#dressage gelding

[dapple-grey]

~him~

[onetempi]

What can bay (brown) do for you? . . . #vscocam #nc #farmlifeinthecity #dressage #americanwarmbloodregistry #wintercoat #bay #bleachedbythesun #thirdlevel #totalhipreplacement #brown #gelding #totalkneereplacement https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj24zQEAyVH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[whywishesarehorses]

Kiger Mustang: DIOS ESTOY AQUÍ KCA ”DIME”

2010 14.2hd. Classic Dun, no white Kiger Stallion Gathered: 7/18/2011 Riddle HMA,  Burns, OR BLM #10021241, KMA #0779-W  KHAR# T-0963-SRD

Dime is a classic Dun Kiger stallion who shows all the traits of a true Kiger. He is what a lot of horsemen call ‘an old soul’. he is very stoic, thoughtful and mannerly. He is kind and enjoys being around people. Along with Working Equitation, this athletic stallion excels at Ranch Riding and Western Dressage. He passes on his excellent looks and personality to his get with many wins in the show ring from them already. He has a stunning 2016 Dunalino gelding son who is already a top ranch horse and Champion in Working Equitation. His second foal is a 2019 colt by Warriors Gatiada Canta.

KIGER  DIOS ESTOY AQUÍ KCA has won over 15 Champion and Reserve Champion awards.

[rivrdin]

ST ASSASN-V J213939.3 ‘Ace’ on lease from ALTO, ridden by Cian Barr.

30.08.24 Hanoverian, Gelding August Snapshot - Sydney Dressage Local Event @bridlepath-sims

[sullyinthestars]

Guys guys guess what

I started writing the AFTG x American West/Rodeo/Cowboy/Ranch AU of my dreams.

Idk if it’ll actually become a long form fic, but I thought I’d give you some highlights:

A whistling carried over the yard. It guided Andrew’s eyes back to a single figure, perched atop one of the gates as if it were a throne. He didn’t feel a need to react, not until he realized it was Cracker’s pen. Noticing his mustang moving sent him stalking over, fully prepared to shove the stranger to the ground.

What stopped him short was watching Firecracker trot up to the man with her ears angled toward him curiously. The stranger pulled something from his pocket, and held out his hand. The mare sniffed from where she’d stopped, but refused to touch his hand. Andrew waited and watched as the stranger tossed it into her empty feed pan.

As soon as he was satisfied with her nibbling on his offering, the stranger turned to look at Andrew. He’d seemingly heard his approach, and knew he was there all along.

Andrew stood his ground, letting the stranger swing his legs over the gate and drop to the ground. Cracker jolted at the movement, and he said something to soothe her before he met Andrew on the lawn.

“She yours?”

Andrew hadn’t expected that. His face was still the picture of neutrality, but it encouraged his curiosity. “Yeah,” He kept his hands stuffed deep into his pockets. “Take it you’re the new kid Wymack warned me about.”

The stranger smirked. “Ah, I got my own warning,” He chuckled. “Neil- Neil Josten,” He offered Andrew his hand.

“Andrew Minyard,”

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Okay so:

- Wymack runs a rodeo grounds, but also has a stable but also a boarding house. You help at the stable/ranch and your horse boards for free. He helps the kids event and stuff.

- Kevin rides a Friesian, big into Dressage. (I want to name his mare Queenie.)

- Allison does show-jumping, but also barrel racing. (Her thoroughbred (show jumper) is named Madonna and her quarter horse is Rocky.)

- Dan does team roping, she learned under Wymack but now helps him out with his “strays” (She has a paint that is technically Wymack’s but everyone knows that is her heart-horse named Whiskey. She thought it was funny bc her back story is still the same and Hennessy)

- Aaron is a vet student, he interns in town under Abby. Katelyn is the receptionist.

- Bee does equine therapy, she’s a retired barrel racer.

- Andrew worked as a jockey, made a decent amount of money in a lawsuit after an accident. He adopted a BLM mustang on a whim and gentled her himself with guidance from Bee. Her name is Firecracker.

- Nicky is a stable hand, he’s got an old draft horse cross named Bear. (Erik isn’t a horse guy, still German but he is working in the US on a land conservation/research thingy.)

