| THE BORN BROKE HORSE, PROMISE JENILYN (Jenkyn x Promise LawMaya) |
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| It was a fine day in March of 2005 when my visiting granddaughter, Katy, then 11, decided she would like to take a short ride. She had ridden a visiting mare, Serenity, the day before, so I told Katy to "just go get Serenity" while I was busy chatting with a neighbor. Katy saddled and bridled the mare and I told her "just climb right on; she's fine". I noticed the bridle didn't quite fit the mare today, and she was spitting at the bit; I figured Katy hadn't picked up the same bridle as she had yesterday,, so I just adjusted it - she'd be fine. |
| However, the mare seemed pretty sluggish today. I was concerned for a bit that she was a little "off", but then, she really seemed okay, just "mentally slow". Okay, instead of just riding, Katy can do some balancing exercises while I lead her - "windmill", twist arms and body, lean this way, lean that way. Get her to turn with exaggerated body movement. The mare handled all this just fine - albeit seeming to wonder what on earth we were doing. I decided to lunge the mare and she just didn't know a thing--we were standing by the pasture fence, wondering at this--when we looked in the pasture--THERE was Serenity!!! Who did we have?? |
| We had Jennie-- The Born Broke Horse!! |
| So, in 2006, when Jennie is three, Katy (12 and green as grass) gets serious about training Jennie---her first training effort, but not her last! |
| First---Getting To Know You-------- |
| Getting to Know All About You---------- |
| Three weeks before the show---still thinking about going Western |
| The show itself, trying out English, - Grandma was SO proud of both of them. |
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| Below are Jennie, Katy, and the neighbor girl and Katy's friend, Kasey, celebrating Jennie's third birthday. A special thanks to Kasey for being Katy's "Crew" at the horse show. (You can't see it, but they are sharing birthday cake with her.) |
| Click on Jennie's baby photo to go Home |
| 2006 - with a goal of a small open fun show in August---still a little insecure (the rider--horse is doing fine) They made it! Doing FINE! |
| In 2007 Katy and Jennie actually WON some ribbons - and Jennie went home to Kansas with Katy and they went to shows there. |