Goodbye to our Barrel Horse Griffin
By MoMoz
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13th Oct 2010 •
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Griffin, a small chestnut Quarter horse, with a blaze on his face and a lazy lip, has been with Kidriders forever. Kidriders, a small, family owned, 15 horse barrel racing stable has been my favorite place to be after school. For 5 years, Griffin has been a lesson horse at Kidriders.
Yes, he was kind of stubborn. He turned way to close to the barrels and loved to knock them over. He didn't really like to listen to his rider's cues and he had a really bumpy trot. I always felt frustrated after riding him and I got tired of riding him after several months. He wasn't the best horse ever, but he was with us forever. Being sold was the last thing we expected.
The things I did like about him was that his lazy lip was so funny and always made me laugh. Me and Julia would sit there in his stall and make him look like he was talking. HAHA, good times. He was so sweet, even though I hated riding him, after I dismounted he would always follow me around.
I specifically remember a time when Griffin was being annoying, so after the lesson my instructor was going to ride him. She told me to dismount and leave him in the center of the arena while she finished up with something else, then she would mount up in a second. Well, I dismounted and started to walk away but he followed me. I told him to stay (and yes, I know he isn't a dog, but I told him to stay anyways) but he wouldn't stop following me. He followed me all the way to the gate and seemed really sad when I closed the gate on him. He then followed me along the fence. I was laughing so hard, I thought it was so cute. I will never forget how sweet I thought that was.
On Friday, September 24, I rode Griffin for a final time before he left the next morning to go to a new owner. He seemed sad, his ears were back and he was walking really slow. Its like he knew he was being sold in the morning. I guess its because of all of the extra love and attention he had been getting lately. Again, he was being stubborn and I had some difficulty riding him. Usually I ride Peanut and Maverick, but they were both sick from an allergic reaction to their rabies shots the previous day. Since Griffin was leaving the following morning, my instructor put me on him. After the lesson, it was really hard handing his lead rope over to his rider in the next lesson, because I knew that was the last time I would be holding his lead rope.
The next morning, I wasn't there while he was being loaded in the trailer, but I know for the people that were there, it was probably really hard seeing the trailer pull away. Especially for my instructor who bought him in the first place 5 years ago, and Griffin's old owners who could no longer afford him and had put him up for sale. It was raining, of course, just to make it more dramatic.
Griffin's new owners are 4 and 6 year old little girls who are learning how to ride. No one would buy Griffin so in the end, his owners just gave him away to a sweet family with two little girls who couldn't buy a horse but wanted one. We hope that Griffin enjoys his new home, gets loved on, and doesn't miss us too much! Good Luck Griffin! You will always be a part of Kidriders and we will miss you!
Good bye griffin.
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MustangChic
Nice story, he sounds like a great horse!
Nice story, he sounds like a great horse!
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Oct 13, 2010
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RemRu
Awwww MoMo... You made me cry.... That was really sweet!
Good Bye Grif!
Awwww MoMo... You made me cry.... That was really sweet!
Good Bye Grif!
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Oct 13, 2010
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Dark Star
Aw! Thats sad, he sounded like a special horse.
Aw! Thats sad, he sounded like a special horse.
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Oct 13, 2010
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halfbrokehorses
hes very cute and i like his colouring :)
also very nice article
i tell my horse to stay too!! hehehehhe
hes very cute and i like his colouring :)
also very nice article
i tell my horse to stay too!! hehehehhe
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Oct 14, 2010
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