I have not seen Brad's blond princess in a long time. His lesson updates all sound similar. They start and end with one word, amazing. She is amazing, he is amazed, and her trainer is amazed with Padame. Brad has mentioned more than once, he has to remind himself she is a young horse. So willing, level headed and picks everything up right away. She doesn't act or ride like a young horse. He is very thankful for his blondee!
Padame has not been hauled for AQHA show exposure, yet. The only other Ranch horse that shows AQHA at the barn, had some family things going on. Plans change, and you just have to roll with it.
Brad made the wise decision to not take Padame to the local Buckskin/open shows. Our trainer has a larger group of riders/horses from her barn that she takes. Some require a lot of hands-on. That would mean significantly less time for Padame. Brad absolutely spends time working with his horse at the shows daily, but doesn't stay onsite. Plus the venue is smaller and less than ideal, especially with inclement weather. It seems to happen a lot there. If it rains before/during, everyone is stuck using one very small indoor for everything and with hard flooring. There is little to no warm-up. If they offer some, everyone crams in. Unsafe, even for a seasoned horse. Not the first show experience Brad wants for his girl.
It is totally okay, and gives Padame more time to school. Plans are still on for an upcoming longer show that offers much better options.
I asked for photos of Padame, and Brad obliged. Below are pics from a couple days ago after his lesson. She has filled out some. Incase you are wondering, Padame was hosed off after riding. Altho it is hot enough here to get that sweaty!!
6 comments:
She's a beautiful girl. I'm happy to hear that Brad is enjoying her and she is so willing to learn new things. It's good she's young and can get the right training in the beginning so there's nothing really to fix that someone else trained her in. Good idea to skip the show. There will always be plenty more and he's right, her first show experience should be a good one. Keep the pictures and updates coming!
Such a beauty! Love that she is a dark palomino.
She seems to be the perfect next horse for Brad to show, gotta love a willing and smart horse.
She's beautiful!! Padame reminds me of Cowgirl, but more of that dense body style that I like, whereas, Cowgirl was tall and lean for a long time. And it's fun to see the color changes through the season, and the years, when they have that dark undertone! They have lots of time for shows in the future--many, many years. They will make a stunning pair when they start their career together. She's so dang flashy!!
So happy it is working our for him and for her! She sure is pretty!
Wow she is gorgeous. Love it that she is so willing. Those are the keepers for sure ... well, I think so!
I had an Arab/Halflinger that color and she was the best ever little horse I had. She would do anything for her rider.
Padame is becoming a princess for sure!
Gorgeous!
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