Today we visited Elvis. We hadn’t seen him since Monday, when we dropped him off. I was surprised that as we drove up, he wasn’t in his assigned pasture. We got out of the car and ran into the BO, who was finishing up working a horse. We stopped along the fence line to chat, [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Elvis Still Needs His Training Wheels
Posted in 1, tagged American Saddlebred, ASB, friend, immature, photo, pony, saddlebred sporthorse on March 25, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Elvis’s New Digs
Posted in 1, tagged American Saddlebred, ASHA, dressage, elvis, eventing, moving, photos, Sporthorse, trailer, trailering on March 23, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Well, yesterday Elvis began a new chapter in his life: we moved him to his new home in our soon-to-be new city of residence. The day started out a bit dicey with unexpected weather. I had checked the NOAA forecast and radar multiple times Sunday night and Monday morning, and I was prepared for some [...]
New Super-Find Posted
Posted in 1 on March 17, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I’m hoping this guy gets snapped up. He’s being sold at an auction hosted by The Ranch Program at Salem, a horse program at the Salem Children’s Home. I think he’s worth taking a chance on, plus he’s a flashy palomino!
Missing in Action
Posted in 1 on March 16, 2010 | 12 Comments »
Hello blog-friends, I’m sorry this update is coming so late. Since my last post, I’ve gotten a lot of emails, phone calls, and messages from many of you asking “where the heck are you?!” (Carolyn gets the prize for being the most insistent, she claims I’m some form of critical entertainment for her. I’m not sure [...]
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Who is the “Pariah Pony”?
Meet Elvis, or "King of Rock and Roll". He is a 4 year old traditional American Saddlebred gelding bred by Mary Anderson of Spooner, Wisconsin. Elvis has a personality as large as his name suggests. He's full of life, intelligent, brave, affectionate, and quite the cheeky fellow. I've never met a horse quite like him.
"Pariah Pony" is the jocular name given to Elvis. He is a Pariah on two counts. First, he is an outcast amongst the saddlebred industry as he has no place in the saddleseat ring. He wasn't bred for such a career, after all. Second, because of the negative stereotype surrounding the breed in all other disciplines, he's not considered a legetimate prospect for jumping, dressage, or eventing - regardless of his type, which suggests purposeful breeding with sport in mind.
This blog is dedicated to re-framing the role and abilities of the American Saddlebred in sport through documentation of the life and times of my saddlebred sport horse gelding. I am more than excited to share our journey and hope to entertain readers with tales of our exploits.
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