My Horses - Now and Then
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JUST A HORSE
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| My life has been full of many horse - a few of which have a special place in my heart. Here's some of the most memorable. | |||
| Aspen | My very first horse. He was owned by Black River Farm and Ranch and I brought him home for the winter. I did everything with him - trail riding, jumping and alot of bareback riding. | ||
| Sky Eshelon | Sky was my first purchase as an adult. Got him from Windshire Riding Academy. I took him to college with me in New Jersey my senior year and following graduation, sold him to a junior rider. | ||
| Clever Kid |
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Vic was a very special horse. I bought him in Pennsylvania and brought him back to Michigan. We did hunters and then dabbled in eventing. We won the 1991 SunRay Perpetual Trophy which was for the professional horse and rider combination with the highest points for the year. He really didn't like dressage, so he moved farther west to Chicago to foxhunt. | |
| Junior | Junior was owned by Elaine Ludwig. He introduced me to the excitement of eventing and got me hooked! He was a great teacher and lived a full life. | ||
| Brilliant Guise |
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B.G. got me involved in dressage by accident. He was a huge Paint/TB that I purchased as a yearling. I started out doing hunter/jumpers with him and found he had a niche for dressage. We got up to 2nd Level and I sold him to make way for Blake. Then BG came back to me in February of 2010. | |
| Brilliant Reflection |
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....Blake. I have to say this is the most special horse I have ever owned. I think so much of him that I named the farm after him! He was unbroke when I bought him and has such talent that I can't wait to move up the levels. We received the Championship at Second Level Open our 2nd time showing 2nd Level. | |
| Loan's Leonardo |
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In 2005 I leased the Trakehner gelding Loan's Leonardo (by Merkur) and in addition to obtaining the High Percentage for Training (tied with Brilliant Reflection) and First Level Open at the Chelsea Dressage Days show, received (2) Reserve Championships during the show year for First Level Open at the Waterloo Hunt Dressage Shows. We even received a '9' on a free walk in First Level Test 4 with a score of 68%. | |
| Brilliant Image |
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I went horse hunting for a client and found Baron. Or shall I say, he found me. Baron has a personality that is one in a million! He was a jumper in his previous life and after realizing he didn't have to leap for his lunch, decided dressage was his forte. He moved on the end of 2008 to teach an adult amateur "the ropes." | |
| Brilliant Portrayl |
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I found him when I wasn't looking for another horse. He was an unbroke 5 year old, taught him the basics of dressage thru First Level and found him a great home in 2008 where he's enjoying being pampered. | |
| Wyoming |
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A BIG, beautiful Hanoverian, Wy came into my life when I was least expecting it! I am NOT a mare person and this girl captured my heart:) We have SUCH a GREAT bond it's amazing. She received (3) 8's and a 9 at her first USDF show in 2008! | |
| Hayden |
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Purchased him as a 6 month old colt and have big plans for him! Will be saddle broke March 2010 and will show him this summer. | |
| Sonnentag FGF |
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Purchased him as an unbroke coming 4 year old in 2009, successfully backed him and will show in 2010. | |
| Artful Ikon |
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Our newest edition, Ike has proved himself to be a steady and willing partner. | |
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