XC Schooling Photos

Tuesday was a hectic day, but I managed to move some things around to make enough time to drive down to the Horse Park at the end of the day and catch Erin cross country schooling not one, but two horses. One of them was the beloved Jabby Moose. The other was Silver Gem. You can read Erin's much more detailed account of Gem's story, but the basic outline is that this registered quarter horse spent the last 8 years of his life chained to a fence in someone's yard (and I don't mean in the European grazing fashion). Thankfully, Horse Rescue United stepped in to save him. HRU is run by Anouk, who I have known since my breeding farm days, and the way she runs things is a real refresher for me after my disastrous three year employment at SRF. Gem is now available for adoption through HRU. His adoption fee is only $250 with an approved application. After seeing him in person, I have to say that he's definitely a horse I would recommend. He's well-built, honest, and fearless! What a cool horse!