Another picture of Goober, this one taken at sunset. He is a Gold Champagne colored horse which is the result of a red colored horse, such as a chestnut or sorrel, bred to a horse carrying the dilute champagne gene. A champagne horse will have freckled pink skin, which can be seen around his mouth, and amber eyes.

Most horses in this area are pastured. They are usually provided with run in shelters for wind and rain protection in the winter and shade in the summer. Some seem to prefer using the thick cedar trees for shelter. They back into them on the downwind side. Large round bales of hay are placed in the pastures to supplement their grazing.

Freeze branding uses a branding iron to mark a brand on a horse. As opposed to the old method of heat branding freeze branding  is painless to the horse. It works by destroying the hair pigment cells causing the hair to grow back white. For white or grey horses the branding iron will be applied for a longer period which prevents future hair growth resulting in a brand that looks like a hot iron brand.