Quinn and Lucy, with Henri's face and Ace's butt in the background.
From left to right: Rudy, Cimmy and Quinn.
Left to right: Buzz, Rudy, Cimmy and Justin.
Sunny, Henri, Bailey and Lucy.
Cherokee and Suzie.
Just My Luck "Justin"-Justin is my baby boy, a fifteen year old QH with a severely long back. He loves cross country, and has a great time jumping. He may not be the most graceful thing, but he's good at his job, and has come a very long way from where we started.
Finders Keepers "Quinn"-Quinny is the troublesome five year old Welsh x Newfie cross at the barn. He's incredibly skilled at escaping from his paddock and terrorizing the other horses. He's owned by my trainer, but Kenzie rides and leases him. They're also doing low-level eventing. Despite being a bit spooky, he's very scopey and loves his work.
Sunny Daze "Sunny"-Cecily's Clyde x TB cross, Sunny, is well loved by everyone. He's a sweet heart, and very athletic. He and Cecily are currently competing at novice level with hopes of going training soon. Cecily leaves for college within the next month, so Sunny will be leaving us to go to his new leaser's home.
He's The One "Henri"-Henri is your average dork. He's allergic to bugs, constantly injuring himself, remains in the paddock even when the fence is down, and gets beat up by the littlest ponies. Due to athritis in his hocks, he no longer does much jumping, although he does enjoy it. He's Cecily's as well, and will soon be leased by Liz while Cecily is in college. He has some soundness issues, and recently injured his hip (most likely while scratching his stomach). Inconceivable "Cherokee"-Cherokee is an extremely athletic gray TB gelding that is currently in training. He and Suzie are competing at the novice level, but he definitely has the potential to go higher. He loves to jump, and is constantly aware of his rider. He's been known to let out a good buck when he hits a rail or makes a mistake, but he hasn't been bucking much since we made the switch to our new barn.
Yasou R Baez "Rudy"-Rudy is an off-the-track TB that was at the old barn, and is now owned by Hannah. He's an easy going horse, and is fairly well behaved. He and Buzz have been together for a long time, and are best buddies. He goes into an automatic headset, but he does still have some balancing issues.
Buzz Strikes "Buzz"-Buzz is yet another pesky young gelding that enjoys causing trouble. He's a seven year old OTT TB that's slightly over at the knee, but is very handsome otherwise. He's a fantastic jumper, although we don't want him jumping any higher than 2'9" due to his conformational faults. Buzz will still make a fantastic dressage horse with his bright color and flashy movements.
I Love Lucy "Lucy"-Lucy is our itty bitty little red mare. She's got the pony attitude along with witchy mare syndrome. She is owned and loved by Siri, one of our younger riders. They're currently doing cross rails and low verticals. They make an adorable pair, and are sure to clean house in the short stirrup division next show season!
Perfect Image "Buckits"-Buckits, or Blackie, is the king of self-inflicted wounds. When we first started at the old barn, he kicked through the steel bars in his stall and got his leg stuck. Luckily, Joe was there and managed to pry the bars apart and pull Blackie's leg out. This is when we got Blackie. His leg healed quickly, and he made some major progress. He's also an OTT TB, and enjoys trotting around while going completely crooked and making goofy faces. A few weeks ago, Blackie got tangled in the hot tape fencing, and mangled up his leg again. Same one, not as bad this time. He's still sound for light riding, and the wound is healing up nicely.
Corona Lee "Corona"-Corona is Suzie's old mare that she's had for 17 years. At 22 years old, Corona is also known as grandma. She had a severe abcess last summer, and tore a suspensory ligament a while back, so she's only sound at the walk and sometimes the trot. The only work she ever has to do is the occasional bareback trail ride.
Cimmy-Cimmy is our 24 year old lesson mare. She's a real sweetie, and is great for kids to learn on. She loves to jump, and is just insanely cute in general. She and Justin are best buddies.
Finders Keepers "Quinn"-Quinny is the troublesome five year old Welsh x Newfie cross at the barn. He's incredibly skilled at escaping from his paddock and terrorizing the other horses. He's owned by my trainer, but Kenzie rides and leases him. They're also doing low-level eventing. Despite being a bit spooky, he's very scopey and loves his work.
Sunny Daze "Sunny"-Cecily's Clyde x TB cross, Sunny, is well loved by everyone. He's a sweet heart, and very athletic. He and Cecily are currently competing at novice level with hopes of going training soon. Cecily leaves for college within the next month, so Sunny will be leaving us to go to his new leaser's home.
