Missouri Fox Trotter

Cisco's birth mothers recorded his birth, recorded him being imprinted and recorded his first steps and nursing.  When they found out I had gained possession of Cisco, they had the recording made into a DVD.  I received the DVD a couple of days ago and have been watching it. I feel like I was there when the cute little bundle of energy was born.  I was there when he came out of the sack.  I joined his imprinting.  I rooted for his struggle to stand and remain standing.  He was…

I rode Cisco a couple days ago and encountered the "hard trot".  We were doing a fast turn and run exercise and we spun into a hard trot.  Us gaited horse people call the trot, a hard trot...maybe to distinguish it from the fox trot.  But we also like to emphasize the hard part of it.  When you are not used to "bounce", bounce is a shock to our bones.  It's the suspension that we are not used to.  I don't believe Lucky Star has ever hard trotted.  He paced…

Ever since I won Cisco in the raffle, I've been babbling, bragging, screaming, and in a mood of high excitement and joy.  Cisco has been in "customized training for Susan" with Nichole Copple. I have brought Cisco home.  The real world starts.  Cisco lives at my house.  I have to ride him and start the journey.  Reality has hit! "SCREAM!  You won't believe how wonderful he is!  Oh, he is beautiful.  He rides like a dream.  I look fabulous on him.  Everyone that sees him comments on how beautiful he…

The Super Horse Missouri Fox Trotter Competition this past June was truly "super" for me. Nichole Copple and Velvet won the Open Championship. Caitlyn Vaught and Powder won the Youth Championship. I won something too, even though I didn't participate in the arena. I won a horse! The horse was donated by Charles and Dawn Lindsay of Marshfield, Missouri. It was winter 2014. The proceeds of the raffle went to a fund for special needs children. I saw the head shot picture of the horse. He was a black horse…