Graysons journey to a forever home- 2022 showcase with Emma Shearer

17/04/2023

Look at this handsome boy and how loved he is!!

His adopter sent this message

Just dropping in to say thank you so much for connecting us to Greyson 😍 he is really thriving in the environment here and obviously we love him to bits. I think this was such a perfect match for everyone.

Stayed tuned for the 2023 Showcase horse announcement!

01/08/2022

Okok I promise this is probably my
Last post about this sweet boy, I always grew up riding my dads show horses and the ones he was training, but I still remember when I got my very first horse! Her name was bonnet and she was a POA.

She definitely had a mind of her own and would take advantage of any situation she could, but she taught me how to ride and how to deal with horses in certain situations, I was around the age of 3-5 when I got her, she was a rescue, when we got her she had a baby who was a year old, there were times that me and my sister wanted nothing to do about her or were unsure of her, like the time she took off to the barn while I was on her, or the time she rolled on my sister.

There were many times when I was unsure of Grayson, but once I gained his trust I knew he’d be perfect for a little kid, or someone who wouldn’t want to ride much, I knew this because I had him out in the arena one day, and he followed me around with his head down without a lead rope, once you have his trust, he tries his hardest for you!

I hope Grayson teaches these little girls how to ride and love horses, just as my first pony taught me! (just without all the pony attitude 😂)

Last two pictures are me on my first horse!

01/08/2022

Today, Grayson met his new humans.. two 5 year old little girls now have their very own first horse..

When they realized he was for them, one squealed " he is the cutest thing everrrrr" and one said ive always wanted my own horse!!

So, off he has went to start the rest of his life, being spoiled with love and lots of hair braiding. To the best home I could of never even imagined for him.

Emma did a great job with him this summer, teaching him to relax and enjoy life again, and Grayson did a great job teaching Emma patience and commitment and how to handle a "off day"

What an adventure its been with him, and so what if we all were a little red eyed.. Congrats big fella, go do good things! What better job could a gelding have but to teach little kids how to love a horse?!

(I didn't get pictures of the little girls with him out of respect to the family's privacy, so enjoy this one from a few weeks ago)

Thank you to all who sponsored Emma and supported her first ATFO Showcase

28/07/2022

Well folks.. it’s official! Grayson has been adopted.. im so proud of how far he’s come mentally and physically.. hopefully he enjoys his new home!!

He’s definitely one of the better horses I’ve worked with!! I’m beyond blessed to have both of my parents as horse trainers so I’ve been up that road a few times, however grayson is the first horse I’ve trained by myself!!

I’m so proud at the fact he’s the first horse from the ATFO showcase to get adopted! As a 13 yr old id never thought that would happen.. we’ve searched for a while for the perfect fit for him and we finally found it!! I hope everyone there enjoys him as much as I did!! He’s definitely a great horse for a little kid and liberty which is what I’ve said from the beginning when he followed me around the arena with his head down and no lead rope!!

This is officially the end of I’ll definitely miss him, but I can rest assured knowing he will be taken great care of! These pictures are from our most recent photo shoot to our very first one! He definitely started showing more of his personality once he got more comfortable and let his guard down, I’ll forever miss his goofy personality and how he never failed to make everyone laugh!

Another horse come and gone.. but that’s just how rescues work! Forever grateful for all my sponsors, everyone who’s helped me along the way, and my parents who’ve I’ve watched and learned since I was born how to train horses!

When I started volunteering with the rescue 3 years ago, I would’ve never thought I would be training my a horse on my own, and him being the first to be adopted!! It has been a long but amazing journey!! I'm so grateful for Heart of Phoenix Equine Rescue, INC for allowing me this opportunity to love this boy.

I love you Grayson Lee!!

Thank you to all my sponsors

Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler
Sound Farrier Services
Heather Kuhn

11/07/2022

Session 18 - today we worked on some desensitization using the same things from the first desensitization and he did great! You can see in the videos him following me over poles with tarps under without a lead rope! We also practiced some trotting in hand for a halter class!

Thank you to my sponsors so far
Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler
Sound Farrier Services
Heather Kuhn

11/07/2022

A sneak peak of tomorrow's adventures!!

Thank you to my sponsors so far
Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler
Sound Farrier Services
Heather Kuhn

11/07/2022

Thank you to Carly kale for sponsoring a hop team Grayson shirt!

