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  • #21
    registry records online go back to the late 1800's... however, I did not see any horse registered under "Amber's Lucky Glow". I'll try again...

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    • #22
      How about LUCKY'S AMBER GLOW
      Chestnut Mare foaled 4/6/79 four white stockings
      By Lucky Decision out of a mare by Midnight Invasion. Now that is OLD blood.
      No recorded offspring. Bred and last recorded owned in Connecticut. Is that her?

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      • #23
        Sounds like your boy has all the saddlebred traits, and of course beautiful to boot!

        I've got 7 purebred Saddlebreds and 4 Georgian Grande foals (SaddlebredXFriesian). I find that all my purebreds "talk through their nose". I laugh at people who think my horses are "spooking", and just explain to them that they are just talking.

        I agree with the posters who mentioned they talk first and then approach. I was on a trail ride once with my 17hh gelding, and we came across 5 black bear in an open field. He stopped, blew, then wanted to meet each and everyone of them individually. I had to actually pull on him to stop him from getting closer. Bears are very common around here, so we do see atleast 1 everytime we ride. Other horses that I ride with have a tendency to turn tail and run, but not my saddlebreds.

        Good for you for wanting to do dressage with your boy. I love to hear of Saddlebreds getting out and about in the dressage, jumping and eventing sports. They are SUCH a versatile breed. I've done 4' jumpers with my boy, dressage, eventing and advanced natural horsemanship. They are such willing, personable, trusting Partners. (and they are very addicting too

        Good luck and have Fun with your special friend!

        Betsy
        www.grandeislefarm.com
        Last edited by Grande Isle Farm; Oct. 31, 2008, 11:15 AM. Reason: had to re-count the horses
        Breeders of American Saddlebreds and Georgian Grande's
        www.grandeislefarm.com

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          #24
          Ooooh I don't know if he'd be ready to meet any bears Luckily we don't have too many down here. He does love the road runners and rabbits!!

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          • #25
            Can I be offical member #4?

            Caitlin
            Caitlin
            *OMGiH I Loff my Mare* and *My Saddlebred Can Do Anything Your Horse Can Do*
            http://community.webshots.com/user/redmare01

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            • #26
              Of course!

              Not I changed my signature line, although I think perhaps sddlbrdgrl deserves the credit for zeroing in on it and gettins the thread changed.

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              • #27
                Grand Ilse Farm, whoa.... I am in serious love with J-Bell and Bella. Wow!!!!!

                One of my guys is an Arab/ASB. He was given to me when he was 3 because the breeders couldn't sell him. I absolutely love his dam (ASB). She is everything a horse should be. Most people like him because he's so friendly and curious. He has a "twist' to his character that I don't like, but most days he's a good horse.

                sddlbrdgrl, your boy is a cutie!

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                  #28
                  Betsy your horses are gorgeous!! We also have a 3 year old Friesian mare, and I LOVE the Georgian Grandes!!!
                  SmartAlex definitely deserves Founder kudos
                  Speaking of the verstile Saddlebred...did y'all know Harry Callahan is for sale? If only I had $100k laying around... What an amazing horse!

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                  • #29
                    How about LUCKY'S AMBER GLOW
                    Chestnut Mare foaled 4/6/79 four white stockings
                    By Lucky Decision out of a mare by Midnight Invasion. Now that is OLD blood.
                    No recorded offspring. Bred and last recorded owned in Connecticut. Is that her?
                    That's her! I got the name assbackwards, sorry everyone else who took a peek for me for messing the name up. Her barn name was Amber so my memory stuck Amber on the front of her name. She came to that barn around 84-85 and was a young lady then. I don;t remember running into her owner often, I don't think she was ridden often since I was there sunrise to sunset pretty much daily except for school but her owner could have come in winter/fall during the day. She was a tall bright chestnut, not facial markings and 4 high whites. Very pretty girl, regal looking. And the barn and I are in CT. Stall weaver if I remember right.
                    I don;t know saddlebred lines at all...but if she was indicative of her lineage than there's some decent jumping talent in there. At least for single hops over pretty high gates, LOL! The name Midnight Invasion sounds familiar to me for some reason...but it's possible it could have been on her boarding contract or stall plate and I'd seen it there.
                    Thanks so much for finding that info for me...like a little blast from the past. She was such a lovebug.
                    You jump in the saddle,
                    Hold onto the bridle!
                    Jump in the line!
                    ...Belefonte

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                      #30
                      Betsy I'm in love with Tux 'N Tails... he looks like he and my boy could get into a lot of trouble together

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                      • #31
                        MistyBlue,
                        Her sire, Lucky Decision was by Command Decision, a full brother to the great Wing Commander.
                        Midnight Invasion was a grandson of Stonewall King. Her Dam line goes through many oldies and goodies too numerous to mention.

                        Your old friend Amber was a late foal of some great lines from the 30's,40's and 50's. All of them were good, solid using horses. I'm sure jumping is only one small facet of the things she would have been capable of.

