Hector has a history as a western pleasure horse, a polo pony, a family horse
with young children, and a trail horse. The greater portion of Hector’s life was
as a polo pony. He was used as a polo mount in Pennsylvania and New York.
He first came to Lititz as part of a string of polo ponies when he was about
10. After several years, he was sold to a polo-playing family in New York,
where he was renamed Baxter. At the age of 24, the family decided to retire
him from the game and contacted his previous owner in Lititz, who took him
back. It was shortly after his return to Lititz that Deb started leasing Hector
for trail riding. At 25 Deb purchased him. Within a couple of months of
purchase, squamous cell cancer showed up in his right eye. Rather than put
Hector down, Deb decided to give Hector every opportunity for as long a life
as possible. Seven eye surgeries were done over the years with the result of
loss of vision in his right eye. Hector was able to make the adjustment and
continued on as a reliable, safe trail mount. Last year he moved to
Brownstone Farm. Today, at 33 1/2 he is still being ridden lightly, four to five
days a week, around the farm. His trail days are over due to his age and the
start of a cataract in his left eye, but in spite of vision problems and a loss of
some of his hearing, he still has a zest for life i.e flirting with the mares and
being the boss in the pasture.
with young children, and a trail horse. The greater portion of Hector’s life was
as a polo pony. He was used as a polo mount in Pennsylvania and New York.
He first came to Lititz as part of a string of polo ponies when he was about
10. After several years, he was sold to a polo-playing family in New York,
where he was renamed Baxter. At the age of 24, the family decided to retire
him from the game and contacted his previous owner in Lititz, who took him
back. It was shortly after his return to Lititz that Deb started leasing Hector
for trail riding. At 25 Deb purchased him. Within a couple of months of
purchase, squamous cell cancer showed up in his right eye. Rather than put
Hector down, Deb decided to give Hector every opportunity for as long a life
as possible. Seven eye surgeries were done over the years with the result of
loss of vision in his right eye. Hector was able to make the adjustment and
continued on as a reliable, safe trail mount. Last year he moved to
Brownstone Farm. Today, at 33 1/2 he is still being ridden lightly, four to five
days a week, around the farm. His trail days are over due to his age and the
start of a cataract in his left eye, but in spite of vision problems and a loss of
some of his hearing, he still has a zest for life i.e flirting with the mares and
being the boss in the pasture.