Scarlett and Airborne working hard during their lesson today and looking pretty cute doing it too. #mvec #airborne #bighorseisthebesthorse
This was a fun sight to see yesterday… it was great timing that Nate showed up to open the gate for the parade 😂 #mvec #halloweenparade
I’m not even sure how to caption this besides just saying this is typical Otto behavior 😂 #mvec #otto #ottb #oneofakind #certaintypeofspecial
Airborne was away overnight for some dental work at the clinic, he was super happy to be home and Pumba was happy to have him back. #mvec #bighorseisthebesthorse #airborne #pumba
Moose’s Olympic level water success! 🫎🫎🫎 #mvec #area1 #ottb #freshstartgraduate
This week’s Monday trip was out to Fitch’s Corner with Jill, Nate, Ali and Cole
Georgie was having a marvelous time going for a morning breeze 😂 #mvec #ottb #georgie
This weekend Nate and I traveled to Apple Knoll Horse Trials with Sonny and Moose and hey guess what? It rained 😂. Another wet and rainy day which created some challenging conditions but overall the horses handled it well. Congratulations to Nate and Sonny who were in 5th place in a large competitive BN division after dressage. A double clear round for Stadium and XC had them finish in 4th place overall. The pair looked absolutely stellar from beginning to end of the day.
This was the biggest show atmosphere that Moose has been exposed to so he struggled to settle which was warranted. All of the rain made for great puddle exposure though! He happily marched through them all as we traveled the grounds. I had zero expectation of him successfully entering the water complex on course, but after some extended time (which i shortened for the video clip 😂) he made the “big” step in. We finished in last but the fact we finished on a number and not a letter yesterday was a huge success. I was probably the happiest person with a score of over 100. #mvec #ottb #eventteam #freshstartprogram #waterdemons #area1
Ali and Reagan were working on lots of transitions through our trot grids this week to help work on Reagan’s rideability through a course. Although Reagan would much rather have the “go big or go home” style when it comes to jumping, Ali’s doing a great job teaching him a little bit quieter approach 😂 #mvec #reagan #eventteam #gobigorgohome #ottb
It was a beautiful day to go cross country schooling at Fitch’s Corner and once again try and tackle Moose’s water phobia. After a little help with a lead from Lexi and Otto, Moose quickly found his sea legs…. Without me having to get my boots wet this time. It was so much fun today to feel him building his confidence and start to enjoy XC. Big thanks to Lexi and Otto for being the emotional support that the sensitive red head needed and to Ali for hiking all over to document the adventure. #mvec #eventteam #otto #moose #ottb #waterdemons #xc
Just in case anyone was curious what the “behind the scenes” looked like for Moose before he managed to ride successfully through the water complex, this is it… Yes my last resort was to get off and try and drag him in. Yes, this was the last two minutes of the 30 minutes it took to get him in. Yes I tried all the other tricks in the book before this…. Apparently he takes the “no, you first” approach. I kept all the commentary for your entertainment 😂. You’re welcome. #mvec #moose #waterphobia #eventteam
Blue:
VO Mr Wake Hancock aka Blue is a 14 year old, 15.1h AQHA Registered Branded Blue Roan Quarter Horse Gelding.
Blue is a well broke trail horse who has spent most of his life as a western ranch horse. Blue is a flashy mover and would excel with someone who would like to step into the dressage ring. Blue knows his lateral work, moves easily off the seat and leg and has excellent brakes. He has no real jumping experience but is happy to pop over fences/logs and has no limitations to learn. He is well mannered on the ground, is very sweet and loves to be groomed. Blue needs some more finishing work in the ring, since he has spent most of his life on the trails, but is a very easy horse to work with. Blue has a great work ethic, loves to work and ride out. Although he is safe enough for beginners to ride, I think he would appreciate an intermediate rider that could truly enjoy all this horse has to offer. Blue is up to date on vaccines, farrier (barefoot), dental, and has clean hock/hoof radiographs available to serious buyers.
15k for quick, uncomplicated s.
Located in Southbury CT
Please Contact Kate for more information
203-509-9060
Lunging Video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dHcfJcholrE&t=5s
Under saddle:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TglQWoMb_cM
