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| Posted: Wed Jan 11th, 2012 05:44 am |
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slipslider G.O.G Community Member 
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I was recently contacted to give this boy a home. After viewing a video of him, I just could not refuse. He is a standardbred and in the video I saw just a plain jane looking horse being ridden bareback with just a halter and leadrope (i thought that was nice and he looked dead broke), but really caught my eye and had me excited and was unknown to the person taking the video at the time, was I saw a horse that could and was racking. Long story short, he is a branded x race horse. We found out from his brand that he was originally bred and owned by Charles (Cotton) Nash. For those that are not basketball fans, he is a famous basketball player for the University of Kentucky back in the 60's. He and his wife own some really nice standardbreds in Paris, ky. They breed and race them and just won horse of the year. Turns out this guy is out of the famous Western Hanover that won over 2 1/2 mil on the track and his dam is Magic Shopper that won the Judgette as a 3 yr old and also won over 300,000 on the track, which the Nash's still own. My horse was named Lucre (pronounced Luker, which means dirty money) yuck. So I call him Lucree. He was sold as a yearling for 22,000. He raced three times as a 3 yr old. and won with earnings of 15,000. But things seemed to have gone downhill after that. Don't know what happened only know that he was raced up until 2009 but only in small low end races. He wound up in a kill brokers lot about a month ago. He was all set to ship to slaughter when the broker decided he was just too nice of a horse and handed him over to see if he could find a home. This is when i came into his life. He arrived home back in Kentucky with me on New Years Day. So yesterday it was warm and I could not wait to see if he did indeed rack. I did not know if he had ever had a saddle on, so I put on my old hunter saddle so i could put the stirrups up and they would not bang his sides. I took him out to the roundpen and tried lunging. To my surprise he lunged pretty well. Don't know if he has ever done it before but he sure did take to it very well. At first he felt good, but soon settled and when i asked for something faster then a walk, he trotted which surprised me, since he raced as a pacer. I am still learning so much. I now know that these horses are not all hardwired to pace, some do trot very well even if they were raced as pacers. But again maybe someone else can enlighten me as to why they choose them to pace if they are not hardwired to do so. But then he relaxed and racked! while on lungline. I was so excited! Do i see speed racker in my future?! Would that not be fun! I don't know that he will be a speed racker, but I certainly think he will make a nice trail racking horse in time. I did then get on him and try him out. He was a very good guy and I was able to get him to rack under saddle. yes he needs to be trained to do it consistently, but i am really excited over this guy. He is around 15 hands and looks very much like a mule at the moment. As his forelock is roached and his tail is short, like the ones that are left in the same lot as calves that chew them off. He is a plain bay/brown with a brown nose. But what he lacks in looks, he makes up for in personality. He is as sweet and laid back as can be. So right now i have a very nice guy (he is a gelding, thank goodness) that can trot, pace, rack, ride and drive. I guess this guy could be anything i wanted him to be right now. So meet my new guy Mr. Lucree! 
____________________ LaVonne Summertime Stables, LLC |
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11th, 2012 05:58 am |
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slipslider G.O.G Community Member
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Trying to post the video of him racking on the lungeling, but not sure this is going to work. I think it is just going to show the picture of him. Oh well, will work on trying to load the video tomorrow as it is late now. [URL=http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh21/derbydaykeepsake/?action=view¤t=032-1.mp4]  [/URL]
____________________ LaVonne Summertime Stables, LLC |
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11th, 2012 12:26 pm |
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whattarack Pasture Boss 
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Standardbreds are wonderful horses. Congrats on your new boy. I bet he will become one of the best trail horses you could ask for as long as he's not too hot from being used competitively. I love it when they are able to perform both sides of the gait spectrum. You might see him pace instead of trot once he can get enough room to speed up and stretch out. Keep us posted.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11th, 2012 12:45 pm |
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slipslider G.O.G Community Member
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Thanks Whatta. Only time will tell exactly what he is going to be like. Right now I cannot imagine him being too hot as i have to cluck and cluck and then flip the lunge whip at him to even get him to move up from a walk, lol. But who knows how he will act when being ridden out with others. But right now he seems pretty laid back, may be reason why he did not make a good race horse. Yes, i know he will pace. He was just trotting when on lungeline without rider. In the video with a rider, he was racking when going slow, but the rider unaware of his gait pushed him faster and he went into a pace. So i know i am going to have to work that muscle memory. Regardless I am looking forward to warm weather and more time in the saddle on this guy.