Thank you to my sponsors so far
Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler
Sound Farrier Services
Heather Kuhn

09/07/2022

Here is some information about Grayson if you are interested in adopting him,

Grayson is estimated to be 18 yrs old and around 15.2hh. He definitely dosent just give his trust away, but once you have it he will try his best for you!

Hes been rode English mostly, due to not being able to find a western saddle that fits him. He has been rode ba****ck once and decided he wasn't a huge fan of that, but he still tried for me. He is definitely one of a kind when it comes to his personality and he will never fail to make you laugh!

He will need a more confident rider, due to him not always being confident under saddle.

Hes been on the trails once, and did great as a leader but not so much as a follower.

And is currently one around 13lbs of grain a day to maintain his weight.

His weight limit is around 150 due to his sway back. He is sound with Equioxx for light riding (about 30 minutes each time)

He is definitely one who you need to earn trust on ground before you get on. He will definitely try all the tricks on you whenever he thinks your not paying attention.

He is a very sweet and loving horse but will definitely need a friend to keep him company

Thank you to my sponsors so far
Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler
Sound Farrier Services
Heather Kuhn

08/07/2022

I don't own the rights to the music

Some clips of our ride today and yesterday!!

Thank you to my sponsors so far
Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler
Sound Farrier Services
Heather Kuhn

07/07/2022

Session 17 - today we worked on some halter class terms and practiced them!! I hopped on ba****ck for a couple minutes after and mostly everything went good!!

Thank you to my sponsors so far
Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler
Sound Farrier Services
Heather Kuhn

07/07/2022

We sure use alot of the purple shampoo!! Mud covered at 8 am yesterday, squeaky clean by 10 am and p**p covered by 9 am today. Thank you Bridgette and Robin for the shampoo

Thank you Tina Parton for sponsoring a breast collar for grayson!!

Thank you to my sponsors so far
Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler
Sound Farrier Services
Heather Kuhn


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07/07/2022

Thank you Tina Parton for sponsoring a breast collar for grayson!!

Thank you to my sponsors so far
Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler
Sound Farrier Services
Heather Kuhn

07/07/2022

Session 16 - today i set up and obstacle course and we walked through it on ground before we did it under saddle we also worked on a little bit of desensitization under saddle and he did great!

Thank you to my sponsors so far
Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler
Sound Farrier Services
Heather Kuhn

06/07/2022

Session 15 - today we definitely took a step back with some of his behavior on ground today.. but we ended on a good note!! There was a lot of tension and stress with him being in the barn by himself, not seeing me for a while, and him sensing the storm. Overall, it was on okay day.. we had to start from square one on a few things so he could get his mind in the right place and learn that he wasn't in any danger or going to be hurt

Thank you to my sponsors so far
Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler
Sound Farrier Services
Heather Kuhn

05/07/2022

A huge thank you to Heather Kuhn for yo ur donation in memory of your mother Dee Kuhn, this will help sponsor the gas to get to smoke rise!!

Thank you to my sponsors so far
Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler
Sound Farrier Services
Heather Kuhn

28/06/2022

Grayson can be a particular eater, and has needed to gain quite a bit of weight since coming here.

We finally have a winning combination and he can't wait to get more Cadence Ultra at each feeding.

Thank you so much to BUCKEYE Nutrition and local rep Lilly, for sponsoring his feed for the 100 days!

Thank you to my sponsors so far
Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler
Sound Farrier Services

27/06/2022

Grayson says a goat would be a cool companion

Thank you to my sponsors so far
Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler
Sound Farrier Services

26/06/2022

Session 14 - we had a big day today!! We had our first canter and he did great!! We also went outside the arena and rode in the grass some just to get him used to riding in things other than the arena!! He'll have the day off tomorrow since he did a lot of work the past few days and did great every day!!

Thank you to my sponsors so far
Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler
Sound Farrier Services

25/06/2022

Session 13 - today we worked on some desensitization with a rope on ground and he did amazing as always!!! We had another short ride (due to introducing something new). After we rode we were both pretty sweaty so I took him into the woods to cool off (untacked) and to help desensitize him so we can hopefully trail ride in the future!!

Thank you to my sponsors so far
Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler
Sound Farrier Services

24/06/2022

If anyone would like to donate an English breast collar here's the link to one
https://www.twohorsetack.com/p-3187-better-than-leather-34-inch-english-breast-collar.aspx
Or if you have a used one that would appreciated

Thank you to my sponsors so far
Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler
Sound Farrier Services

24/06/2022

Grayson had the day off, but we got some really cool pictures!! We also found some more things we need to work on

Thank you to my sponsors so far
Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler
Sound Farrier Services

23/06/2022

session 12 - yesterday we did a short walk, trot ride and he had the rest of the day off. Today i set up poles, jump standards and a couple barrels in the corner of the arena. we worked on direction at the walk and trot, wile weaving the jump standards, going through the poles forward and backwards, and circling the barrels

Thank you to my sponsors so far
Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler
Sound Farrier Services

21/06/2022

No more toes in the sand this summer for Grayson!!

