This is my favorite picture yet! I've been wanting to catch her kicking for the sky, and finally I did it!
This is her getting ready to buck. I know how that feels under saddle! 
She was sold to me as "nonathletic" and "just a trail horse" but I knew better! Sure, she can't do Western Pleasure, but just look at that trot extension! Not a bad collected trot, either. Remember these are all taken in nasty snow with melting ice underneath.
Her canter is nice, too. I like the first shot; I think it shows that she is underneath herself pretty nicely. And her belly isn't really that big in the second shot, but it's such a classic picture!
Now for mini-Cooper's turn...
Isn't he adorable? I must admit I got stuck on him for his cuteness, but appreciate him more and more for his horsey-ness . I suspect there is more to Cooper than meets the eye...as you may or may not know, he's a rescue from Chance's Miniature Horse Rescue that I fostered for a while and he ended up staying. He has an unknown history, but has several health issues. He knows how to lunge, set himself up for halter/show, and I suspect, and will find out this summer, he knows how to drive.
Fun Videos:
Starlette-Tude!
Starlette-Tude.wmv
Mini-Cooper-Tude
I have no idea why he does this, always has! As you can tell, it cracks me up! You must turn up the volume!
Mini-Cooper-Tude.wmv
And to introduce our newest family member...I was also fostering him, planned on letting him move on, but he fit in so well here...already trained, listens well, loves to go out with me to the barn *off leash* and stays with me, doesn't eat grandbabies, cats, or horses...well, he ain't much to look at, but he's got the biggest heart! Meet Chance!
And he adores me so much he even tolerates my stupid human impulses....
Happy New Year All!