____________________ LaVonne Summertime Stables, LLC |
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11th, 2012 03:53 pm |
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fireandice G.O.G Community Member 
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Congratulations SS - the sorrels are my favorite color! Boring? - NOT! I think he's beautiful and I can't wait to see what you do with him in the coming months. Boy, what a lucky fellow to have found you  T. (...last one my @ss)! 
____________________ My pony knows all my secrets. I braid my tears in his mane and whisper my dreams in his ears. |
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11th, 2012 05:19 pm |
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sdlepal Ranch Hand 
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Congratulations on your new boy. I have a weakness for Standardbreds. I think they are the most humble of breeds if they have been handled right when raced. I took mine off the track to become a trail horse. He served me well for almost 20 years. Would do anything I asked, go any where and was pleasant to be around. I tell him often how I wish all my horses was as nice as him. He turned 28 this year. Has yours been in pasture much? Mine didn't know what the outdoors was when I got him. Keep the pictures and progress reports coming, we love to hear your stories.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11th, 2012 05:46 pm |
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whattarack Pasture Boss
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Hey Slip, Hope you don't mind a little help with the video link. I had to see so I worked on it. http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh21/derbydaykeepsake/?action=view¤t=032-1.mp4 Tip: Try choosing the 'email' string of commands to post to the mb instead of the direct link. 
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11th, 2012 05:56 pm |
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NOELLEE G.O.G Community Member 
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NICE!! I like him! In the video, he starts off swinging his hind like a grand old walker  and yes, saw the rack, not a pace ))So excited for your wonderful find! Your boy has a great new home!! I am excited for you too!
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11th, 2012 05:57 pm |
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LARHAGE G.O.G Community Member 
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Congratulations, he looks like a very nice horse.
____________________ God Forbid that I shall go to a Heaven without Horses. |
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11th, 2012 06:00 pm |
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slipslider G.O.G Community Member
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Thank you everyone, for your encouraging words. I have to admit, in past, i thought to the standardbreds as just very plain looking horses, some of them (especially the grays) could be attractive. My experience with them was limited to a few farms around here (years ago) that bred and raced them. And then of course the Mennonites that drive them. They either paced or trotted and if I had to pick between the two, i would have picked trot. As i rode one about a 1/2 mile down the road once when I was 8. He was a big sucker, every bit 16 hands or more. But he paced and oh how he paced. I knew then i never wanted a pacing standardbred, lol. It wasn't until much much later that i realized that they can rack and can make nice trail mounts. I have heard many stories like yours sdlpal. Of just how sweet and willing they can be. I sure hope that is how this guy turns out. I have also discovered how versatile they can be as well as they have been used for dressage, hunter/jumpers, western pleasure, police, game events, ect, schooling. I guess you name it they have been used for it. Even found a site that states that it is the standarbred that still holds the record for the most gold metals won. All this is quite an accomplishment for the plain old standardbred. I think that it must be true, that they are one of the most overlooked horses riding horses out there. My guy is just 7 yrs. old-going on 8. Don't know if he has been out to pasture before or experienced much of the outdoors. Don't know if the Amish had him before me. His last two years are pretty much a mystery. But if he hasn't, he sure has taken to it well. From the time he stepped off the trailer, he walked right to the barn, practically leading the way and right into his stall as if he had been here forever. He paid no attention to the other horses and they paid no attention to him. He just fit right in, without a problem. He just seems to take everything in stride. Nothing seems to faze him or get him very excited. My gut tells me he is going to be a nice all around horse. I can't wait for his mane to grow and his tail to grow, so i can braid it. Just can't wait to turn this ugly duckling into a swan. I think the potential is there. Maybe i will finally get the chance to wear that show coat that has been hanging in my closet for years!
____________________ LaVonne Summertime Stables, LLC |
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11th, 2012 06:09 pm |
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Lakota G.O.G Community Member 
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He is obviously a dark bay. If they can do both trot and pace they have the innate ability to rack. When you ride him don't allow/accept either the trot or pace (or stepping pace) and he will get set in the rack over time. Getting him in the Comfort Gait bit and Imus saddle will be a great asset. Sometimes when you first get a horse and he is in somewhat poor condition (not saying he is) that can be the best time to start introducing him to the riding that you do, as they can get much more energetic and hard to handle once they are fattened up. He should have a lot of speed once you get him set in the rack consistently as he is a Standardbred. All the fastest ones are usually pure Standardbred. Lucky you!
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11th, 2012 10:52 pm |
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TN Trailrider G.O.G Community Member 
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Congrats Lavonne, he seems like a nice horse. Under your care, I know he'll do well.
