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Post by Kea's Crest on May 8, 2009 10:33:47 GMT -5
That's excellent news! Congrats to everyone involved.
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Post by schwung on May 11, 2009 12:03:49 GMT -5
Cedar is available again....her adopter found out on Friday that her job is in jeopardy, and she feels she just cannot adopt a horse until she knows for sure that she is going to have a job. She is understandably heartbroken as she was very excited about adopting Cedar.
But that means all of you who have been drooling over her have a chance again to adopt her!
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Post by Sara on May 11, 2009 12:31:37 GMT -5
Oh no! While I drool... I unfortunately am not in the position to take one home. I wish!
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Post by shekaberry on May 11, 2009 14:24:20 GMT -5
That SUCKS. Those two were a great pair. If only.....
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Post by Sara on Jun 19, 2009 12:56:13 GMT -5
Whoever ends up with Cedar will be lucky, lucky, lucky. She is that great combo of forward without being stupid- she's easy to bring back, but wants to GO. At the same time- she's so laid back on the ground. She's a big girl but very easy to handle. My daughter didn't get any pics of us riding, but she did get a few cute ones of us on the ground- you can see from these pics how much she cared about me fiddling with the saddle and getting ready to get on. She was also fine with the fact that, well- she's tall, I'm short and I was trying to get on her with a pair of jeans that isn't that flexible... and it took a couple of tries- lol. She also didn't care when I put the bridle on her and it was adjusted for wishes- who has a much smaller head, so she stood quietely while I adjusted and re-adjusted all the buckles and straps and rearranged the nose band and brow band. She could not have cared less about being rinsed with the hose after the ride or being fly sprayed. If there's something not to love about cedar, I haven't found it yet. (rolling the stirrup leathers for my short legs) falling asleep while I heave myself into the saddle
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Post by vanessa on Jun 22, 2009 10:47:22 GMT -5
She is such a gorgeous girl! I check her page about once a week to see if she has been adopted yet and my jaw drops every time I see she is still available! How is that possible?!?!?
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Post by coconut on Jul 4, 2009 21:23:24 GMT -5
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Post by coconut on Jul 27, 2009 2:46:47 GMT -5
I got the extreme pleasure of riding Cedar today! All the descriptions of her on this board are absolutely true: She's truly uncomplicated, kind, balanced and forward, yet sensible.
I returned to riding in my 40's and consider myself a novice to intermediate rider but she carried me like a dream. She instilled the kind of trust I needed to get me past my intimidation of her size and I did my best to stay quiet handed, balanced and centered. Other than I obviously gave her a cue to canter, pretty much straight out of our initial walk, she was responsive and I never got the impression she felt the need to 'test' me. She did her job and was tolerant of me trying to get to know her.
I sat on her for a little bit and just soaked in the experience when we were done riding and she wasn't antsy or anxious to get it overwith. She even tolerated little kids hosing her down (and the grooming/feet picking process as well, I might add) with grace.
(Cover your pretty white ears Coconut) ...But... had I followed my initial intent of giving a home to a rehab'd rescue horse, Cedar is EVERYTHING I would have dreamed to find. As we know my path went in a slightly different direction and I'm thankful that it did, but it was hard not to think about how totally amazing it would have been to end up with a horse like Cedar.
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Post by Sara on Jul 27, 2009 9:57:21 GMT -5
Jet- the canter thing is just cedar. She's just very forward and ready to go. I like to think of it as jigging... at the canter. It's one of the things I love about her- she's forward and READY to go, but she's not stupid about it. If you rein her in and remind her that "we're trotting now" she will settle right in.
I'm so glad you got a chance to ride her. Isn't she lovely?
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Post by lynnm on Jul 28, 2009 16:27:10 GMT -5
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Post by Sara on Jul 28, 2009 23:00:12 GMT -5
She even jumped for you and everything! She definitely wants to be yours Allison!
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Post by coconut on Jul 28, 2009 23:10:50 GMT -5
I believe Cedar loves Allison as much as Allison loves Cedar! ... and Sara...you don't know how many times I've had this talk w/Allison about how much she totally needs Cedar!
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Post by ki on Jul 29, 2009 9:11:05 GMT -5
This picture makes me SO happy, jet! I never get to see what she looks like when I'm on her and she's connected. She's finally starting to really muscle up, and she's just getting started. I'm so glad you had a great ride! I really love this horse.
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Post by monicabee on Jul 29, 2009 12:49:55 GMT -5
I was telling Jill Hallin (she has Chinook Pass - the 30 year old Eclipse Award winning sprinter) about Cedar - how we were sure at first she had more background than she did, how amazing she was at the show, how riding her had given me the confidence to ask for a little more from my own horse, how I couldn't believe she was still at SAFE, her near-adoptions, etc. - I know you've heard it all from me before.
Jill pointed out that maybe Cedar is in the right place for her after all.
Now, I know our goal is to find her a person of her own, but her gift of willingness combined with natural ability is a wonderful thing to experience.
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Post by lexie luvs jumping on Jul 29, 2009 13:56:53 GMT -5
hi, do you think that cedar would be good for jumping? just around two feet. or possibly low level dressage? thanks!!
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