Seven Hearts: That's A No-Go For Launch

Saturday, August 6, 2011

That's A No-Go For Launch

I thought Whisper was ready for a low cross rail tonight. What I didn't take into consideration was if I was ready to take a green horse over a cross rail tonight. I have heard "throw your heart over and your horse will follow", maybe I held some of my heart back.

She felt like a freight train and I was riding her like she was, she ran through my reins a LOT tonight.

Second run at the cross rail, she dodged it in the last stride.

Third run at the cross rail started straight, then she went left, then she went right.

Back to the ground rail to get her confidence back.

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At A Glance

I spent my younger years riding horses in 3-day eventing until a fall broke my back and left me needing jaw surgery. Life changed and 15 years passed before horses came back to me.

Starting with a slaughter-bound emaciated pregnant mare, she grew healthy in our care and foaled a mule colt. After finding them a great home together, we took in a Thoroughbred from the track and I fell in love with the OTTB (Off Track Thoroughbred)

Since that first adoption in 2010, we've moved to a farm at the Georgia-Tennessee line, taken in more OTTB's, and started growing closer to a dream of helping racehorses become the start of someone else's dream. I currently ride our Thoroughbreds in Jumpers, Paces, and Mounted Archery.