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| Posted: Thu Jan 12th, 2012 01:11 pm |
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karenlexsc G.O.G Community Member 
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Wow, LaVonne, so exciting and I can't wait to see his progress. I agree with Lynne, under your care he will blossom! How are you pronouncing his name? Luke - e or Lucky?
____________________ Karen No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle. ~Winston Churchill |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 12th, 2012 01:18 pm |
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karenlexsc G.O.G Community Member
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Sorry, looked back at your post and see there is an "r" in that name. But still not sure how you are pronouncing it...
____________________ Karen No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle. ~Winston Churchill |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 12th, 2012 02:29 pm |
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slipslider G.O.G Community Member
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Karen, originally his name Lucre is pronounced like Lou Ker, but i don't like that, so I pronounce it Lou cree. Yes, I am very excited about this boy. I am not a cold weather person, so am looking forward to warmer weather when i can really start riding him. Thanks Lakota for the info. He is in pretty good condition considering. He could use a few more pounds, but is very alert, coat very shiny. And his health seems good. So hopefully his demeanor want change much. Hard to ride here with the wet and cold. I don't have good footing where i am, so will have to wait for better weather conditions before i can really ride. Until weather improves I am going to spend my time teaching the ground work. Such as give to bit, flex, move haunches over, just all those things he would not have learned at a race track. So maybe by the time the weather clears up i will already have a good foundation set. And then can start spending more time in the saddle. Will also start working on teaching him to round up and use his back legs and start trying to get his muscle memory set. I just see a lot of fun in my future.
____________________ LaVonne Summertime Stables, LLC |
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13th, 2012 01:32 am |
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Lakota G.O.G Community Member
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Exactly. I really hate to aquire an adult horse from someone else because they almost always lack those manners/training. I think I've gotten lazy. Sounds like you know just what you want and what he needs. Have fun!!
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14th, 2012 09:02 pm |
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ososuave G.O.G Community Member 
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congrats on your new boy, he's nice looking we have adopted two off the track Standies, both pacers that can do a nice rack, they are wonderful!! both were very easy to get under saddle, I pretty much just got on my mare and away we went like it was nothing new. She's the one in my aviator pic doing a breed demo at the KHP. I've been around standardreds my whole life and they are defanitly my favorite breed not that I don't love our paso and perurvian paso just as much, but there's just something about the STB there will always be e few of them in our barn...wish we could save more.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14th, 2012 09:10 pm |
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slipslider G.O.G Community Member
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ososauve, thank you so much for letting me know how well your horse has turned out. This is the exact feeling i get from this horse. Don't think there is going to be much to it. Just needs a little reconditioning to get him to gait better. He is really a sweet, sweet horse. I can just walk right up to him in the pasture. He has done nothing wrong since i have had him, which has not been long. He already seems very well broke to just about everything. I have always heard that rescues hold a special place in your heart and that you don't pick them, they pick you. This certainly seems to be very true with the two i have acquired. I have been around them all my life as well, but never owned one. The ones i were around were always very sweet and well mannered. But the ones i was around were buggy horses, i never realized until the last few years, what wonderful mounts they can be. I am certainly looking forward to warmer weather, can wait to get to ride more!
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14th, 2012 10:42 pm |
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ososuave G.O.G Community Member
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your very welcome He will be a great horse for sure. My uncle trains and races STB'S, thats how I got to know them so well. My first job was working at his stable and helping at the races I now belong to SPHO of Ohio...great bunch of people who love the breed and promote them on and off the track. We have shows, trail rides and all kinds of fun stuff a few members even went to the STB nationals in NJ last year. So if you ever wanna take your horse to a show with other Standies, check us out we have members from all over
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| Posted: Sun Jan 15th, 2012 02:38 pm |
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Lakota G.O.G Community Member
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Whenever we go to the fair to see the harness races, we like to take a stroll through the barns and visit the horses. 97% of them do NOT want any attention from anyone. I attribute their bad attitudes to the way they are used, not the breed. I always thought it would be nice to get one that has never raced for a good riding horse, so that you wouldn't have to deal with someone else's training issues. It's nice to see that folks are getting them rehabbed to gaited riding so easily. The Amish buggy horses that I've been around also seem to just be all business without any room in their lives for petting.  That's too bad, I've found that lots of affection is very beneficial in establishing a strong bond.I always enjoy hearing ya'lls stories about turning your Stdbrd's into great trail mounts. Keep it coming!
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