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Congratulations Angie!  He sure sounds like a good one.  You could call 
him Keeper.
laney

rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> Well, it was a good day. I bought a horse and I LOVE him so far!  Is he a
> promising athlete...future world beater? Probably not...but I got on him
> and had the most fun trail riding that I've had in years.  He was soooo
> BROKE!  He walked fast, on a loose rein, trotted 15 miles without a
> stumble up and around hills, ate on the trail, crossed water, crossed
> bridges, stood while I adjusted my stirrups from his back, cantered on a
> loose rein, loaded with the rope thrown over his neck into a strange 2
> horse trailer and ate carrots that were offered to him during the trip.
> He's been ridden in parades and won ribbons in trail classes (putting on
> raincoats and that stuff) Unloaded quietly with a little snorting but no
> foolishness at a strange place, took a drink and peed. I'M IN HEAVEN!
> He's 8 or 9 yr. old 14.3 unregistered Arab gelding. Fleabitten with the
> bloody shoulder (on the hip). Remember I said my "best case scenario"
> would be to find some redneck who'd done everything with it and didn't
> know what they had? I found even better...a former endurance rider who
> broke her back and switched to gaited horses. She had already quit
> competing in endurance when she got him but he's been ridden a lot and on
> long group trail rides, etc.  I don't know if he'll make an endurance
> horse for me but no way I was leaving without that one in my trailer. He
> was worth buying just to have. :-)))) 
>
> Suggestions for names will be taken since he's too tall to be named "Low
> Ride" which had been my choice for a tiny one.
>
> Angie
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