ANNIE - 2003 chestnut Saddlebred mare

[schwung]

Annie did just fabulous at the show! She surprised us all by being just cool as a cucumber with all the activity in the arena! I was really proud of her, our little wild child has grown up! Of course, she had to remind us just how sensitive our little drama queen can be by taking almost an hour to get in the trailer, bringing to mind fond memories of the mare that once threw herself on the ground to avoid getting in the trailer on the day of the seizure. Thankfully, she wasn't THAT bad, but she does like to intimidate you into not making her get into the trailer by showing you her pretty chestnut belly. Sarah, our volunteer that has been working with her and rode her at the show, did a great job with her. She handles her antics wonderfully and just laughs at her dramatics.

Annie also did great on the trails course! The goats weren't a problem, but she was VERY offended by the waterfall. Annie is going to need a little more practice on trotting in hand. She wasn't quite into it otherwise I think she would have cleaned up in Halter and Showmanship as she is SO beautiful!

[hooti4me]

She is G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S! I just love her. Good riding.

[wildwoman]

We really LOVED this mare-you guys did an amazing job! YOWZA!!

[sarahj]

Yes, Annie was just lovely at the show. When I first arrived in the morning she seemed a bit antsy when alone in her stall, but with either someone joining her in the stall for grooming or out for a walk, she settled nicely. She really was not bothered by any of the sights and sounds of the day, and wasn't concerned about leaving the other horses to go for a little walk around the park either. What interested Annie the most was meeting people! She was really a pleasure to handle and ride at the show.

[trillium]

Humm, I can not see the pictures of her or Scotti, It says "Upgrade to Pro today. Bandwidth exceeded. Photobucket."
Is it my computer or Jamies photobucket account. I can see other pics, just not Jamies.

[schwung]

It's my photobucket account. I'll see what I can do about that.

[schwung]

Fixed!

[schwung]

Annie looking beautiful today. Sarah was really working with her to get her to lengthen her frame a bit, she wants to travel very bottled up or very behind the vertical. She finally got her to do a little better and I was snapping up lots of photos. I got so many good ones I couldn't decide on the best ones, here are a few of them.

Afterwards we worked on her canter under saddle, which she needed me to help her get Annie into it so no photos of that. She did great though, got the canter to the right several times!







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[zebradreams07]

Gosh, what a pretty girl! She would make a great dressage horse!

[monicabee]

There's a dressage schooling show on September 13th at Bridle Trails with intro level tests.....

[hooti4me]

I just wanted to say, Sarah, you look fantastic on ANnie! She really looks nice.

[lyn51]

Most Impressive.

[schwung]

Here's a new video of Annie with Lily Wilson riding her:

[shekaberry]

I rode Annie in a lesson with Andrea Lucianna and she was sooo good!! She is a bit of a spaz in the crossties, walking all over and she pulled back once; but once you get on she is all business. We w/t/c both directions and worked on getting her to lengthen, which she still needs some work on. She is very focused on her work and seems to really like being ridden. She tries so hard to understand and comply and she LOVES to hear "good girl!". Did I mention her gaits are smooth as butter!

My first time really riding her was today and I am looking forward to working with her more.

[schwung]

Here's a couple of photos of Annie and Allison in their lesson yesterday: