Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2013 12:52:20 GMT -8
Cailín Éan
The Basics
Show Name: Cailín Éan
Barn Name: Cailin
Age: 9 years old
Gender: mare
Breed: Irish Sport Horse
Breed Registry: Irish Horse Register
The Appearance
Coat Color: Dapple Grey
Stable Color: Cornflower Blue
Height: 16 hh
The Personality
Personality: Cailin is a rather green mare, but she shows a ton of potential. She’d both very careful and scopey, but most of all neat when she jumps. Her knees are always together when she jumps, and it looks beautiful. She’s known to take her spots when asked, and rarely chips. Unfortunately, she’s also a little bit flighty, and needs to be reassured when being sent towards a jump. She needs to build up her confidence without losing her neatness. Cailin has medium length strides that are shorter than most horses her size, but they’re a good length and she usually doesn’t have an issue with her striding. She’s very sensitive, though one still has to ask her clearly for everything. She’s not prone to going faster than necessary, but she’s not particularly slow either, and will take off when asked. Cailin is made very nervous by wind, and it’s best not to take her out of a ring when it’s windy. When riding outside in the wind, she’s very off it her game and is very easily startled. It’s best to keep her inside when it’s windy out, but if that isn’t possibly, she’s usually found under a tree. She’s also known to lash out when startled, but only then, so one must be careful not to scare her.
Caution Around: Sudden movements, waving things, wind
The History
Basic History: Cailin was born on a breeding farm in Ireland and quickly sold to a show stable once she was old enough. They trained her for hunter/jumper riding, but left a couple ends unknotted, which account for her little quirks. She was owned by the owner of the yard she was at, and was not ridden a lot, as the owner had other horses that she preferred, and the trainer was always quite busy. She was most often ridden by the trainer, and occasionally by the owner. Obviously not a lot of time was spent on her, as the yard was very large, and there were other horses to attend to that meant more to the yard. The owner would have sold Cailin more quickly due to lack of use, but she had a soft spot for the mare for whatever reason, and wanted to keep her. She offered to allow Cailin to be leased out, but was not satisfied by any of the riders that made an offer. After years of this, the owner finally decided to sell her, and considered many offers before deciding on Kate Holden. After seeing Kate ride, she knew that she would be able to take Cailin far, and the two would be a wonderful pair. The one issue was that Cailin had a certain bond with a pony that was at the farm, who belonged to the trainer’s daughter. The two were very close, and when Cailin was brought back to the barn where Kate rode, she was very distressed without the pony. She was introduced to Madeline, and though she wasn’t interested at first, she’s now fast friends with the little Fjord. Kate worries that at Blue Ridge, Cailin will miss Madeline, and hopes that she'll be able to find another equine friend.
The Technicalities
Discipline: Hunter/Jumper, Show Jumping
Owner: Kate Holden
Rider: Kate Holden