Rijoso, who was Reynoso's father and our eldest stallion passed away on new year's of 2022, and it was a devastating loss to us all. 

He lived in a pasture with the three cows and his best friend Maxwell, the donkey. 

Rijoso was most laid back stallion ever and loved everybody he met. When we first bought the farm, Rijoso had several open, festering, melanoma ulcers (this cancer is especially common in white horses), and his previous owners had tried many treatments and surgeries that didn't work in eliminating the cancer. 

This cancer is very difficult to treat in horses, with some treatments even spreading it faster. We decided to focus on Rijoso's quality of life, and utilized a more homeopathic approach. His ulcers miraculously healed after introducing tumeric paste into his diet, and he was not in pain. Our vet believes Rijoso had some internal melanoma tumors, and one day, without warning one of them burst. Rijoso had a seizure right as our vet arrived, and she helped him pass. It was a shock, to us it seemed like Rijoso would live forever. 

We are grateful for the 5 wonderful years we got to share with this special boy.