Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2014 17:13:41 GMT -8
ZOLOTAYA ZARYA
The Basics
Show Name:Zolotaya Zarya
Barn Name:Zarya
Age:12
Gender:Mare
Breed:Budyonny
Breed Registry:No specific registry. VNIIK manages and oversees the breed
The Appearance
Coat Color:Buckskin
Stable Color:Navy blue
Height:17.0 Hh
The Personality
Personality: Zarya loves to go go go. She moves off any leg pressure and needs only the slightest touch to get her to move. Any more and expect her to take off. She doesn't take well to being made to do something multiple times if she's already done it perfectly and will tell you so. Zarya doesn't like spurs and won't take to them being used on her. Any spurs at all and expect her to do airs above the ground. Even if you don't touch her with them but put them on she will do airs. Zarya doesn't like cats and will pin her ears and try to bite them if they come into her stall or close to her food. If they aren't near her though then she doesn't mind them.
Caution Around:Cats, spurs, leg pressure
The History
Basic History: Zarya was born on a Budyonny breeding farm is Moscow, Russia. Along with her rare coat color her bloodlines made her one of the most expensive horses at the breeding farm. Everything went according to plan. The imprinting, getting her used to wearing a halter, the weaning. Everything was perfect. Getting her used to a saddle and bridle was easy as she took to it quite well. Zarya took well to a rider though she didn't take well to being ridden with spurs after she was broken. She tolerated it though and didn't make much of a fuss. At five years old she was taken to an open show and put in a few classes. She did well in the classes and came back to the breeding farm with several wins. At seven years old she started doing airs above ground at the sight of spurs. She got even worse as a year progressed and was put up for sale at eight years old.
She was seen by a young girl and her mother. The young girl was Irina. Irina rode the mare and decided that Zarya was the one. The mare was taken to their farm after a week. After a few years of being in Russia the mare was moved to the United States with the rest of the family. After a year in the U.S. Zarya and Irina will be going to Blue Ridge
The Technicalities
Discipline:Dressage, Show jumping, Cross country, Eventing
Owner:Irina Pavlovna
Rider:Irina Pavlovna