SPOTLIGHT:
Dressage Training Level Reserve Champion Diane Berry and Colorado Red
Rock
In
1994 I had a severe stroke and the horse I had I could not ride. He was
a big bold WB that liked to be in the air more than on the ground. Well
since I had to learn how to ride again, I sold him and started to look
for another mount. I was at an eventing clinic and saw a young lady
riding a big red horse that wasn't afraid of anything. Well a friend of
mine informed me that the horse I liked was for sale. Holly and I
worked out a deal where I could lease him for 3 months to try him out.
I took him to my former trainer whose horses I was riding because I used
to ride those horses and I knew them and wasn't afraid of them. At
that time I could only ride with supervision on horses I knew. We
called him Red until I could decide on a proper name. His name was
Rack'em Up which in my mind was not a proper dressage name. So I figured
he is from Colorado, he is red, and he is rock solid. Hence, Colorado
Red Rock. I didn't buy him because he is a ASB, I bought him because
when I made a mistake (and still do) he didn't and doesn't get mad at
me. Today my riding has improved and is still improving. Rocky has
learned how to get me right. The rest is history.
In
1994 I had a severe stroke and the horse I had I could not ride. He was
a big bold WB that liked to be in the air more than on the ground. Well
since I had to learn how to ride again, I sold him and started to look
for another mount. I was at an eventing clinic and saw a young lady
riding a big red horse that wasn't afraid of anything. Well a friend of
mine informed me that the horse I liked was for sale. Holly and I
worked out a deal where I could lease him for 3 months to try him out.
I took him to my former trainer whose horses I was riding because I used
to ride those horses and I knew them and wasn't afraid of them. At
that time I could only ride with supervision on horses I knew. We
called him Red until I could decide on a proper name. His name was
Rack'em Up which in my mind was not a proper dressage name. So I figured
he is from Colorado, he is red, and he is rock solid. Hence, Colorado
Red Rock. I didn't buy him because he is a ASB, I bought him because
when I made a mistake (and still do) he didn't and doesn't get mad at
me. Today my riding has improved and is still improving. Rocky has
learned how to get me right. The rest is history.