Butterscotch was officially the oldest horse to come here to the LOPE Ranch. Born in 1986, she raced a whopping 114 times, winning over $172,000. She was Canadian bred – her true registered name is Beurre Ecossaise, which means "Butterscotch" in French. Click here to download a PDF of her pedigree and amazing race record.
After retiring from racing, Butterscotch became a racing broodmare. Her owner was retiring from the business – and he was worried that Butterscotch would have trouble finding a home. He brought her to us himself, a round trip of several hours – and even brought several bales of hay for her too!
So at 21, Butterscotch became the equine senior citizen here. Tall and beautiful, with a huge blaze face, she stood out in our pastures – her big white face visible even at night. After all those years racing, then having babies – nothing much fazed Butterscotch. She even got along with Wooden Phone, one of our more alpha herd bosses here. Butterscotch was a great companion horse, keeping Wooden Phone calm and mellow during his first months here. Thanks to her, he became much more social and now has other equine buddies at the ranch.
Butterscotch got adopted to a wonderful home nearby us – she will fully retire in fields full of grass and hay, with two other older horses as her companions. Her new owners, Robert and Marsha, are delighted to have such a gorgeous, grand old mare in their fields to look at, too.
As you can see from the photo, Butterscotch is also very delighted with her new home!
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