians in March of 2006. He was out of a herd disbursement sale. His owner had high hopes of hunting with him someday. Read about Tony's Story