He's The One "Henri"-Henri is your average dork. He's allergic to bugs, constantly injuring himself, remains in the paddock even when the fence is down, and gets beat up by the littlest ponies. Due to athritis in his hocks, he no longer does much jumping, although he does enjoy it. He's Cecily's as well, and will soon be leased by Liz while Cecily is in college. He has some soundness issues, and recently injured his hip (most likely while scratching his stomach). Inconceivable "Cherokee"-Cherokee is an extremely athletic gray TB gelding that is currently in training. He and Suzie are competing at the novice level, but he definitely has the potential to go higher. He loves to jump, and is constantly aware of his rider. He's been known to let out a good buck when he hits a rail or makes a mistake, but he hasn't been bucking much since we made the switch to our new barn.
Yasou R Baez "Rudy"-Rudy is an off-the-track TB that was at the old barn, and is now owned by Hannah. He's an easy going horse, and is fairly well behaved. He and Buzz have been together for a long time, and are best buddies. He goes into an automatic headset, but he does still have some balancing issues.
Buzz Strikes "Buzz"-Buzz is yet another pesky young gelding that enjoys causing trouble. He's a seven year old OTT TB that's slightly over at the knee, but is very handsome otherwise. He's a fantastic jumper, although we don't want him jumping any higher than 2'9" due to his conformational faults. Buzz will still make a fantastic dressage horse with his bright color and flashy movements.
I Love Lucy "Lucy"-Lucy is our itty bitty little red mare. She's got the pony attitude along with witchy mare syndrome. She is owned and loved by Siri, one of our younger riders. They're currently doing cross rails and low verticals. They make an adorable pair, and are sure to clean house in the short stirrup division next show season!
Perfect Image "Buckits"-Buckits, or Blackie, is the king of self-inflicted wounds. When we first started at the old barn, he kicked through the steel bars in his stall and got his leg stuck. Luckily, Joe was there and managed to pry the bars apart and pull Blackie's leg out. This is when we got Blackie. His leg healed quickly, and he made some major progress. He's also an OTT TB, and enjoys trotting around while going completely crooked and making goofy faces. A few weeks ago, Blackie got tangled in the hot tape fencing, and mangled up his leg again. Same one, not as bad this time. He's still sound for light riding, and the wound is healing up nicely.
Corona Lee "Corona"-Corona is Suzie's old mare that she's had for 17 years. At 22 years old, Corona is also known as grandma. She had a severe abcess last summer, and tore a suspensory ligament a while back, so she's only sound at the walk and sometimes the trot. The only work she ever has to do is the occasional bareback trail ride.
Cimmy-Cimmy is our 24 year old lesson mare. She's a real sweetie, and is great for kids to learn on. She loves to jump, and is just insanely cute in general. She and Justin are best buddies.
Breakneck Bailey "Bailey"-Bailey was one of Suzie's resale projects, an OTT TB with fantastic movements and a unique personality. Our friend and one of Suzie's students bought him, and moved him to a barn closer to home. Even though he doesn't live at Wildwood, he will most likely be attending shows with us, and will pop up in some old stories.
Glenwood Ace "Ace"-Ace is the four year old OTT TB that was supposed to be a resale project. He definitely had some major issues with his head, he was one of those horses that was willing to hurt himself to escape a scary situation. Despite this attitude issue, he had come really far, and I really enjoyed working with him. Unfortunately, his owner found someone that was interested in Ace as a race horse, and he got brought back to the track. I guess you can't save 'em all.
And then there's the Wildwood crew, the horses that were there before our horses came. I don't know them as well, but I do know a few of them. Hercules is the mini colt that they rescued from an auction. They nursed him back to health, and he's a happy little pony now. Sugar is the small pony mare that was initially going to be used in lessons. Turns out that Sugar sets her own weight limit, and if anyone over 60 lbs. gets on her, she bucks like a maniac. If you can sit her bucks, eventually she'll stop and roll. Not many people ride Sugar. I told you about Scruffy yesterday, the older gelding that loves treats. There's Rocky, the black and white paint, and Sebastian, an adorable palomino. Silver is an older gray QH gelding that's used in lessons. Rebel is an extremely cute paint pony that's used in lessons. Regis is a three year old bay with the most adorable face, and Annie is Suzie's resale project at Wildwood. Pops was Gretchen's kids' competition horse at the AQHA shows, and is a real sweetie. Alley is Gretchen's old Arab gelding (yes, a gelding). There's also Comanche, Sunday, Dot, Princess, and another gray horse that I haven't really met yet.
That's most of them. Any time we get a new horse, I'll let you know, and as I begin to work at the farm more I'll have more pictures and information to share. I'm headed to the barn tomorrow afternoon into Thursday, so updates to come on Friday!
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