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                        • #32
                          Ooh, count me in too! Here's my Sully-man:
                          http://pets.webshots.com/photo/12080...60954161LJzCka

                          Now retired and quite fat. He is so smart, unflappable, and clever, never put a foot wrong for me. Sooooo fun to jump! He was a cross country machine. After he was semi-retired, I would take him trail riding alone through a local state park, and once came upon a herd of elk that popped up from the bushes. He snorted at them, not in the least afraid, only interested. Then the elk watched us march on past. There was also the time that a herd of sheep got loose from next door and came bounding through the dressage arena where we were riding. The warmblood we were riding with absolutely lost his mind and his rider bailed. But my Sully just looked hard, blew at them, and went on his merry way.
                          where are we going, and why am I in this hand basket?

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                          • #33
                            Smart Alex...I just looked up those names on all breed query and some had photos and write ups. Amber looked a lot like Command Decision. Boy was Wing Commander a popular guy or what? The write up on him was full of his accomplishments...calling him the best 5 gaited horse ever.
                            You jump in the saddle,
                            Hold onto the bridle!
                            Jump in the line!
                            ...Belefonte

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                              #34
                              rhymes ~ Sully looks gorgeous and happy over that jump!!

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                              • #35
                                I have a saddlebred/Pasofino mix and I LOVE HIM!

                                When he could see he was a snorty looky guy too. Big rocks and overturned tree root balls were something he did NOT like, but we worked around it. Oh and drainage pipes under driveways! The silver ones where they stuck out. He never did anything stupid but would lock down for a moment snorting and staring. He was a handful to ride, give you arm pumps, loved to go go go! (still does!)

                                He's blind as a bat now, can't even see light and dark we think, so riding him now past rocks is no issue.

                                Have to tell a funny story about him. I can only ride him in places where the trails are flat and level, and Moses Cone has carriage trails so when we go there I take him. The last time we went I was riding with a friend of mine we stopped at the bathrooms. We didn't have lead ropes so I held the horses while she went up. When she came back and it was my turn she was holding them. I could see Dusty starting to get nervous as I was leaving, head up, ears straining, but didn't think anything about it, as soon as I started around the corner though he started screaming! My friend called out for me to come back! I came running back down talking to him while I was running "Dusty, here I am, it's ok! Hey boy! Here I come!" and as soon as I came over to him and took his reins he lowered his head and bumped me, found my face and then put his head in my chest and got quiet. My friend was explaining to the people around him he was blind and they started "awww"ing and such. He is spoiled, but I love him. I don't think he was really calling for me I think he might have heard some other horses walk by on the gravel and wanting to go to, but I just like to think he missed me. : )

                                He is very opinonated and will bang on the gate until I come over and visit. It's so funny, he "BANGS, BANGS, BANGS, BANGS" on the gate then "looks" around with his head all up in the air with a stink face on! I can quietly walk right up in front of him and watch him. I can only stand there for a few moments before I start giggling and he then settles down and reaches for me with his nose.

                                Here is a picture of him before he went blind:

                                http://s36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...t=CIMG0593.jpg

                                and him now, "Mommy I KNOW you are there!"
                                http://s36.photobucket.com/albums/e2...nSaddle045.jpg
                                I want a signature but I have nothing original to say except: "STHU and RIDE!!!

                                Wonderful COTHER's I've met: belleellis, stefffic, snkstacres and janedoe726.

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                                • #36
                                  Here is my half-saddlebred at 2 yrs old....



                                  Here is his ASB dam.....



                                  Here he is at 3 yrs old....although not the best angle...LOL...

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                                    #37
                                    Chardavej ~ How precious! He is a cutey, and your story made me tear up.

                                    Hawkridge ~ He is GORGEOUS!! He has sporthorse written all over him! What is he crossed with?

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                                    • #38
                                      Originally posted by Chardavej View Post
                                      I have a saddlebred/Pasofino mix and I LOVE HIM!

                                      He's blind as a bat now, can't even see light and dark we think, so riding him now past rocks is no issue.
                                      I have a blind broodmare/ex-showhorse who is totally without vision. When you mentioned your horse's head up in the air, it made me laugh because I've seen my girl do this many times. She puts her head higher up than any horse I have that can see normally. She wears a fly mask and when she "star gazes", I swear she looks like she's doing a Stevie Wonder imitation! She's well adapted to being blind and actually leads me when she knows where she's going - she's very bossy. But we've had people who don't know that she's blind ask us why she stands in the middle of her paddock with her head raised so high - it's pretty funny looking.
                                      Susan N.

                                      Don't get confused between my personality & my attitude. My personality is who I am, my attitude depends on who you are.

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                                      • #39
                                        We jumped a log

                                        I just got back from my lunch hour. I can manage a quick ride during lunch, and do it about 2-3 days a week. We have been working on riding around the fields, tackling ditches and other "big boy" situations while dreaming of someday jumping a bit and foxhunting. Last week my stepfather cut a tree down along the driveway. Not a big one, about 18" through. The trunk is cut up and laying in the lawn. We have been walking around it, through it and over it as a natural obstacle. Today, Grey walked right up to it and jumped it like it was two feet high . I got totally left behind but the best part was he did not throw in a "Whoop-dee-do" when he landed. He just trotted off like it was no big deal. I was having seperation anxieties in mid-air. Good boy for not thinking of dumping my unprepared butt.

                                        I can't wait to get to my home computer so I can enjoy everone's photos.

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                                          #40
                                          Sounds like Grey is moving up to "big boy" status faster than you think Good for him, not leaving mom in the dust! LOL How old is Grey? Knight will be 4 in February..he is such a baby

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