Thoroughbreds can do
What’s in an OTTB’s Name? Often a Great Deal of Meaning!
Manager Boire was named in part after an employee at the barn where he was bred. If you choose to rename your horse, please continue to use their registered names when you attend shows.
Brett’s 2010 End of Year Wrap Up
Hi Barry & Elizabeth! So, here’s the Brett and Judi end of year round up: first place at our first ‘A’ show, fourth out of 27 in our first hunter classic-with a score of 80 in the first round, 76 in the second. Our divisions the largest in our local show association-usually 20-26 in our…
Punch is NOT For Sale!
Hi Elizabeth! Great news! We’ve decided to take Chaz (Punch) off the market and keep him. We are thinking about selling one of our other horses instead. I’m very excited to be keeping him, he is such a sweetheart! We’ve been working on jumping small fences and flatwork lately. He is doing amazing but still…
Shamuuu – SOLD! August 2008
SOLD! Congratulations Ginger Wettingfeld of Millbrook, Alabama! This was his Prospect Horse FOR SALE information: Shamuuu is a 2001, 16.3 hh gray Thoroughbred gelding for sale. He has finished racing and he is ready for a new career. He is one of the nicest horses you will ever meet with an incredible personality. He thinks…
One Week Update for “Freeby”
Breaking Free aka “Freeby” has come along so quickly already. He is straighter, more confirmed in the connection, and the canter improves each ride in terms of balance and we almost have a proper transition already. He is also hacking out and trotting ground poles and exercises in my field at home.
Outflankem – A Gentleman with an Easy Manner
The weather here has really put a damper on things. It seems every day we either have rain, snow, or gale force winds. The only days we get a break, I have to work! My daughter decided she did not like the name “Ronnie” and informed us she had changed Outflankem’s name to “Bailey”. I…
Pegasus . . .
It’s at this particular moment you realize that Pegasus isn’t a metaphor for how horses impacted mankind—-it is the very true and real feeling you have when literal wings just unfurl in your heart because of one very special horse and what she gives to one person….and being lucky enuf to be that person…..life is just sooooooooooooooooo good…..
Attention Maine Residents – the “Irish” has Arrived
Irish has made it safe and sound to Maine! Everyone was in such awe of his size! He came off the trailer so quietly, went into his stall and immediately drank water and ate hay. Very relaxed. We turned him out and he just walked around. I figured he would need to run and burn some energy, but…
Brett’s First A Show Gives Him the Blues
Brett and I went to our first A show this weekend. Blistering heat–105 degrees. He was wonderful, and we got a nice ribbon in the equitation class.
Judi