Marie's Horses

[lottii]

Picture:


Show Name: Getcha Gizmo

Barn Name: Gizmo/Giz

Age: 9

Gender: Gelding

Color: Strawberry Roan

Breed: Welsh Section A

Height: 12hh

Personality: Gizmo is a very cheeky little pony with lots of quirks and issues. He bolts, bucks and rears when he feels like it, although with careful, experienced riding this can be minimized. He bites and kicks being handled, again this is reduced with an experienced person. He is not a child's pony! He is very fast and stops and turns on a pin. In this sense he is the perfect little Mounted Games pony.

History: Gizmo has competed all over the world in the past couple of years with Marie, after unsuccessfully starting life as a child's pony. He was bred as a show pony, which quickly failed after he gained a scar across both his back legs from a field injury.

Discipline: Mounted Games

Owner/Rider: Marie and occasionally students.

[lottii]

Picture:



Show Name: Cassandra May

Barn Name: Cassie/Cass

Age: 14

Gender: Mare

Color: Gray

Breed: Welsh Section A

Height: 12.2hh

Personality: Cassie is a typical cheeky pony, her biggest issue being nipping when you do up the girth. If Mounted Game is not involved, Cassie can be ridden by anyone and is a child's pony, apart from constantly taking advantage to eat the grass. When Mounted Games is involved, she is very hyper on the start line, and forward going for the races. She has no serious issues, apart from small rears when she is waiting to go.

History: Cassie was a show pony and then a showjumper until she was 9, when she was purchased by a friend of Marie's for their little girl. The little girl became ill shortly after, and her parents asked Marie to care for the pony. Less than a year later the girl recovered but lost interested in Cassie, and Marie happily purchased her, and then started training her for Mounted Games. It took a while for her to understand, but now she knows what to do, she will almost do it by herself!

Discipline: Mounted Games

Owner/Rider: Marie and is ridden by Marie and students.

[lottii]

Picture:


Show Name: Midget Gem

Barn Name: Midge/Midget

Age: 12

Gender: Mare

Color: Dun

Breed: Connemara

Height: 13.2hh

Personality: Midge is a good pony to learn mounted games on. She knows the games inside out and takes care of any rider put on her. The extent of her playing up is a buck 2" high!! She is forward going in the paces she has, responsive changes up and down, but her actual paces aren't the fastest around - which is why she hasn't competed to a high level.

History: Bred for her color at a showing yard, Midget was a 13.2hh foal out of 14.2hh/15hh parents - hence the name. When the yard shut down whilst Midget was only 3yrs old, she was purchased by the instructor of Marie at the time. The instructor realized this pony would be great for teaching people MG, as she was accurate and fast, but not insane! Marie brought her just before she moved to Blue Ridge Academy knowing how excellent she would be here, but she has been riding her since her instructor brought her.

Discipline: Mounted Games

Owner/Rider: Owned by Marie, ridden by Marie and her students