- Renee is a trick rider. Neil makes a comment about her having a death wish.

- Matt was a bull rider? He got a nasty head injury but grew up around horses. He’s the biggest ranch help for Wymack. His horse is a retired Thoroughbred who also makes a good lesson pony.

- Neil never meets Seth, but his legacy is around the grounds. He died in a drunk driving accident on the rodeo grounds but Neil thinks there was more to it. (Seth was a bronc rider).

- Neil eventer in English when he was younger, he knows his way around horses.

- The story starts with him signing up to ride a bronc on a whim, he’s not a circuit cowboy, Wymack runs some searches and has no idea who the kid who just won the event is.

- Offers him a place to stay for the night, and some work if he needed it.

- I’m already tempted to write a TSC/Trojans spin off bc I need to give Jean Moreau a mustang that he can see himself in. He can’t be with Kevin (their story is slightly different but some aspects remain the same) but he can be with horses. Give him a mustang gelding that shies away from everything and who he has to learn to be gentle with as he learns to be gentle with himself. Also, Cowboy Jeremy. Team ropers Cat and Jeremy, barrel racing Laila. And bc Emma Swift is my Trojan I decided to project onto: she’s a ranch hand who works more with the cattle and less eventing.

Guys hear me out okay.

[suspiciousmammal]

One last horse-related thing: I started reading The Three Musketeers, specifically because two friends of mine kept comparing me to D'Artagnan (fascinating way to try to roast someone btw). And the entire description of him so far boils down to "swashbuckling teenager on the ugliest pony you could imagine. It's so fucking ugly. Everyone laughs at his shitty little horse". Which is somehow more accurate than they could've ever anticipated, given that those friends of mine Do Not Know about the year I spent wrestling a half-feral pony gelding through basic dressage exercises:

I fully reject the book's description of D'Artagnan's horse and will instead imagine him roaming around on this horrid creature instead.

[grumpy-mare]

We got home very late last night but this is Bobby (Go Bobby) an 8yr TB Gelding. He’s 17hh which is bigger than we had in mind but he’s incredibly comfortable to ride. With fly needing a very different way of doing things and time to properly let down and be a horse, we’ve been looking for another one to join to the team with the aim of producing to at least amateur jumping and carting me around the dressage ring at low level. He’s been a farm hack for the last couple years and although he hasn’t been properly jumped or schooled, he has lovely movement and a wicked jump. He’s very unfit and needs some bodywork but we’re very excited about his future. He’s such a lovely type, very thick and solid so I think he be stunning when he fills out

[horsesarecreatures]

MR FAME (Fame VF+ x Swana++) 1989 Polish/CMK/Egyptian bay gelding bred by Marv and Christine Miller. Tail female to the Crabbet import RODANIA through the US bred DONEGAL.

1996 US National Reserve Champion Dressage Second Level 1996 US National TT Dressage Third Level

Brittany N Thompson

[pluviatrix]

i like when u talk about horses cuz it’s like twilight broke into my home and started talking in tongues

colt filly mare stallion bronco foal gelding mustang destrier pony steed bay sorrel flaxen dun palomino buckskin perlino roan pinto appaloosa liver chestnut grullo cremello american warmblood missouri foxtrotter arabian thoroughbred morgan tennessee walker andalusian quarter horse clydesdale percheron shetland pony lipizzan friesian akhal-teke altai lusitano kalmyk irish cob paint trotter saddle bridle tack saddle blanket trot gallop canter walk dressage ba

[deserthorseperformancehorse]

Aspen-Hills Sabih

2008 chestnut gelding (Aspen-Hills Nureyev x Aspen-Hills Katafa Bint Katalina)

Pedigree.

Charlie The Arabian Dressage Horse

[thecinematichorse]

As we all know, many horse films produced by Hollywood are poorly done and riddled with inaccuracies in terms of how horses should be properly ridden and handled. Evidently Redford was determined to not let this happen with The Horse Whisperer because he recruited two of the best trainers in the horse business, Buck Brannaman and Rex Peterson, to help with the film. Buck, who lives near Sheridan, Wyo., ranks as one of the very best equine clinicians today and could certainly be called a horse whisperer. In fact, author Nicholas Evans spent a great deal of time with Buck while researching horse behavior and horse handling for the book. Evans, who lives in England, also visited with Ray Hunt and Tom Dorrance.

