There is nothing more beautiful and graceful than a horse under the guidance of an accomplished horsewoman. Trumpet, a Gypsy Horse mare, was ridden by Carrie Ferrer for the first time yesterday. While Trumpet is originally from England, and is thought to have been trained up to level one dressage possibly higher. She has not been put through the movements for a number of years. She has a lot of heart, sweet natured and really wanted to give everything she had. She whinnied with excitement when she approached the schooling area, which was amazing! Trumpet has been a broodmare for the last couple of years, but soon will be nice and fit soon. I cannot wait until my own filly is old enough to ride!
A quick kiss before Bre rides!
Here is "Molly" our new Gypsy foal! She is 3 1/2 months old here, and probably the most loving horse I have ever known. She is so smart, lifts her hooves to the shoeing stand for a trim on her own. I have had friends who raise QH comment on how stable and calm she is compared to our performance horses. The Gypsy Travelers bred these horses to have extremely sound minds, as they were pulling their owners entire home/wagons. The Gypsies could not have an easily startled horse pulling their belongings and families. Only recently imported to the US, there are under 4,000 here to date. My favorite time is evening and morning with her, when she is laying in the pasture or stall. She has learned to lay back down on her side to get her tummy scratched like a puppy.
