After Margaret and I had such a fun time at the fall hunter pace, we opted to go again this spring! This time, while I rode Rejoice again, Margaret rode her horse Jester and had a friend ride Ladyhawke. All Kennebec Morgans!! Jester and Rejoice have the same dam and Jester and Lady share the same sire. Unfortunately instead of a lovely late spring day, we had one of the first intensely hot and humid days of the year. It was definitely a bummer, but the ride was mostly in the shade of the woods and we had a great time! most of the fences were 3' coops but we found a small log and this hay to jump haha Until we didn't. 😑 We brought along a third friend who rode Margaret's older mare, Ladyhawke. She's a good rider but hasn't known Ladyhawke for very long and didn't realize how much of a cranky boss mare she could be at times. She kicked Jester right in the front leg just about halfway through the ride, and while the cut itself ended up not being a big deal in the
Day #3 - My horse's sire and dam
Revenue Stream
(Revenue - Irish Caviar - Meadowbranch Irish)
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| Reva's sire, the Swedish stallion Revenue |
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| His face remind me of Reva! |
Dreamy Starlet
(On the Road Again - Dreamy Almahurst - Bret Hanover)
On the Road Again is a Canadian Hall of Fame stallion. The link above has a video of him too!
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| On The Road Again |
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| Dreamy poses at her grandsire's grave at the Kentucky Horse Park when we rode at the World Equestrian Games 2010! |
(Kennebec Chief - Kennebec Spark - Tinder Box)
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| Kennebec Spark aka Sparky |
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| Kennebec Chief aka Kenny |
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| Me riding Kenny circa 1988. I was nine and we are about to ride my first ever dressage test! He was the nicest and most well behaved stallion I have ever met! |
BTW, I did a similar 30 day challenge back in March. Here is post #1 that has info about my mares as well! :-)
Holy cow, Reva's sire was something else. That boy was flying!
ReplyDeleteCool post!! I am still amazed by the extension that STBs have - especially in the racing photos. Neat stuff...
ReplyDeleteI love the pic of you guys beside Bret Hanover's statue! How cool??? :-)
Cool post!! I am still amazed by the extension that STBs have - especially in the racing photos. Neat stuff...
ReplyDeleteI love the pic of you guys beside Bret Hanover's statue! How cool??? :-)
Great posts, I love looking at my horse's relatives! Some stunning horses there!!
ReplyDeletehere are some more pictures of Revenue http://www.sukuposti.net/hevoset/revenue/139949
ReplyDeleteThanks Tuuli! It amazes me how much Reva resembles her sire!
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