Post by chance on Jul 4, 2012 15:13:07 GMT -6
.Hurricane Alaina.
Show Name: Hurricane Alaina
Barn Name: Ally
Age: 6
Gender: Mare
Color: Chestnut Tobiano
Breed: American Saddlebred
Breed Registry: American Saddlebred Horse Association
Height: 15.1
Personality: Ally is somewhat of an emotionally complex horse. She tends to be moody and stubborn, but melts under the care of someone she loves. Getting her to trust you is difficult, however. She likes to be the boss, and to tell her otherwise is to ask for war. She may seem like she is complying, but take your focus off of her for only a moment and you will find yourself on he ground. Once you make her respect you and recognize your leadership, she is a willing worker, but otherwise will be lazy, intolerant, and will overreact in order to test you. She needs to be kept busy, or she will get herself into trouble.
History: Ally is the foal of a famous Saddlebred sire, Eye of the Storm, who excelled in the dressage arena, and a 'nobody' dam, Alaina's Choice. Both Ally's sire, a leggy, elegant dark bay, and her dam, a fine-boned chestnut, were owned by Hunter Thompson Farms, a Saddlebred breeding and showing farm in Indiana. Ally was bred and raised to be a show horse, but she never took to the lifestyle. Her performances were inconsistent and her training sessions were mediocre at best. She was put aside at the farm, and was just a pasture horse with broodmare potential. In light of an economic downturn, the farm had to sell of some of its stock, and Ally was one of the first to be put up for sale. She was offered for 6,000, and the Parkers bought her, though they cringed at the thought of the price of the horse and the upkeep. However, Shayna's parents knew that without the outlet of horses in her life, she would return to her downward spiral. Shayna has not worked with Ally much and is looking forward to training and showing her.
Discipline: English, potentially hunter/jumper or pleasure
Owner/Rider: Shayna Kristen Parker