Miss Sunshine– The Little Mare With a Whole Lotta Heart
2010 Silver Dapple Tobiano Mini Gypsy Mare | 11.2hh (46″)| Rides • Drives • Jumps • Barrels • Poles • Family Safe
Meet Miss Sunshine, a one-in-a-million registered half Gypsy mare, who’s done just about everything you can dream up — and then some! Standing 11.2 hands, this silver dapple tobiano beauty is registered with the International Gypsy Equine Association (IGEA) and DNA verified as 50% Gypsy. She’s got all the hallmark features: thick feather, a mane and tail that go on for days, and that signature calm, intelligent Gypsy temperament.
A true all-around, Sunshine is as versatile as they come. She rides English, Western, and bareback, jumps, events, drives single and double, and even competes in rodeo events like barrels, poles, and goat tying. She was originally trained and driven by Ivy Rasco, who owned her for ten years and used her to teach others how to drive. Recently, Sunshine enjoyed a driving refresher and came back better than ever — confident, collected, and proud in harness. She’s a steady, stylish mover with the cutest little prance-trot you’ve ever seen.
Sunshine has also spent summers as the star of a Maine youth horse program, giving lessons, pony rides, and birthday memories that will last a lifetime. She’s careful, patient, and calm with little ones climbing under, around, and over her. The kind you can trust to babysit your kids while they braid her mane for hours.
Over the past six weeks, Miss Sunshine’s been in the capable hands of Liberty Corderman, a 16-year-old national rodeo competitor who was featured in the July 2025 issue of Western Horseman for her “Band of Rodeo Misfits.” Liberty is known for riding all kinds—finished reiners, Paso Fino-Hackney crosses, and everything in between—bareback. Under Liberty’s guidance, Sunshine has polished up her already impressive resume and is truly the complete all-around package today.
Whether you’re looking for a safe family pony, a trustworthy youth mount, or a fancy little mare to shine in the show ring or hit the trail, Miss Sunshine checks every box.
Highlights:
- 2010 silver dapple tobiano Mini Gypsy mare – 11.2 hands
- Registered with the International Gypsy Equine Association
- Exceptional feather, mane, and tail – classic Gypsy look
- Rides English, Western, bareback, rodeo and jumps
- Proven in Events with the IGEA earning the Regal Ambassador award
- Professional driving foundation with recent tune-up
- Former lesson, camp, and birthday pony – patient and trustworthy
- Excellent with kids and beginner riders
- Produced quality pony cob foals and great mother
- Currently ridden by Liberty Corderman – featured in Western Horseman
- Kind, people-oriented, and loves attention
Miss Sunshine is the total package — beauty, brains, and a heart of gold wrapped up in one small, feathered powerhouse.
Call or text Melanie (owner) at (309) 540-0181 for more information about Sunshine’s background, history and skill set OR call/text Liberty at (712) 209- 1235 , to come visit Sunshine or discuss her most recent training and riding abilities.
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