“Good morning, Everyone. I am the owner of “Surf”
Well, I think it’s confirmed: Surf is a jumper. I turned her mother Raven, and Surf out yesterday afternoon. It was in an arena they had been in together before. All was fine. The baby was curious, as babies always are, and I saw her looking over the lower board in the arena fencing. That lower board was up against her chest and lower neck. Then, she and Raven went for a trot down the far end of the arena, and then canter, and as Surf swung around on her way back, she made a beeline for the part of the fence she had been investigating…and without even stopping, she leapt through! Raven fortunately didn’t lose her mind, but the baby was in no hurry to get back to mom, and it was all I could do to catch her before she decided to go on walkabout by herself! (Once caught, she became rodeobaby, because she didn’t want to go back.) She is too much…and that was just on her two week “birthday”…14 days old (she was born the 12th) and she feels she’s a jumper…and a self-confident one at that!
Lingh's foal (2 weeks old) first jump !
The attached picture shows a shot from inside the arena at the spot she jumped out (I obviously didn’t get a chance to capture “the moment” on film!). Notice that there is a “bank” of soil, so she had to jump UP to get out…and that lower board was already up at her chest and neck. SHEESH!!!
PS My farrier, who is notoriously difficult to impress, looked at her last Friday, and there was a long pause, and then he said, almost grudgingly, “She has nice, straight legs.” I think we have a winner! 🙂
At 08:23 04-21-10, Melissa Wortman at Hassler Dressage wrote:
“Oh my gosh, I love gushing!! And honestly, so does Karin. We think it’s great to hear breeders’ stories and if you don’t mind, Karin will likely share many of them on her lingh.nl website.”
How fun that Surf likes to jump! I adore the photo of her with Grissom. Keep ’em coming!
Lingh does have jumper relatives, indeed! Check out this link:
http://www.hasslerdressage.com/stallions/lingh/lingh-heritage.html
At 21:21 04-20-10, Anastasia Shupp wrote:
Okay, gotta ask you: Is my gushing going to drive you crazy, or can I share anecdotes periodically? (I don’t know Karin, so I don’t know about her, either!) For instance: On their third turn-out on Sunday, Surf made for some ground poles that were in the arena, and took one at a canter as if it was no big deal…while Raven leapt over it (beautifully, but just a “wee” a bit exaggerated for a ground pole!). I figured it was a fluke…that she was exploring the arena, and so hadn’t seen the ground pole until she was close to it. …until a few minutes later, when she did the exact same thing. Doesn’t Lingh have jumpers in his background?? Gotta sign up for GOV now…the inspection’s at the end of July1
Lingh's filly 'Surf" at birth......2 weeks later, already jumping!
BTW: The little boy with Surf in the pictures I sent on the 14th was my younger son, Grissom. He and Surf seem to get along great. He has no fear of her, and I think she is fascinated by him because he’s her size.
{check for their photo earlier on New News !}
—A.
PS I have to figure how to keep her away from Raven’s floor-length tail!!!
