Henry the Handyman from rags to riches

As the owner of the above pictured “Lightnin Fast Dakota,” I feel your pain.

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I used to have fun with joke QH names. Like “Heza Poco Zip Dun Chick San Bar Peppy Cat Bueno”

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Gezundheit.

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You forgot Doc. :joy:

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I DID! Shame on me!

How about “Heza Poco Zip Dun Check San Bar Doc Peppy Cat Bueno?”

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Just putting this out here
Former trainer/friend bought herself a 3yo Peppy San Badger gelding. Last time I checked, he was showing 4th Level Dressage & that was a couple years ago.

What was that saying:
“You don’t ride the breed, you ride the horse you have”
That goes for size too :wink:

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Until you’re knocking fence rails down with your feet! :grin:

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When we were kids, we’d be more likely to see this kind of thing in Shetland Ponies (in hand) and Saddlebreds (my sister had one). So we’d make up some funny names, too.

Off Comes the Cap with a Bubble and a Fizz

and, specially for the show announcer,

Doctor Wilcox You are Wanted in the Main Office.

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… and for color and … :slightly_smiling_face:

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Glow up! It will be twelve weeks this Saturday since Henry came home to Virginia. :heart:


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If his markings didn’t match, I’d say it wasn’t even the same hony. What a great glow up!

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He is SUPER cute. I loff him. Thank you so much for sharing him with all of us :heart:

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That boy landed in a tub of butter.

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be careful, , he is nearing butterball stage. He is a classic type, handy little horse I grew up with . Has all the nice things including that sweet, jaunty attitude

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Wherein Henry meets a blowing tarp. And tries to eat it. :woman_shrugging:t2:

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He’s like “Ok Next, we’re moving on now” What a peach

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“Why you show me things that don’t taste good?”

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What an amazing transformation!

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Really, simply amazing.

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Henry is like, “how can I show this lady I am not afraid of the trap… I know, I’ll eat it”

Mumblemumble “see momma I am not afraid!”

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