Victoria Greco's Horses

[Victoria Greco]

COSA NOSTRA

Registered Name>> Cosa Nostra
Barn Name>> Stella
Age>> ten
Sex>> mare
Breed>> Dutch Warmblood
Breed Registry>> KWPN

Coat Colour>> bay
Stable Colour>> black and gold
Height>> 15.3hh

Personality>> Stella has her own clear set of standards and beliefs that she lives by, but it also means that she expects others to follow these same standards, with no patience or understanding for individuals who do not value these systems. So she needs a sympathetic and consistent rider.
Has a habit of switching or wringing her tail a lot when being ridden, but it's just a quirk so don't think it means she needs a red ribbon as she's never kicked anyone before.
This mare loves affection, and while she only likes one rider, she doesn't care who you are if you're going to give her some loving, and she's great to lead and can be trusted with a child - of course an older person should be within touching distance.
Her attitude in the pasture is the complete opposite of what she's like with humans, as she'll be the horse in the corner of the pasture by herself. If another horse approaches her, she'll say hello and then walk away.
She doesn't seem to know what apples are, but she adores carrots, or anything carrot flavoured.

Caution Around>> Small yappy dogs, she has no problem whatsoever with large dogs, and the little ones are alright as long as they aren't around her feet or yapping (even from a distance).

Basic History>> Stella's life started at a respected Warmblood stud farm, where all the horses are glossy and well-looked after (as they were). And she spent the first eight months of her life at her dam's side, or tearing around the fields with the other foals in her crop.

Stella's first documented owner; owned and ran a hunting barn and the mare was gently brought into the world of hunters and once broken in, had a wide variety of riders. It turned out though that hunters just wasn't this mare's thing and she was sold on - either she wasn't cut out for being a hunter, or she didn't like having loads of riders.

Her next home was a combined training barn, and with her straight lines and good looks, she quickly became popular in the dressage arena, and since she already knew how to jump, show jumping was an easy change from hunters. And she had a variety of riders at different shows. Once again, she stopping placing in shows and she was no longer a popular horse and off to the sales she went.

Anyone else seeing a pattern here?

The Greco's found the gorgeous mare at the horse sales, and after Vincenzo saw the mare move, he knew that she was the horse his daughter needed.

Owner>> Victoria Sue Greco
Rider>> Victoria Sue Greco
Discipline>> Combined Training (Advanced-Intermediate), though has done some work in the Hunter (Intermediate) ring.

[Victoria Greco]

POCKET FULL OF PERSONALITY

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Registered Name>> Pocket Full of Personality
Barn Name>> Poe
Age>> Nine
Sex>> Gelding
Breed>> American Quarter Horse
Breed Registry>> APHA/AQHA

Coat Colour>> Bay Overo
Stable Colour>> Turquoise
Height>> 15.3hh

Personality>> Poe has an interest in everyone, and the less you want his attention, the more he wants it from you. His top lip always seems to be curled up, as this horse can pick up any smell in the air and he wants to know what they all are.
He has to have a rider, or handler, with gentle hands, as he doesn't like his mouth being yanked around, and will happily let people know by dumping them on their arse, and because of this, he is cautious about who he allows near him so may come off as a grumpy horse who hates humans (though quite the opposite), the way to his heart is through oreo cookies.
Out in the pasture he's happy to be the middle-man and has no intentions of fighting for a higher spot
Caution Around>> Doesn't like being crowded in the corners of arenas (so Tori puts a red ribbon on his tail when working in an arena as it makes people keep a respectable distance).

Basic History>> Poe's life started, more or less, pretty easy, it was after he was sold as a yearling that things started to go wrong. His handlers didn't have the time or patience to start slowly, so the young gelding was raced through his training, forced to submit, rather than asked to accept, which is where his mouth problems may have established.

As he grew up and was sold on again, life began to settle again and Poe found himself in a good home, and it was at a rodeo that he was spotted by Tori Greco and she decided that Poe was the horse for her, and she when she found out that the owners were selling him, she quickly put in an offer, and promised to take great care of him, and asked if she could call if she had any questions on his training.

Owner>> Victoria Sue Greco
Rider>> Victoria Sue Greco
Discipline>> Barrel Racing (intermediate), Trail (intermediate), Western Pleasure (advanced)