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Post by jaybird on Apr 7, 2009 23:32:49 GMT -5
that's what THEY think is going on! They are hilarious.
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Post by shekaberry on Apr 8, 2009 14:43:45 GMT -5
Hah, Jaime, its gelding-games now!
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Post by schwung on May 10, 2009 12:59:52 GMT -5
Very funny Sinatra story from the day before yesterday. Sinatra and Benny were doing their "bite each other's blanket" game and having lots of fun. And then Sinatra reared up and put his front feet over Benny. Benny started to walk off, and Sinatra just walked along with him on his hind legs, going along for the ride just as cool as a cucumber. Benny was also unfazed by his little cream passenger. They walked about 20 feet like that before Sinatra finally climbed down...it was the funniest thing I have ever seen a horse do! I wish I had my camera!
So maybe that's why saddling Benny yesterday was no big deal...Sinatra already got him broke to ride!
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Post by Sara on May 10, 2009 14:54:21 GMT -5
Hah! Silly boys! Actually, Duane did mention that colts that "grow up" being blanketed are usually pretty easy to introduce the saddle to since they are pretty familiar withsomething going over/under/around them.
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Post by coconut on Jul 28, 2009 10:19:14 GMT -5
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Post by coconut on Aug 3, 2009 13:49:15 GMT -5
Sinatra was The older brother, of sorts, on the baby pature this weekend but I certainly will not call him the mature voice of reason...he was up to lots of antics including removing his younger friends' masks and nipping and getting in everyone else's business (which was super fun for putting on fly masks!). I'm pretty sure Lola was ultimately "in charge" most of the time. Saturday morning I walked out to find all three of them sleeping, lined up domino style...it was only the older and mature Sinatra who briefly raised a head to make sure horse eating monsters weren't coming to get them before he gave me that "oh...it's only you!" and put his head back down. Lola...kept on Snoring!! note: I just noted that Sinatra's thread has been viewed almost 11,000 times... that's just awesome
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Post by schwung on Aug 16, 2009 20:10:34 GMT -5
Sinatra got a beauty treatment today! Allison and I gave him a bath and scrubbed him within an inch of his life. He wasn't so sure about it at first but then he did great! We gave him a bridle path, combed out his mane and tail, and then took some conformation shots of him. Sinatra has not gotten photographed much because quite frankly he really hasn't been very photogenic, and is always filthy, and has really gone through some awkward growth stages. But I can now say he is actually getting rather pretty! Take a look at his new glamour shots! These are the best ones. We took some video of him playing in the arena after that, which I will upload shortly. And we worked on getting ready for showmanship, and he did great with trotting in hand, leading, backing, and turning on the haunches. What a good boy!
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Post by coconut on Aug 16, 2009 21:20:59 GMT -5
He looks so HANDSOME!! I also noted that when I was looking through pictures for Magnabilities inserts, I really thought his were among the best of all the horses! By the way, making a photo look good on a 1" circle is not that easy!!! Hopefully they'll have some ready for us on Show Day and Sinatra's fans will be able to carry him close to their hearts all the time, even if they can't take him home.
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Post by shekaberry on Aug 17, 2009 10:40:30 GMT -5
His coat was glittering in the sunlight. I daresay cremellos are almost pretty!
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Post by heidimarion on Aug 21, 2009 23:33:36 GMT -5
Ive been in love with this guy for 3 months. I put in an adoption ap, im in walla walla area. He is so beautiful, and seems to be a spunky silly guy. Just the man I need. i hope I hear back soon about him.
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Post by schwung on Aug 24, 2009 10:16:09 GMT -5
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Post by shekaberry on Aug 24, 2009 21:36:24 GMT -5
I got to say that Sinatra was just super at the show. Out of all the babies, I figured he would have the most trouble, but he was great. Blue is definitely his color
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Post by schwung on Aug 25, 2009 11:50:40 GMT -5
One more of Sinatra:
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Post by jaybird on Aug 26, 2009 0:14:27 GMT -5
I talked to our judge, Leslie Killpatrick, over email, and told her how thrilled we were when Sinatra was placed first in the Rescue Halter class, and how much he means to us all. I also sent her a photo of Sinatra after her was rescued so she could see how far he has come. I thought her response was well worth sharing: Thank you for telling me about Sinatra and sending the photos. He doesn't even look like the same baby that was rescued. Now that I know more about him, I am totally thrilled that I placed him first! There was something about the way Sinatra looked at me when he was in the ring when I was judging him! I fell in love with him! He has great potential and like I said, I just fell in love with him. So much of what we do as judges is subjective. In a halter class, of course I look for confirmation, and some might argue that there were horses in the halter class that could or should have placed higher than Sinatra. But I also look for the horse that stands there and says to me "I'm it! You can give me the blue! You know you want to!" That's what Sinatra did - he gave me "the look" and I just melted! There were a lot of horses in that class and I had a hard time placing 2nd - 5th place! I knew Sinatra was my first place horse as soon as I walked up to him and he gave me "the look"! Sinatra placed himself in first place! I just marked in on my judge's card for him! That's all! ;D How cool is that?
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Post by coconut on Aug 26, 2009 0:44:24 GMT -5
THAT is amazing...but then he does have this way of wooing you into his little Sinatra World when you're around him. He's got something, for sure! When I went back to look at the photos I took of him as well as the ones that were posted pre-show on his spa day...he looks like he was born for the camera...like something in him clicks and he turns ON. Those of us who know him in real life know he's a bit of a prankster and his middle name is probably T-rouble... I even had to use his full name "Frank Sinatra Junior! STOP Picking on Lola and Aiden" when I was farm-sitting but he finds a weak spot and curls right up into your heart ... and all you can do is pretend to be stern when he causes mischief ... afterall, he is Ol' Blue Eyes
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