I am so proud of this mare. When I pick horses for my training program, it is always my first intention to “get them to their people”. If they thrive in the work they do here, they naturally become more valuable over time, with show experience and confirmed training. There are really no “tricks” here, and while ALL horses can benefit from dressage, not all horses will be successful competitors. Godiva was such a horse, she was lovely to look at, and lovely to be around, very polite and ladylike. She was though, a mild roarer, which vets and colleagues did not see being a problem for her intended use, which was a large person’s lower level horse/all purpose mount. While everyone who came to see her fell in love and made an offer on her, which is REALLY unusual, I really held out for what I felt she worth to the right people – her people.
I put up an ad on Dreamhorse for Godiva, and ultimately showed her to Debbie and her daughter, as a personal horse for them, and also as a Therapeutic Riding mount. Godiva was only 5 or 6, as I recall, so normally that would be asking too much in my opinion for a young horse. (Thinking of Amore who is 5 going on 6 and has more brawn than brains so far… he would be the worst ever TR horse! He will, however, make a really lovely Dressage horse for me!) Debbie and her daughter drove down here from Connecticut to come and see Godiva. We were thrilled to have them stay in the guest house so they could try Godiva over two days, which was all the time that they had. The trip down here and back was an amazing Journey for Debbie and her daughter! Debbie is deaf, and her daughter is her communicator, at times, they got lost, with trailer, behind Chesapeake College. It was an adventure!
I get regular updates from Debbie, here’s the latest. Keep in mind, she is deaf, and her syntax is different – but I love reading her notes all the more. Debbie was a rare find, and I am glad that Godiva is with her and is so loved and appreciated. Thank you Debbie!
