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A handsome chestnut colt from 2001. Out of Elation, one of our foundation mares and full brother to Ghable "Clark".
SOLD! Congratulations to Allison Moore!
Owner Comments
Hi Mo-
After almost two years as a pasture ornament due to my pregnancy and the subsequent birth of my daughter, I sent Brit to Danielle Gavriluk for training. He was with Danielle for about three months and she and her team did a fantastic job with him; I could not be happier. She said he has an excellent temperament and was a fast learner. He is now back home and we are in training with my instructor, Jennie Meyer. I am having the best time riding him and end up having a huge stupid grin on my face each time I am in the saddle. He is smart, willing, energetic without being stupid, and as always, a comedian on the ground and in his stall. It is really neat to be riding the horse I raised from a baby. He ended up being a liver chestnut and is currently 16 3" and pretty substantial in size. I will forward a photo which I am sorry to say is of hideous quality as it is a still frame from a video. Hopefully I will have better photos to send soon.
Take care,
Allison
4/5/2006
Hi Mo-
You sure have a big + exciting foaling season ahead of you which leads into my update on Brit... we have not fallen off the face of the earth, but I am pregnant with my first child and due on 4/22. I made the difficult choice of NOT continuing to break Brit to saddle during my pregnancy. I just personally did not feel comfortable working with a 17 hand greenie while pregnant. Even though Brit had displayed a great temperament, he is still a baby and babies = unpredictable. In any case, Brit has been a stellar pasture ornament this past winter. He is still displaying the goofball, playful puppy dog temperament that entertains me on a daily basis. He is just a big mischievous love. I am eager to get back to work with him as soon as I get settled into a routine with the little one. I tried to find someone else to school him for me, but there were two problems- I love the training process and would feel as if I were missing out on something if someone else did it for me. Also, my coach no longer rides greenies anymore. She says her body is "too old" to risk being beaten up in that manner. So, there really was no one in the area that I felt I could trust (and who had the time) to continue working with Brit in the manner I wish to train him - slow and correct. Yes, all horse people are control freaks after all! The good news is that Brit did mature more physically over the winter. He is a little taller and filled out some. He has that huge Gold Luck butt/engine.
Good luck with all of the babies!
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August 2005
Britain is a riding horse!
Hi Mo-
Great babies this year... they all look really nice.
Brit has been under saddle for about 75 days now. Thus far, he has been a little workaholic. He loves to work and seems to be very intelligent. He picked up on lungeing + long lining like a pro. He was a peach to back- no negative behavior at all. He learned how to stretch at trot already and do some crude leg yielding at the walk. We need more work on the forward button though!!! I love that thus far he has had an eager but steady temperament. I can handle if he is a little lazy and would prefer that to hot w/rodeo antics at this juncture. It has been such a darn hot summer and I can only work him in the afternoons, so I am sure this does not help. I am hoping to do a walk/trot class with him this fall. He is my first from the ground up so it has been a really fun + rewarding experience thus far.
I will try to get some under saddle photos to send soon.
Take care,
Allison
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Hi Mo-
Here are some fun new photos of Brit. As you can see, he is looking quite handsome these days. Of course I am biased!
I recently found out a couple of fun facts. A friend of a friend from the stable I train at has a Gold Luck mare. I think she is 5 and she is doing really well at training level at shows around here. The mare�s name is Ghinger Ale and her owner is Gail Capilov (sp). Gail thinks this mare will make it to Grand Prix and since she has trained and shown at least one of her other horse's to that level, she should know. I have missed seeing the mare, but my friend tells me she is awesome.
In addition, I randomly located Brit�s dam Elation while perusing some AHS stallion link websites. I saw a photo of her face- BIG BLAZE and her name under the photo and realized it looked exactly like Brit. I contacted the farm via email, and they confirmed it is her. They said she is still sound at 25, now barren, and her current "job" is to baby sit a family that has two kids with Cerebral Palsy. I guess that is a testament to what a super temperament she must have.
I hope all is well at your farm,
Allison
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Hello from Ghreat Britain!
Dear Mo -
Every once in a while when I have some free time, I sit and watch the Gold Luck stallion video. I am constantly amazed at how my guy, Brit, is so similar to all of his full and half siblings.
I cannot tell you enough how much fun Brit is to work with. He is SOOOOO smart and his temperament makes him so easy to deal with. It is almost like he was born already trained. For example, the first time I ever cross tied him, he stood like a statue. When I tell him the command "back", he backs up no matter where I am located in relation to him. He is totally mellow when I take away his only equine companion, my mare. He has even been known to nap flat out in the shavings in his shed while I am working my mare. The saddle, bridle, surcingle, boots, wraps, etc... are all nothing to him. It is all "old hat" the first time I try something new with him (well, with the exception of the hose which I mentioned in a previous email- but even that is manageable). Brit had a bad case of scratches that I called the vet out for, and after we were done treating him, the (male) vet hugged Brit's neck and kissed his muzzle and said "you were such a great patient, you get two gold stars!" I also have clipped his bridle path and legs, again, with no reaction. He amazes me! His reaction is to stick out his upper lip when he is nervous or trying to figure out what I am asking of him. It is the cutest thing I have ever seen.
I am SOOOOO excited to back him. I will probably start next summer and then play it by ear. My trusted performance vet has advised me to wait for serious work with him until he is four because he is a really big boy.
Everyone who meets Brit adores him. My equine dentist raves about him, and it got back to me that he was talking about what a nice horse he is to people I barely know (the horse world is a small one after all). I ride with two trainers, one in the summer who came with me to your farm, and another in the winter. The trainer I ride with in the winter has been in the horse business for over 25 years, and she is bluntly honest. She saw Brit once when he was a Yak, I mean yearling, but not since. A few weeks ago, she was visiting and she could not say enough nice things about him. She is not one to mince words or hand out compliments half-heartedly. Coming from her, it meant a lot.
I am telling you all of this not as a brag, but to let you know that you created a great horse! I take no credit for him, I am just thrilled to own such an amazing horse!
I am glad to see the "grown up" photos of Clark on your website. I only hope Brit ends up that nice. Brit is already 16.1, and unless he matured early, all of my horse friends, vets, farrier, dentist, etc... think he will reach 17 hands- GULP! I will try to get some good photos soon. He is actually starting to look like a real horse.
Take care, Allison |
