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| Kascadeur (Casey) was bred in Finland, exported to Holland, and exported again to a horse importer in this country. I bought him not quite two years ago, only a month after he arrived in the U.S.A. He was kind and steady, had lovely gaits and was trained in dressage--and he was perfectly willing to pack me around and obey my signals, no matter how much I bounced on him! (I'd been riding training level--more or less--for years, but that didn't mean I was good at it.) |
| Casey was a prince for me in my lessons, and my trainer, Janice Dill, rode him and he was great for her, too. So after I'd had him a couple of months, we entered him in the Spring Fling horse show at Ridgefield, at first level, with Janice riding him. Just to see how he'd do. |
| He was a loon at the show. A completely different horse. He nearly fell down when he got out of the horse trailer, because he spooked at the painting of a horse on the barn wall. He was tense and explosive all weekend, and he had a pretty spectacular move where he'd spin and kick both hind legs straight up in the air--you could see his hind feet above Janice's head! But Janice rode him through it all. (Good thing she was riding him, not me. Having a very athletic horse has its downside.) |
| As soon as we got him home, he was again his kind, relaxed self. And he happily went back to teaching me how to ride. Which was wonderful ... but clearly he needed more show experience. Lots more. |
| Since then, Janice has ridden Casey in numerous shows and clinics. Last year it was pretty exciting at times, but this year he's gotten better and better. He won the senior first level championship at ODS Championships last month, and he got third at the USDF Region Six senior first level championship three weeks later, all with scores in the seventies. And I've shown him twice myself now, at schooling shows. In the second schooling show it was well over 100 degrees and I was on the verge of heatstroke, but Casey never put a foot wrong. He has really made progress this year! --Sue Goudy. |
Congratulations!
December
2005 - Young rider and NWV Chapter member,
Whitney Bard, attended the USDF National Convention in L.A. where she was elected Vice-President of the USDF Youth Executive Board. For the next two years, Whitney will serve as the Region 6 representative and voice of the Northwest's JR and Young riders.
Whitney Bard, attended the USDF National Convention in L.A. where she was elected Vice-President of the USDF Youth Executive Board. For the next two years, Whitney will serve as the Region 6 representative and voice of the Northwest's JR and Young riders.