When Horse Worlds Collide!
Blog URL http://quattroasb.blogspot.com/
Tags horse, horses, equestrian, Saddlebred
New adventures with my first American Saddlebred horse in 40 years.
Latest Blog Posts
- Quattro's First Horse Show! on Nov 22, 2009
I am now more than halfway convinced that Saddlebreds have "horse show" embedded deep in their collective unconscious the same way other horses have "snakes are predators" collectively embedded in theirs. At his very first horse show, Quattro had hi...
- Quattro's off to his first show! Did I forget anything?? on Nov 12, 2009
Long time, no blog! Been a bit busy, since Quattro has been away getting started under saddle and it's a bit of a hike there. But I'm pleased to announce Trainer Amy has determined he is ready for his very first HORSE SHOW!! It's at Wills Park, wh...
- This Little Pony Ain't Playin'. on Oct 23, 2009
Well... So much for that dressage career. Quattro will, as planned, compete at Intro A/B next year while he trains for other things. He will then go and DO those other things.The reason for this can be found here. If you can't stomach watching th...
- Quattro now has a YouTube channel. on Sep 18, 2009
I just thought it would be interesting to kind of collate all of his videos in one place, so I created Quattro his own video channel. They're not in the right order, but you're all horse people, you'll figure it out! The commentary kinda tells you...
- Quattro's Second Ride! on Sep 5, 2009
I missed the first one but today I got to see Quattro's second ride. I was thrilled. He was awesome.I got there early and had a few extra minutes so I got him out and groomed him and then took him for a hand-walk. One of the main reasons I picked...
- Empty Nest Syndrome! on Sep 2, 2009
As some already know, Quattro shipped out to Madame Trainer 2 weeks ago to be started under saddle. Those who've been following this blog from the beginning and recall how he and one of his girlfriends took TWO DAYS to load coming down here may be a...
- Interesting ASB props from a non-ASB farrier. And Question. on Aug 17, 2009
As some of you know, Q leaves for the trainer this coming Friday, so I've been busy organizing, cleaning, packing, figuring out what stuff needs to go with and what does not (HOW can a young horse I've only owned since the end of January have SO MANY...
