Cole's Horses

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Barn NameBullseye or Bull

Age9

Sexgelding

BreedPaint

Breed RegistryAPHA

Coat ColourSorrel Frame Overo

Stable ColourNone

Height15.1

Personality>> Bullseye is rather aloof, not an in your pocket horse by any stretch of the imagination. While is he is easy to catch and will come to a whistle, he isn't the type of horse that enjoys being loved on, he is all business. Bullseye was trained by Cole's father and as a result is a great riding horse, if you're up to it. He isn't a babysitter, if you say "Whoa" and sit down, you had better be sitting or you will be in the dirt. On the other hand, if a beginner gets on and just tries to pull him around, he's not budging an inch until you use your seat and legs. Through years of great leadership and patience he has been shaped into a confident horse that does whatever is properly asked of him. Need him to cross the back country all day at a long trot to check fences, no problem. Need to be pasture roped off of AND keep the cow at bay while you are checking on the calf, lets do it. However, a rough hand, quick temper or ill saddle fit will get you into a fight you can't win. Bullseye is quick to go into a bucking fit if you go to yanking and pulling, get onto him without reason or you put a too narrow saddle on him.  
Caution AroundIll fitting saddles

Basic History>> Bullseye is a home grown Morrison ranch horse. You'd be hard pressed to find a horse up close on his paprers that has been in the show ring, but everyone on his papers has more than earned their salt on the ranch. Bullseye was pulled up as a two year old to be started, and was quite a reactive, sensitive type in the beginning. It didn't take much for him to bolt during groundwork, and the first time he was saddled you would think he was going to the national finals. Clay was more than patient starting him however, always knowing just how much to push him to get him through his anxiety without going too far. It was two months before he saw his first rider, in the meantime he was ponied all along the ranch, taught to hobble when Clay didn't have a free hand, taught to pick up a rider on the fence, and was hauled to different ranches to get more exposure. As time went on Bullseye got more and more mentally balanced, lost the anxiety but maintained good forward without rushing. At this point he was started in a side pull and the time paid off. His first ride was calm flexed laterally softly, disengaged his hindquarters off a suggestion of calf pressure, and he walked, trotted and loped on a loose rein as well as bending to a stop. By the third ride he was steering pretty darn well out in open country and starting to rate off of Clay's seat. With only 30 days under saddle he was side passing, stopping off whoa on his hindquarters, soft in a snaffle bit both laterally and vertically, had the start of a pretty decent rollback, worked off a riders legs with a little help and had the start of a neck rein. He was starting to be pretty handy although he was at times a bit spooky. More time under saddle got him more and more settled and soon Cole, who was just 7 at the time was riding him once or so a week.  

Through the years he become more and more broke, moving up from the bosal, to the snaffle, into the two rein and finally into the bridle. At 9 he is pretty darn handy in whatever aspect he is needed.


OwnerCole Edward Morrison

RiderCole Edward Morrison

DisciplineRanch Horse; you can rope off of him both sides, cut, has done ACTHA, you can do anything you want off of him