We’re fortunate to live not but 15 minutes from the Grady County Fairgrounds, where D&G Barrel Productions hosts a couple of events every year. They have a race going on this weekend, and this morning I hauled two of our prospects in to the Grounds take advantage of the open arena they were offering to give the horses some needed exposure.
Viperous and Winneys Peppy Girl made the short trip with me this morning. Viperous hasn’t been hauled to a “public” setting in over a year, and that was even before he was started under saddle. I was very curious today to see if my normally gentlemanly young stud would suffer from sensory overload, or if he would maintain his reputation as a fairly reliable stud colt. He was very good today, and never made a sound nor a jump.
Winneys Peppy Girl also impressed me this morning, considering where she was in her mindset when she arrived here at the Angel Spurs. To step on a horse who was completely comfortable with everything new she was encountering, was an awesome feeling, and the reason I am a die hard fan of the Mr San Peppy bloodline. Winneys Peppy Girl has it on both sides, and though they strike some as a hotter natured family of cow horses, I have found that their quirks are very much worth working around. They are the kind of horses who handle an honest days work.
Today gave me a good sense of where both of these prospects are at, and what I can expect from them this year, and it looks like smooth sailing as we roll on. Until next time – C.s.
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