Horses

Future

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Clearly my main man, Future is a four-year old Dutch Warmblood. While we need to work on his running out, Future has never refused a jump. He’s going to be shown in the Trillium SE Jumper-Trainer class in 2008 as his first show season and we predict at least fifteen class years here.

Sprite

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Sprite is a really amazing mare who I rode most of summer 2007. She can easily go over any jump but does require steering and a little persuasion at times. I’ve found her to be another very gentle mare who takes great care of me. Some people have reported otherwise but I’m going to have to go with my own experience.

Tara

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Tara was the first horse I rode. She’s a gentle older mare who rides slowly but surely. Her biggest problem is that she’s difficult to catch in the field (especially now that she’s not regularly caught).

Jackson

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Lets you know he has some fire in him when you try to tighten the girth. Jackson tried to learn a trick in which he’s cough and people would worry he was getting sick to avoid having to do work (read: lessons) but as soon as people caught on, he gave up and just happily took part. Leans in like crazy on turns and gives it his all when he’s burning through jumps; this is where Jackson really has fun in a lesson.

Chance

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Chance is known around the barn as the wonder pony. He has a beautifully smooth trot and loves to jump. My memorably encounter with him was at Canterdown, where he got way too excited and bucked me off. Still, I find it hard to fault a horse for excitement…

Buzz

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I rode Buzz when he first got here but a combination of his lack of steering and my lack of balance meant that it was not a perfect match.