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| Name: |
Shookie
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Age: |
Sixteen years old
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| Gender: |
Male
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Kind: |
Quarter horse mix
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| Home: |
Ridge, New York, USA
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Hey!
This is Shookie, a loveable chestnut gelding. Shookie hasn't been
ridden in over three years until I started riding him. He has improved so
much since I first met him. He is full of so much energy and life, you
wouldn't know that he is sixteen! He shares his farm with six cows, two
donkeys, two sheep, a few goats and of course Lady. Lady is a little
paint pony who Shookie loves to death. That's her in the background
in his portrait shot. Those two are inseparable.
Shookie loves treats and will beg so much until you give him one, even
if you don't have any. I'm trying to stop the begging part, but he just
loves his treats so much, especially bananas! When we first put a
saddle on him, my friend jumped on him, and walked around a few times,
then trotted. He was not to bad with that. As soon as she asked for a
canter he went crazy and reared up and tried to buck her off, the whole
deal. But every week she and I went up during the spring and gradually
worked him. Now he is so much better. He'll still throw occasional bucks
or kicks, but it has only been about seven months of good steady work. He
is such a sweetheart and full of life. There's never a time I go down
there that he is not full of energy to go on a trail ride or ready for
the saddle. He trusts me enough to jump on him bareback and kneel on him
and I even stood on him for a second, until I lost my balance. He's
amazing.
He has taught me so much about being a better rider, and gave me so many
unforgettable memories, like my first fall, and how to control a quick
horse. I love him so much and I always will. We have bonded a lot during
the months and there will be many more to come! Shookie is a great
horse inside and out. I love him so much!
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