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…

Tenor Receipt Day

August 18, 2022Posted inDelta, Fancy, Horsemanship, Jennifer Vaught, Sonny, Tenor
Today, Tenor came from Florida and returned to me. Long, long ago, I gave young Tenor to Kevin from Florida when his horse, Delta, became allergic to Florida. Tenor was old enough to "start." I bought Tenor as a weanling and took him to Jenny and Tony "Parelli" colt starts and young horse clinics as he developed. Tenor is a left-brain horse, exceedingly friendly, always begging for attention. Kevin revisited Missouri with his horse trailer. He successfully rode Tenor and soon took him back to Florida. It was a happy…