More photos of our herd...you asked for photos!

Karen Cole · 11-14-2008, 09:50 PM

Ok this is my big guy Scooter because every 4'10" women needs a 16 hnd horse!!! SHHHHH dont tell him he's a horse though he'd be heartbroken. The foal is an APHA breeding stock filly sired by Joker...who knew a 13hand pony could jump a 4' fence? He was gelded at least 6 months before the birth of the filly...guess the joke was on us!

This is Joker our APHA stud (we had him gelded but his name the Stud stuck) horse...he just literally dropped dead one day.

Joker and Gus...talk about big butts!!!! Joker was probally 5 in the photo and had not yet been broke. As much muscle as he had it was all natural..he didn't even know how to lunge!

Another one for you Gus fans...and his boy Caleb.

Last but not least the Lovely Essay and her boy Levi. She was given to me so I could learn Saddleseat. She was taken over by Levi who rides western because thats what cowboys do. They love each other dearly, she is about 28 in this photo!!

Hope you enjoy...still need to get photos of the "red mares" and I guess I should update the herd photos as well.

Karen

tuffsmom · 11-15-2008, 07:19 AM

You have a very nice herd. Love the pictures with the kids in them.

Luvridn · 11-16-2008, 02:06 AM

I think they have all been missing meals and you should be ashamed

Really though they are all beautiful. I couldn't pick a favorite!

Karen Cole · 11-16-2008, 07:43 AM

Your the second person to pick on my about the slightly fluffy condition of my horses

I'll just have to stop posting photos.

Just kidding not sure what to do though not one of them gets grain or hay durring the summer what you see is pasture condition and it's a large pasture so they have to walk. We did start feeding them hay a few weeks ago due to the drought and the two AQHA mares (not shown) will be getting grain they are hard to keep weight on but nobody else.

Esp. GUS!! Can you belive he's got to be over 20 years old now and is still in the extra fluffy state he was in when I took the photos a year and two years ago.

My big guy Scooter just gets bulkier when I ride him, he's not fat then but really heavy muscled. In the photos I think he looks slim, Iam used to seeing him in show shape , when he's bulked up and working hard I bet he's a good 100#s heavier than you see. Of course I don't show anymore and I can't ride much so he's a pasture puff now...I think he likes it. I know he hated to show anyway.

Karen

Stormy's Human · 11-16-2008, 07:49 AM

Very nice looking herd - kinda small tho don't you think? I just love big, muscled horses like them!

CowBoyBob1 · 11-16-2008, 07:58 AM

You have a very nice herd their!

Karen Cole · 11-16-2008, 08:10 AM

Yeah, Kinda small

Scooter my Pally gelding is huge 16hnds and bulldoggy , Iam 4'10 go figure my feet don't even come close to his elbow more like 1/2 way down his barrel....MAYBE. Rain the Pally mare is as tall maybe taller than him but still doesn't have his bulk , I think she is 4 we've yet to start her as she was growing so fast and just not physically ready.

The rest are in the 14 to 15 hand range but all quite bulky except for the Arab Essay but of course we'd not want her to be built like the rest of them.

Thanks for the nice words we think they are keepers!

Karen

rivervu2 · 11-16-2008, 08:19 AM

Love them all, especially Essay. What a beautiful face!

Karen Cole · 11-16-2008, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by rivervu2

Love them all, especially Essay. What a beautiful face!

Thank you!!! She's for sure one of a kind! I was given her so I could learn Saddleseat, she was given to the people that gave her to me. Essay came from the Class A circut and did well but after she retired they found for some reason (I can't recall) that she was not breedable and so she was given to the Blacksmith. She proved to be to much for his daughter to handle and we knew the Blacksmith through a Smith my husband apprenticed under. I happend to be at a show one weekend and they said they had the perfect mare for me. I looked at her, rode her and brought her home....Levi has since taken her over.

She can break level barefoot, has wonderfull upright ,forward movement and does what she was trained to do well. BUT, put the eggbutt in her mouth, the western saddle on and toss Levi in it and clearly she is far happier than in any flat saddle.

Iam convinced she saved his life just after a trail ride even. We had gone out on a 15 mile ride that Essay and Levi led most of the way...just trotting and looking it was funny they could have been alone for all the attention they paid us and were just happy. Anyway, we got back and another rider/his horse got into an argument. She got mad when she couldn't do what she wanted and just started to double barrel anything she could. When the horses got out of her way she backed into Essay bucking the whole time and even nailed her square twice. Nobody was close, my husband was at the trailer, Levi/Essay were on the way to the trailer and I was trying to dismount on the other side of the parkinglot. We yelled at Levi to get out of there thinking he'd ride out of the way but he jumped off and ran out of the way. Essay NEVER MOVED!!! She stood there and took the abuse until Andy got up there and pulled her out of the way. Had she paniced or started to fight back Levi could have been hurt bad or killed. That mare is worth her weight in gold and will be here until she crosses the rainbow bridge.

