Yeah, I know... I'm a 'solid' fellow, but Deb loves me. Half Percheron and half Welsh, I'll be seven in April 09. My name is Q and I am an example of what good friends can do.
I'm in something they call training, all I know is it means attention and reward if I get it right.
The only thing is, now she doesn't ride me much cause she says I'm tooooo big! I did keep growing... I'm 16.1 hands now (in both directions) and she had to buy me a special 40" girth cause I weigh over 1600 pounds. Still this training stuff is lots of fun and she says I'm good at it.
I think it's easy, but don't tell her... I like the rewards.
This is Q testing the show tack, he is the only horse except Liz, big enough to wear it. Her dark green blankie does nothing for him however, so he will need a new one.
Of course his education isn't that far along yet, he's just a 'kid'. He will never get enough riding at this rate... he is just too wide to span, it hurts! My bad hip can't take it, I may have to sell him and get someone smaller.
I've been doing well even though I don't get many lessons, I know my leads now and how to side-pass and back nice. I'm working on perfecting my turns on forhand and haunch, though I don't see why I have too, it's so much easier to just turn around.
Trail riding is lots of fun, I get to see new things and I love going down to the creek. A few fun fellows named Jetta, Justy, Teddy and some cute girls (two and four legged) came to go trail riding with me, we had a lot of fun... I hope they come again soon.
Gone but not forgotten...
My name is Starfire, but everyone just called me Moms; I was a bay Quarterhorse and I could do it all. I was Deb's favorite, although three of my ten foals tried to fill my hoofprints.
My first foal, Scotty a delightful bay colt, by a Standardbred fellow called Dillion came the closest to taking my place. Scott went everywhere and did whatever needed doing; shows,gymkana, parades, competitive, and lots of trail and he could do it in harness or under saddle. He won a lot of ribbons and trophys and the Versatility Cooler, I was very proud of him.
Chief an Appaloosa gave me my second son David, he was a sweatheart but rather too laidback. Not that he couldn't do it all too... wellllll except the speed events. David was great for beginners, and he did give me a lot of nice grandkids.
It took me six tries and a handsome paint named Dude to finally have a filly, but Lizjen was worth the wait. She had all the family talent and won her share in the showring,(she won a Versatitity cooler too) but she never seemed to enjoy it. Eating was always her favorite pastime, though she did take after me with her colt tendency.
Deb raised Pintos and Paints for about ten years and Apps for 6. She always found time for us inbetween managing various equine establishments; Thoroughbred & Standardbred farms and bording and training facilities.
Freelance training, working with many breeds; ponies to drafters, racers to pleasure and dozens inbetween. From Arab to Belgian, Cob to Morgan, National Showhorse to Quarterhorse, Saddlebred to Welsh.
Semi-retired now from the horse world due to asthma limiting time spent in barns, Deb still judges a few shows and does training clinics with Kat Caprio. Deb and Kat want all horses to have it as good as we have with them and they don't think people should have to pay hundreds of dollars for the information.