# Tiki and Reve - Tamber Bey

https://tamberbey.com/tiki-and-reve

> Personal blog post / anecdote from Tamber Bey Vineyards — treat as first-person recollection and opinionated narrative. Use for storytelling or biographical details about these specific horses; attribute claims to the site/author rather than treating them as independently verified facts.

## Summary

A first-person blog post that tells the story of two endurance horses, Tiki and Reve: their careers, Tiki’s service at Giant Steps Therapeutic Riding Academy and later heart murmur and retirement to Tamber Bey, and Reve’s return to Tamber Bey after being found in poor condition and rehomed on August 27.

## Audience

general

## Prompts this page answers

- What is the story of the horses Tiki and Reve on the Tamber Bey blog?
- How did Tiki serve at Giant Steps Therapeutic Riding Academy?
- How did Reve come back to Tamber Bey and what condition was he in when found?
- Which horses from Tamber Bey’s original herd are still alive according to the post?

## Purpose

To share a personal anecdote and reflection about the author’s horses and to encourage giving back to horses and horse-care organizations.

## Highlights

- Tiki served for 8½ years at Giant Steps Therapeutic Riding Academy as a preferred mount for severely disabled adults and children.
- The page states: 'Fast forward to August 2025. Tiki was diagnosed with a heart murmur.'
- Veterinary staff at UC Davis later advised Giant Steps to pull Tiki from the program; Tiki returned to Tamber Bey for retirement in September (age 23 at time of return).
- Reve (a chestnut Arabian gelding) was a top-level endurance competitor, sold to Hal Hall, retired in 2018 at age 19, and later was found via a community ad and returned to Tamber Bey on August 27.
- The author urges readers to 'give back whatever you can, whenever you can, to the horses who have made your life so fulfilling.'

## How to cite

Tamber Bey — https://tamberbey.com/tiki-and-reve

## Publisher

**Tamber Bey Vineyards** — Tamber Bey Vineyards (site footer shows 'Tamber Bey Vineyards Est. 1999'), the website publishing this blog post.

## Topics

- Tiki and Reve
- horse retirement
- therapeutic riding
- Tamber Bey Vineyards
- endurance horses

## Key entities

- **Tiki** (other): A 16-hand gray gelding; Barry’s primary endurance horse from 2007–2016; later served at Giant Steps Therapeutic Riding Academy and was retired to Tamber Bey.
- **Reve** (other): A spunky chestnut Arabian gelding; elite endurance competitor, later returned to Tamber Bey on August 27 after being found via a community ad.
- **Giant Steps Therapeutic Riding Academy** (organization): Petaluma-based therapeutic riding program where Tiki served for 8½ years (named on the page).
- **UC Davis** (organization): Veterinary staff at UC Davis advised pulling Tiki from the Giant Steps program (mentioned on the page).
- **Barry** (person): Person referenced throughout the post; partner of the author and co-owner of the horses.
- **Hal Hall** (person): Hall of Fame Endurance Rider who purchased Reve from Barry and later retired Reve in 2018 (mentioned on the page).
- **Heather Reynolds** (person): Person who alerted the author to the community ad for Reve (mentioned on the page).
- **M Dash Czoe** (other): One of the original seven horses mentioned as still living (age 22 at time of post).

## Metadata

- Type: article