By Chris Rourke He nickered softly, fluttering his black, velvety nostrils as I approached, and his big brown eyes peered out from behind his blinders. He twitched ever so slightly, making the harness bells jingle. Frost was beginning to form on his long, black, winter coat from the steam that came from his nose. Dan is a 15-year-old Percheron gelding who traded life as an Amish carriage horse for one of sleigh rides and summer trail adventures in the Gunnison Valley. Fantasy Ranch owner Chuck Saunders purchased Dan from a horse sale as a four year old. “He was the…