Howdy! Name's Peterbilt, but most folks just call me Pete. I'm a big ol' Belgian draft horse built like a rig and about as fancy as one too. 🚛
 

Before coming to Rise & Ride, I spent a lot of years working. I plowed fields, hauled logs and knew what it meant to put in a long day.
 

When I first got here, though, something wasn't quite right. The team here worked on my "tires", checked my engine, and made a training plan for me. When a sudden cold snap brought out some neurological symptoms and I started moving like a sidewinder. The crew pulled me from work right away and started testing.
 

The testing eventually pointed toward EPM, so that winter became all about medicine, rest and getting this old rig running straight again.

Little by little, I got stronger. My feet started landing where I meant for them to and that sidewinder walk faded away. The volunteers around here gave me light work over poles to prepare me for the saddle.

 

These days, I'm doing really well. 💛
 

I've made my way back onto the trails for gentle walk only rides and seem pretty happy to have a job again. After years of heavy work, this pace suits me just fine.
 

The crew still keeps an eye on my EPM history and makes sure my workload stays right for me, and for now I'm steady, comfortable and back to puttering down the trail.
 

Turns out this old Peterbilt still has a a big engine under the hood and good miles left in him. 🚛💛