K & D Performance and Versatility Training

06/01/2026

🐴 Did you know? The Kentucky Horse Council offers assistance programs for horse owners facing hardship through their Save Our Horses Fund. Programs include:

🌾 Hay & Feed Assistance
🩺 Emergency Veterinary Assistance
🚚 Transportation
🕊️ Euthanasia Assistance
✂️ Gelding Vouchers

If you or someone you know needs help caring for their horse, resources are available. Learn more here: https://www.kentuckyhorse.org/save-our-horses-fund

Together, we can help keep Kentucky horses safe and cared for. ❤️🐎

05/29/2026

It's Forever Home Friday! We are now beginning to feature our companion-only horses because pasture ornaments need adoption too!❤️ Today we share our handsome gent, Jett.

Jett is a 27 year old Quarter Horse gelding. In 2012 he was rescued from a bad situation in Florida by Tamara Hinson Robinson, who later turned to Pegasus to help this horse. Pegasus accepted Jett into our program in July 2013. We spent about 6 weeks getting Jett to proper weight, and then Pegasus trainer, Don Knapp, started working to build muscle tone through ground work. Once Jett was physically healthy, Don began working with him under saddle. Unfortunately, Jett proved to be very troubled when saddled, leading to extreme bucking. Our vet determined that Jett's spinal confirmation led to pain with a saddle and the weight of a rider. Poor Jett had been subjected to years of pain under prior owners and trainers. We put an end to that. Jett has spent the past fourteen years under our loving care. Each year he has become more and more loving and gentle, and he is 100% pasture sound.

We offer this lovely fellow for adoption as a companion horse only. If you are looking for a beautiful horse to love or to serve as a solid companion for another horse, Jett is your answer. He's sweet, engaging, and he loves attention. He has excellent ground manners. Jett can be a bit reactive, and so his adopter will need to have good horse-handling skills. He stands well for the farrier and he does nicely with vetting, but sudden movements can startle him. He's an excellent baby-raiser and can be trusted in the pasture with any gelding. He cannot share space with mares.
This wonderful guy deserves to live out his life in peace, surrounded by a loving family. Jett would love to be adopted along with his BFF, Blazer (who we featured three days ago!)
The Robinson family continues to sponsor Jett to help cover the cost of his care. We are extremely grateful for their continued commitment to Jett. 🥰

Anyone interested in adopting Jett (or another Pegasus horse) should start by reviewing our Adoption Process, including the adoption application and rules, which are attached to this link: https://www.mypegasusproject.org/adoption-process

05/26/2026

It's Take Me Home Tuesday! We are now featuring our companion-only horses because pasture ornaments need adoption too! Today we share our best boy, Blazer! 💛💛

Blazer was one of three studs in the Jacksonville seizure of June 2011. This handsome Quarter Horse was among the most healthy of the nine horses rescued, but he was one of the most skittish. He sustained a training injury that prevented us from developing him under saddle. Over the years, we have devoted lots of time to this guy and just worked on getting him to accept humans in his space. He required lots of TLC to recover from his emotional scars. Blazer is now the biggest snuggle bug and soaks up all the attention you can give him. A more gentle horse has never graced the planet.

Blazer has excellent manners. We can easily trim his feet, provide veterinary care and handle him without issue. This gorgeous 22 year old gelding is an excellent pasture mate and is kind and playful with other horses. Blazer would LOVE to be adopted with his BFF, Jett, who will be featured on this page in three days.

Anyone interested in adopting Blazer (or another Pegasus horse) should start by reviewing our Adoption Process, including the adoption application and rules, which are attached to this link: https://www.mypegasusproject.org/adoption-process

05/17/2026

05/17/2026

05/15/2026

It's Forever Home Friday! We are now featuring our companion-only horses because pasture ornaments need adoption too! Today we share our gentle boy, Whiskey.

Chico's Whiskey River Doc, "Whiskey," came to us in 2018 as part of the 42 horse Winona Herd rescue mission. (You can read all about the Winona Herd here: https://www.mypegasusproject.org/winona-herd.)

Whiskey was one of six half brothers, all 12-year-old stallions with minimal handling. As stallions, they were housed separately in pens. None were well-socialized since they lived such solitary lives. Despite having been isolated, from the beginning, Whiskey was very sensitive, tender-natured and kind. It took him a while to trust us and to settle into his new life as a gelding who shared space with other horses. Once he adjusted, he began to thrive.

Now at 19 years of age, Whiskey lives in a large, grassy pasture with 5 other geldings. He's soooo happy! In 2019 we did start Whiskey under saddle, and he took to it fine. But, we later determined that he has PSSM1, and we decided to stop his saddle training and allow him to just live out a beautiful, peaceful life as a companion horse.

Whiskey is very easy to care for. He stands for the farrier and veterinarian like a champ. He loves being groomed and doted on, and he really bonds with his care-takers. We absolutely adore this handsome fellow.

Anyone interested in adopting Whiskey or another Pegasus horse should start by reviewing our Adoption Process, including the adoption application and rules, which are attached to this link: www.pegasusrescue.org/adoption-process

05/15/2026

05/14/2026