Sonny is 26 – Levi, “Child Prodigy” is 5

February 7, 2025Posted inSonny, Tenor
Written by Sharon Sheppard, Mimi (grandmother)  Levi gets to ride Sonny occasionally.  He has never been coached on the fox trotter gaits.  He doesn’t get to come and ride Sonny often….and yet: “Levi went with me to feed tonight and of course he wanted to ride the "red horse". So after Sonny finished his feed we put his halter on and went out into your back yard along the fence. Tenor came cantering to where we were and started to foxtrot back. Levi being the prodigy he is announced to…

First Ride 2025

February 4, 2025Posted inSonny, Tenor
Sharon, Wyatt (Sharon’s grandson) and I rode Tenor and Sonny today.  Winter is over for three days.  I rode Tenor one day in December and winter freezing cold forced us to cease. We pulled into arena property. Gate was shut. Normally gate is open. We pulled in and opened and shut gate. We noticed the owners 4 horse herd had jumped over their electric rope. I knocked on owner’s door and told her horses were loose. She knew. That’s why gate was shut. Grandson rode Tenor while I coached and…

Tenor’s Turn

November 16, 2024Posted inTenor
I loaned Fancy to a good friend who lives in Mississippi.  Fancy is having a wonderful life with her.  She will stay till June when Beth will ride her in the Missouri Fox Trotter Spring Show. In the meantime, I have Tenor at home to ride.  When Fancy was home, I only wanted to ride her. I occasionally forced myself to ride Tenor, but not often.  Sharon took turns riding him and Sonny, but she loves Sonny the most.  Poor Tenor! A couple of days ago, I made the decision…

A Gold Whirlwind, Tenor

March 26, 2024Posted inMissouri Fox Trotter, Tenor
Whirlwind’s Golden Tenor is my horse, ridden by Jenny Vaught in this competition. My son is an opera singer, thus the name, Tenor. Tenor’s sire was Whirlwind, the black horse used at the Celebration for many years  to honor those who died that year. I bought Tenor from Teresa Osborn when he was a weanling because I didn’t have enough horses…haha. I gave Tenor to a client of Tony and Jenny Vaught, who all live  in Florida.  When Tenor was a yearling, the man and his wife from Florida came…

Just a Trailride! Dog attack; Riders Bucked Off; Horse Runaways (Not Tenor, Sonny, Susan or Sharon)

February 19, 2023Posted inMissouri Fox Trotter, Sonny, Tenor
Just a day in the park trail ride and Missouri Fox Trotters rescued their fellow fox trotters. Many hero’s appeared today during a drama at James A Reed Wild life Park in Lee’s Summit.Sonny will be nominated for Hall of Fame. Many hero humans were involved without their names being recorded. Sonny, Sharon, Tenor and I went on a trail ride today  at James A. Reed Wildlife Park.  We rode a total distance of 1.3 miles.  Trail riders might sneer at this minuscule miles, but Hero Sonny was born and…

Fancy Lost Her Domination and Slid into #3 Dominate Horse

August 24, 2022Posted inFancy, Sonny, Tenor
 When Tenor arrived there was heated exchange between Sonny and Tenor.  Fancy also played a big role in the domination battle.  Tenor has ended up with a few teeth marks on his back, I believe most are from Fancy.  Sonny is so powerful, he snarls and runs at the new horse and instantly wins. The horses tell me where they are in the domination determination by the stalls they inhabit at feed time.  Sonny is always #1.  Fancy has been #2 as was she was at morning’s feed time. The…