 In 1991 , Ted Davis joined the program as a coach . In 1995 , Gail Pederson began helping with the Ralphie Program behind the scenes , overseeing all the logistics , scheduling , and planning for the program . Ralphie III was initially transported in the same modified steel , brown 4 @-@ horse trailer that carried Ralphie I and II , but in 1996 , a new custom steel , black stock trailer was purchased for Ralphie through a donation from Coors Brewing Company . Initially she used the same harness and headstall that was used by Ralphie II . In 1989 a new harness and headstall was used , again with a large brass “ CU ” on the front of the headstall . The new harness and headstall was built by M. King Saddlery out of Boulder , Colorado . 