More on the Horses

In THW, four horses are used for the role of Pilgrim, Grace’s horse who becomes so dangerous after the accident. Rex Peterson owns the three horses – High Tower, Cash, and Maverick- who play the traumatized Pilgrim who rears, strikes, and bites at anyone approaching him. One of Buck Brannaman’s horses, a registered Thoroughbred gelding named Kentucky Pet, is the “gentle” Pilgrim.

Rex Peterson provided three of what he refers to as “fighting” horses. On cue, such a horse rears, charges, paws, or bites … whatever the scene calls for. Rex’s No. 1 fighting horse is the 14-year-old gelding High Tower. A race-bred Quarter Horse, High Tower is not registered because he was a catch colt, the result of a teaser stallion getting loose one night and breeding an expensive mare. Rex bought High Tower years ago and has used him as a ranch and movie horse and for dressage, open jumping, driving, team penning, and roping wild bulls. “It’s easier to tell what we haven’t done with him,” Rex grinned. For this movie, High Tower’s greatest attribute is the ability to instantly “fight” on cue and instantly shut off on cue. He can be likened to a police K-9 dog who charges after a bad guy on cue but stops dead in his tracks when so ordered. Rex said teaching a horse to fight is easy. “It’s teaching him to stop when you tell him that’s the hard part.” High Tower excels at this, and Rex said, “I’m not afraid to let him get right in your face because he’ll quit when I tell him.” With that said, Rex gave me a personal demonstration. I stood next to him, and High Tower was about 10 feet away when Rex cued him to charge. Even though I trusted Rex, I instinctively jumped back when this 1,200-pound horse suddenly thundered toward us. But right on cue, High Tower stopped inches away from where I had been standing. Because High Tower is so honest and responds instantly to cues, he was the horse Rex always used when Redford was between them. In other words, when Pilgrim was charging Redford, Rex stood behind Redford, off camera, cueing the horse. Rex trusted High Tower to stop before freight-training the star. What’s really amazing is how quickly High Tower turns off his “anger.” After charging, attacking, or doing a biting scene, he stands calmly and quietly as if he’d been munching hay. Rex’s No.2 and 3 horses are not that way. Says Rex: “It takes about 30 minutes for the No.2 horse (Cash) to turn it off and forget it. The No. 3 horse (Maverick) … well, a fight scene is no game with him. We have to be ultra-careful with him.” Both Cash and Maverick have racing Quarter Horse bloodlines. Mike Boyle, Rex’s brother-in-law, was the head wrangler for the movie. He told me that shooting in the stall, in Connecticut where Pilgrim was confined after the accident, was extremely difficult. First of all, the horse playing Pilgrim bad to be very disinterested because he didn’t like people, he had no human friends, and he was in bad condition. He’s all to himself and doesn’t want anything to do with people or other horses. He stands off in a corner until feed is thrown into the stall. Then he has to come up like a wild horse.” Shooting a fight scene in that stall was complicated because the stall was so tight and because the horse had to express just the right attitude, then charge. Added Mike, ” It took days to get it, then we had to reshoot due to some lighting problems. So we brought the ‘detention stall’ to Montana to set up and do it all over again. We finally got a great fighting scene.”

Another equine star not mentioned yet is Buck Brannaman ‘s Rambo, who plays the role of Rimrock, Tom Booker’s No. 1 horse. Rambo, registered with the AQHA as Rambo Roman, is by True Roman, a descendant of Fair Truckle (TB). Buck has owned the 10-year-old Rambo for 5 years. Buck first saw the bay when he was brought to one of Buck’s clinics as a 3-year-old for starting under saddle. Buck’s wife, Mary, describes Rambo as being extremely sensitive to the rider, operating off featherlight cues. But Mary added that Rambo seems to adjust to other riders less skilled than Buck. That includes most of the rest of us.

