Dani's Horses

[David Adams]

Saving Grace

Registered Name>> Saving Grace
Barn Name>> Grace
Age>> 12
Sex>> Mare
Breed>> Dutch Warmblood
Breed Registry>> KWPN

Coat Colour>> Light Bay
Stable Colour>> Sea Green
Height>> 16.2hh

Personality>> Saving Grace is one of the sweetest horses you could ever meet. She never bites or kicks, she is very gentle and she will come when called. If she feels that her rider is going to fall off, she will come to a gentle stop. Grace can also be very playful. She will chase people around the pasture if they let her, and she will sometimes even play tag. She loves giant excersise balls and you may find her in the pasture picking one up and throwing it around. Her downside is that she can be quite spooky, especially if it's windy. She hates the wind and has two different reactions. She will either get very fast and excited or she will spook at everything. It is very risky to ride Grace one windy day, as it is very likely that the rider will end up on the ground. The way around this is to take her on a cross country course. While galloping through a course she doesn't care if it's windy, because she adores flying over jumped and galloping over the open spaces just a bit too much. She also very much dislikes dogs, and has been known to spook quite dangerously around them. She will usually rear or bolt if she is spooked by a dog. Unlike windy days, you cannot get around Grace's fear of canines, you simply have to keep them away from her.
Caution Around>> Wind, Dogs, Sudden movements from inanimate objects. (bushes etc)

Basic History>> No one really knows where Grace was born, but the do know that she was acquired by an old man and his daughter when the horse was 3 years old. The girl trained Grace and rode her in Show Jumping and Dressage. This is also where the horse gained her fear of dogs, as the family's dog attacked Grace and though her injuries weren't that bad, the poor horse was traumatised. After that incident, the horse was sold to a family that didn't have any pets other than one other horse. Grace was ridden in Eventing and some dressage competitions. Grace was with this family from age 4 until age 8, when she was sold to David's family. The horse has lived with David ever since, and it seems that life on the station has done her good, since she doesn't actually react to dogs as badly as she used too.

Owner>> David Adams
Rider>> David Adams
Discipline>> Eventing (Intermediate), Show Jumping (Beginner), Dressage (Beginner)