A big thank you to farrier service and Stuchell for sponsoring Graysons shoes! Check out their page here https://www.facebook.com/Sound-Farrier-Services-LLC-106512145111719
if you are looking for a farrier in the area.

Thank you to my sponsors so far
Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler
Sound Farrier Services

21/06/2022

Grayson was feeling so relaxed Saturday after his body work!! Thank you so much to the annoyoumus donor for sponsoring it!

Thank you to my sponsors so far

Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler

10/06/2022

If anyone would like to sponsor a few things of liniment it would be greatly appreciated!! We use this after I work him so his muscles aren't sore!!

10/06/2022

10/06/2022

Session 11 - im a day late, but yesterday Grayson had his second ride and did great!! He'll have the next couple days off before we get back into work.

Thank you to my sponsors so far

Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler

09/06/2022

Session 10 - with yesterday off, today was a big day!!! We had our first ride and he did amazing!! Hopefully I can get to work with him some more and teach him a few more things!! He has a few bad habits but nothing too bad that we can't work out!!

Thank you to my sponsors so far

Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler

08/06/2022

Thank you Robin Morris for buying Grayson healthy hair, Bridgette Graham for buying Grayson purple shampoo, and Paige Wotring for buying Grayson a tail bag!!

Thank you to my sponsors so far

Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler

07/06/2022

Session 9 - yesterday Grayson had a day off to let his muscles rest, today the dentist came to see him which he was a little unsure about.. later in the evening I came back out and did some light work and had him walk over raised poles to build topline muscle

Thank you to my sponsors so far

Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler

06/06/2022

The before and after of graysons weight gain!! He still has more weight to gain and muscle to build but he looks good so far!!

Thank you to my sponsors so far

Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler

05/06/2022

The best boys first time with a rider at black star stables!!!

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05/06/2022

Session 8 - today was a great day with grayson!! I sat on him for the first time ever a couple times and just practiced getting on and off to try to get some of his anxiety to go away!! Whoever had rode him before us was probably not very kind, due to all of the anxiety we are working through around the mounting block and the idea of a rider. The first few times I had got on him I had someone hold him incase something bad were to happen, he did great so I had my mom record me getting on and off, once he relaxed and took a deep breath while I was on him, I got off and we ended it there!!

Thank you to my sponsors so far

Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler

05/06/2022

Thank you to Tonya Durham Neuweiler for buying Grayson a fan!!

Thank you to my sponsors so far

Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler

04/06/2022

Thank you BUCKEYE Nutrition for your sponsorship of Graysons feed for the competition! It was a pleasure meeting our local Rep Lilly, and having her help pick a winning feed for Grayson so he can gain the weight and muscle he needs.

Thank you to my sponsors so far

Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris
Tonya Neuweiler

04/06/2022

I don't own the rights to the music

Thank you to my sponsors so far

Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris

04/06/2022

Session 7 - today I put the saddle on Grayson and took him to the arena to lunge, do poles, and work on his anxiety with the mounting block.. hes gotten a lot better with it but were still not completely there yet.. were currently working on lunging over some raised poles to help build some top line muscle and he's doing great with those!! We got him to ground tie while being tacked and untacked.. after we had untacked him I had told him to follow me and he did!! He's the best and hopefully gets a nice home with loving people!!

Thank you to my sponsors so far

Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris

03/06/2022

Gosh this bag is almost empty!!

If you want to help sponsor Grayson, he is going through one compressed alfalfa bale a week.
You can do a online order for Morgantown or Kingwood TSC.

This helps with his weight gain

Thank you to my sponsors so far

Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris

02/06/2022

When you worked all night long in the field getting the perfect amount of "beauty treatment " a nap inside is high on the days to-do list

Thank you to my sponsors so far

Carly Cale and Family
Tina and Keith Parton
Clip Clop Click Photography
Michelle Sanborn
Rishell Sanders
Black star stables
Pagett Dusic
Bridgette Graham
Buckeye Feed
Kayli Blackburn
Brenda Wotring
Robin Morris