[simmedaway]

All of Ginny's horses had always been projects. They came to her off the race track, and she restarted them for new careers.

Her sponsorship from @ihtl-co offered her a new opportunity - a search for her new upper level competition horse. However, Ginny couldn't entirely stay away from a little bit of a challenge.

Ginny found herself, at the recommendation of several trainers, arriving at @stall-lindens to look at Swedish Warmbloods for sale. There were several started show jumpers with competition records, but Ginny found herself drawn to a tall, dark gelding. Zinzano L was bred for dressage, and had the movement for it. Unfortunately, the riders at Stall Lindens recognized Zin's heart didn't seem to be in dressage. He was growing bored, and they recognized upper level dressage was not in the cards for him.

Out of curiosity, they had free jumped him and found he did have a cute, scopey jump. He didn't have the breeding for it, and he didn't have the show miles the other horses had, but Ginny was smitten with his big heart and puppy dog personality.

A giant welcome to Zinzano L, Zin, Zinny, Z!

[onetempi]

Mule ears. Wait. Rocher ears. Yeah. . . . #vscocam #nc #farmlifeinthecity #dressage #americanwarmbloodregistry #totalhipreplacement #totalkneereplacement #thirdlevel #chronicpain #gelding #vtosaddlery #usdf #rocher #georgewilliams https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci-YcgnO-lv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[stall-lindens]

EQ Back To Schooling

Featuring: Therese Lind, Jesper Kihlstrand and Emporium L On a cold but sunny autumn day, Jesper stood in the middle of the elegant riding arena, the chill in the air nipping at his nose. He watched as Tess, his boss and good friend, gracefully guided her horse, Emporium, through a mesmerising dressage routine. Her chestnut gelding moved with fluid precision, a testament to the strong bond Tess and her horse shared.

Jesper had always admired Tess' determination and skill. She had a natural talent for dressage, and her dedication had brought her and Emporium to the brink of championship glory. Tess had offered Jesper a unique opportunity to be her training assistant today, and it was an offer he couldn't refuse.

Through the earphones in his ears, Jesper gave Tess instructions. "Extend the trot, Tess. Eddie is doing beautifully today." His voice was calm, encouraging, and laced with admiration. He watched her closely, feeling a warmth in his chest that had nothing to do with the sun's rays. As the training session continued, Jesper's heart swelled with pride for Tess' accomplishments. He couldn't help but wonder if she knew how he felt about her. They had become close friends over the years, sharing stories, laughter, and even the occasional glass of wine after a long day at the stables. But there were moments, like now, when Jesper felt something more profound lurking beneath the surface.

[shemovedtojorvik]

Today was a fun day! I joined a practice dressage competition on my friends finnhorse gelding. He was so much fun to ride and did very well. :)

[dreaming-of-spots]

It's about time for a life update, I think.

I sold Kiddo. He's still local, I knew the woman from my boarding barn in VA, and it's the absolute perfect situation for him. He gets to trail ride regularly (which he loves) and totes around the woman's beginner-rider SIL a couple days a week while his new owner rides her horse. He's on an absolutely beautiful private farm, being a pasture buddy and calming influence for the woman's Grand Prix dressage gelding, and I can visit him any time I want. She's also crazy rich so as he ages, he'll get every single last little thing he needs. I am sad, but I genuinely couldn't have asked for a better situation for him.

Negroni's heading off to training sometime this month. Now that I've sold Kiddo, I'm going to keep him (he was originally a project I was going to get green broke and sell on) for at least a couple years, and see how far we can get through the dressage levels. I'm paying someone else for training because I'm working full time (which, I did not anticipate getting a full time job until after the summer at the earliest. I was looking for part time positions, but this one fell in my lap and is ideal tbh) and haven't really had the spoons to keep up with his training beside making sure he doesn't go backwards from where he is currently.

I've been primarily riding Whiskey lately- not hard, but walk/trot just to keep him in shape and myself in shape, and get used to riding a big-moving horse again. Chai is still here and still chilling, he's about 27 now and very much retired. The most he does is babysit Negroni if we go somewhere off property because he's completely unflappable.

So yeah- a lot of big changes. Some wholly good, some bittersweet.