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| Name: |
Doc
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Age: |
Fifteen years old
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| Gender: |
Male
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Kind: |
Paint Quarter Horse
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| Home: |
New York, USA
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Doc's
a registered paint, born in Canada. I bought him last month from New
Jersey, and now he lives with me in New York, and is training to be a
barrel racer! He was once used for English jumping, but when you compare
his english and western antics, he clearly likes western better. He's
possibly the most comfortable animal I've sat on, no matter what speed.
He's very loving, and the more attention he gets, the happier he is. He
loves his neck getting scratched, and he's very curious and dependant on
his rider. If I'm nervous about something, he'll shy away from it. If he's
nervous about something, and I just ignore whatever it is, he'll ignore it
for the most part. He follows me around in turn out, and if I run, he'll
trot after me. His favorite gate is probably a walk, because he can be
very lazy and just wants to sit around all day and do nothing, but his jog
is extremely comfortable and so's his canter if you get him into it
enough. I haven't had the chance to really take him out for a nice long
trail, but on the short ones I've been on, he tends to get anxious and
hot, and wants to run the whole thing, so I think he likes ring work
better. It's more relaxed in there, and he feels comfortable around
people. He also likes to spend time with other horse's, and is very
friendly towards most of the horses he meets. He likes to nudge me when
I'm walking in front of him, and if I stand or sit by his door while I
clean my tack, he'll stick his nose over and touch the top of my head. Doc
is that one horse that everyone likes, and doesn't get on anyone's nerves
(you know, besides mine if he decides to be obnoxious or misbehave). His
favorite patterns to run - from what I can tell- seem to be the speed
barrels and keyhole, though we haven't had much time to work on his
turning for keyhole ... but that will come!
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