Karen

APHANutmeg · 11-16-2008, 04:37 PM

Beautiful horses Karen! Thanks for more pics!

HorseLovinLady · 11-16-2008, 08:43 PM

Beautiful horses!!!

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11-14-2008, 09:50 PM
Karen Cole Started Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,532	More photos of our herd...you asked for photos! Ok this is my big guy Scooter because every 4'10" women needs a 16 hnd horse!!! SHHHHH dont tell him he's a horse though he'd be heartbroken. The foal is an APHA breeding stock filly sired by Joker...who knew a 13hand pony could jump a 4' fence? He was gelded at least 6 months before the birth of the filly...guess the joke was on us! This is Joker our APHA stud (we had him gelded but his name the Stud stuck) horse...he just literally dropped dead one day. Joker and Gus...talk about big butts!!!! Joker was probally 5 in the photo and had not yet been broke. As much muscle as he had it was all natural..he didn't even know how to lunge! Another one for you Gus fans...and his boy Caleb. Last but not least the Lovely Essay and her boy Levi. She was given to me so I could learn Saddleseat. She was taken over by Levi who rides western because thats what cowboys do. They love each other dearly, she is about 28 in this photo!! Hope you enjoy...still need to get photos of the "red mares" and I guess I should update the herd photos as well. Karen

11-15-2008, 07:19 AM
tuffsmom Kid Safe Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,736	You have a very nice herd. Love the pictures with the kids in them. __________________

11-16-2008, 02:06 AM
Luvridn Long Yearling Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 1,443	I think they have all been missing meals and you should be ashamed Really though they are all beautiful. I couldn't pick a favorite! __________________ If your horse wants to bolt, there is probably a nut loose in the saddle! PP

11-16-2008, 07:43 AM
Karen Cole Started Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,532	Your the second person to pick on my about the slightly fluffy condition of my horses I'll just have to stop posting photos. Just kidding not sure what to do though not one of them gets grain or hay durring the summer what you see is pasture condition and it's a large pasture so they have to walk. We did start feeding them hay a few weeks ago due to the drought and the two AQHA mares (not shown) will be getting grain they are hard to keep weight on but nobody else. Esp. GUS!! Can you belive he's got to be over 20 years old now and is still in the extra fluffy state he was in when I took the photos a year and two years ago. My big guy Scooter just gets bulkier when I ride him, he's not fat then but really heavy muscled. In the photos I think he looks slim, Iam used to seeing him in show shape , when he's bulked up and working hard I bet he's a good 100#s heavier than you see. Of course I don't show anymore and I can't ride much so he's a pasture puff now...I think he likes it. I know he hated to show anyway. Karen

11-16-2008, 07:49 AM
Stormy's Human Coming two Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Seville, Florida Posts: 1,749	Very nice looking herd - kinda small tho don't you think? I just love big, muscled horses like them!

11-16-2008, 07:58 AM
CowBoyBob1 Halter broke Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 105	You have a very nice herd their! __________________ Broken Rim Ranch 1 TB 1 Appendix 4 Cows 4 Baby Calf Twins

11-16-2008, 08:10 AM
Karen Cole Started Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,532	Yeah, Kinda small Scooter my Pally gelding is huge 16hnds and bulldoggy , Iam 4'10 go figure my feet don't even come close to his elbow more like 1/2 way down his barrel....MAYBE. Rain the Pally mare is as tall maybe taller than him but still doesn't have his bulk , I think she is 4 we've yet to start her as she was growing so fast and just not physically ready. The rest are in the 14 to 15 hand range but all quite bulky except for the Arab Essay but of course we'd not want her to be built like the rest of them. Thanks for the nice words we think they are keepers! Karen

11-16-2008, 08:19 AM
rivervu2 Started Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 2,407	Love them all, especially Essay. What a beautiful face! __________________ *"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have."* *Thomas Jefferson*

11-16-2008, 04:37 PM
APHANutmeg Yearling Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Eastern PA Posts: 856	Beautiful horses Karen! Thanks for more pics! __________________ Staff to: Sunshine's Bar B Ritz "Nutmeg" Buckskin APHA, and her 4 mini friends: "Mocha, Ginger, Gunther, and Kodi"

11-16-2008, 08:43 PM
HorseLovinLady Kid Safe Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 5,467	Beautiful horses!!! __________________ Baylee's Album: http://pets.webshots.com/album/570656187BCJmgs 2008 Foal pics: http://pets.webshots.com/album/569199962cPhBZd