This is a mare that I bought in Aug. 08, had been brood mare and had had 3 foals, she lost the foal in spring 09, and obviously was nevr handled much. I started with just basics and lien drove her ALOT. With surgery and stuff a local trainer/friend has had her since 8/12 and yesterday was the big day. With no kids my four legged kids mean alot and I am a proud 'mom'.
I want to be safe and it has been a long road but eventually I would like to do CDE/ADT events with her.
She goes back to Circle s Bill Baily on top and dam is Jandt's Cheeri Deeri.....who with her '10 filly made a nice showing at the Cental Regional show.
When I first saw this mare there was just something about her, a feeling, and she cam home with me a couple of weeks later. You know how some horses just don't seem to click with you and others give you that feeling.....she means a ton to me too, as a very good freind of mine who has since passed with lung cancer, was with me to see her initially and went with me to pick her up. He just loved this little mare.
That is more and I don't know if it is what you wanted to hear but I think it just takes alot of time to work them through an fears they have. I have since bought her '06 filly and am working with her.