The Boys

HorseFeathers Riding Academy

Teaching the Art of Gaited Equitation

The Boys

Name: Brio
Disposition: Warm Puppy - Eager to please
Skill Required: Beginner to Intermediate

Shylock's Bold Brio,

18 yo Tennessee Walking Horse Gelding

Our beautiful "Brio" comes to us from a Maine bred line of TWHs and has been a HorseFeathers Horse for only two years. In that time, he has finished third overall in Training Level at the 2007 Oak Rise Dressage Series and performed with Music in the first Dressage Demonstration performed by TWHs at Equine Affaire in 2006. He is our beginner lesson master and is a lovely mount on the trail and in the show arena. Brio' personality is sweet and endearing. He is very skilled at charming even the shyest of new students on the ground as well as in the saddle. He has a fabulous canter depart and is an expert at teaching upward transitions!

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Name: Jasper
Disposition: Spunky but well mannered
Skill Required: Jasper is our Phase II Intermediate

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Name: Music
Disposition: Crisp & demanding. Precise gait but requires still hands.
Skill Required: Music is for our experienced riders on trail or in show.

Lauren's Midnight Music,

18 yo Tennessee Walking Horse Gelding

"Music" is certainly the most striking of our "boys" with his three foot platinum mane and light grey color. Drill team and the spotlight are his favorite things in life. Our daughter, Lauren Dillon is his owner but she lets "Mom" enjoy and show him while she is in College. Though this pretty fellow is not in the Dressage arena this year, he will certainly be strutting his stuff in November at the Springfield Equine Affaire 2008 with the rest of our team of TWHBEA riders and horses.

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Name: ACE
Disposition: Sweet old Southern gentleman. Regional champion.
Skill Required: Typically reserved for instructors or only the most experienced students.

Stash's Hidden Ace,

24 yo Tennessee Walking Horse Gelding

"The Aceman" has been with us for over fourteen years. His loyalty and diverse abilities amaze me with each challenge that he meets. Talented and gentle, this fine gentleman has won countless first place ribbons in Open Pleasure competition against many fine walk/trot horses. In 2007 during our first year of Dressage competition, Ace won high point for the year at Oak Rise Farm's 2007 Open Dressage and Combined Training Series with a score of 69.1%. Now competing at Training Level in three venues, Ace is scoring in the low 60's. He will also lead our team of four horses at Equine Affaire in a Dressage Freestyle Quadrille Demonstration for the TWHBEA Breed Demonstration. This year will be his fourth performance at Equine Affaire.

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