Some Pics of Lady Ebony

[Mystic]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Thought I would post some pics of Lady Ebony and I taken this summer in the show ring. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#This first one was taken by Cheryl from these boards at the show at the Pickering Horse Centre in June.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#IMG src="http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a364/mysticsladyebony/EbonyPCHCheryl.jpg"#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#The next two were both taken by a friend of my mother's at the Blue Star show in July.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#IMG src="http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a364/mysticsladyebony/DSCN1980.jpg"#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#IMG src="http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a364/mysticsladyebony/DSCN1944.jpg"#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#P#ed_cl# #ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P#ed_cl#Ebony and I are currently standing 2nd overall in the series. Will post how we finish overall. Ebby took to jumping a liverpool like a natural. #ed_op#IMG src="http://forums.equestrianconnection.com/richedit/smileys/Happy/12.gif"#ed_cl##ed_op#/P#ed_cl#

[Sodapoppers]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT color=#0060bf#ed_cl#WOW Mystic, you guys are doing great! I love the first one! The second one she looks like she is so big she is just stepping over it, and the third you can really see her starting to get under herself. You guys look totally awesome!!! Looking forward to seeing more and good luck in ghe standings #ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[Emerald]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Remember, When I saw your Avatar about a year ago, you sent me pics of her,#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#She truly is lovely, I still have that email. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#So you can call me an Ebony fan. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[horsemad!]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#What a handsome girl!  How big is she???  Me likey!#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[babytigger]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#she is a gorgeous gal mystic.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#congrats on your standings!!#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[Trufflemaker]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#What a GORGEOUS black beauty! How does she get that shine?!! Only her hairdresser knows for sure...#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[Mystic]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Horsemad, Ebby is 16.2 but she looks a lot bigger because of her muscle mass. She also stands over lots of ground becuase she has a long back. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Trufflemaker, She gets that shine through tons and tons of elbow grease.  I groom her to within an inch of her life and then bathe her and show sheen her the day before the show. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Thanks Babytigger. Not bad for our first full year in the jumpers.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl# #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#SP, she is basically just stepping over the fences. That happens with anything 2'6 and lower. Both of us can go higher, we school at 3' sometimes higher but she has fun at that height in the show ring. She's just out there playing and I dont' want to take that away from her like I think might happen at 3'. Why take play and make it work when play is so much more fun?#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[Shoal]

She's very beautiful and athletic!

[zooka]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I love the colour!!!#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[Hev339]

She is very beautiful.
Sounds like you put a lot of work into her, and it shows.

[Dream_Merchant]

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She is gorgeous!! I love black horses -- the mare that's trying to pop out a foal currently is black, I dearly hope she produces a black foal!!!

Little off the topic -- are you in a hunter or jumper class?? Just it's interesting that you guys have the poles on the ground for groundlines and stuff, at shows here its a full on rule that every rail must be off the ground --> so yer, bit of a strange one seeing that, but thought I'd ask, after all, you learn something new everyday, especially about Canada and America for me on this board! haha
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[Mystic]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Dream Merchant,#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#&nbsp;#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#We're showing in the jumper ring but not at an overly high height and there are lots of novice riders at this level so they use ground lines for their sakes. Ebony doesn't need ground lines at all. She's a field hunter by trade (her owner hunts her) and I show her in the jumpers. The great thing is is that she will jump just about anything from anywhere, even a standstill. Took her over her very first liverpool last weekend and she never even batted an eye at it.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[Promise]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#STRONG#ed_cl#Mystic&nbsp;#ed_op#IMG src="http://forums.equestrianconnection.com/richedit/smileys/Happy/12.gif"#ed_cl#&nbsp;Lovely photos, and you two look awesome! #ed_op#IMG src="http://forums.equestrianconnection.com/richedit/smileys/Happy/21.gif"#ed_cl##ed_op#/STRONG#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#STRONG#ed_cl##ed_op#/STRONG#ed_cl#&nbsp;#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#STRONG#ed_cl#Ebony is gorgeous as usual. Next to her, it definitely feels like she's around 17hh! She has #ed_op#EM#ed_cl#presence.#ed_op#/EM#ed_cl##ed_op#/STRONG#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#STRONG#ed_cl##ed_op#/STRONG#ed_cl#&nbsp;#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#STRONG#ed_cl#Too bad you're not going to the remaining PHC show, or did you change your mind about it? #ed_op#IMG src="http://forums.equestrianconnection.com/richedit/smileys/Teasing/4.gif"#ed_cl##ed_op#/STRONG#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[*Giddy Up*]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Nice pics!#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#&nbsp;#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Wow, looks like she's just stepping over them! lol.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#&nbsp;#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#You don't use ground poles eh? I always use them!!#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[Mystic]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Promise, Unfortunately we will not be competing at PHC at the end of the month. That's the day of my soon to be sister in law's bridal shower, which is something I can't exactly miss if I want my brother to ever talk to me again. #ed_op#IMG src="http://forums.equestrianconnection.com/richedit/smileys/Teasing/5.gif"#ed_cl#&nbsp;I'm looking for a clinic to take her to over the winter time and we'll be at all 5 challenge series shows next year.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#&nbsp;#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Giddy up, Ebony original purpose is as a field hunter so she never really knew ground lines until she started 'schooling' over fences. She's fine either way so it just depends on what my coach has planned but for the most part we work without ground rails. And she is just stepping over the fences. This mare can jump 4' easily with tons of clearance. I'm super comfortable at 2'6" and she has only 6 shows under her belt and 2'6 is fun for her. Why make it into work when she's having fun. Also I had a lot of years of showing where I was 'training' school horses or had the more difficult horses to ride so had a really rough number of years where I put out a lot of money and hardly ever came home with anything to show for it so going to go out and just have fun on Ebony cause she'll jump anything you put in front of her, which she demonstrated with the liverpool the other week.#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[*Giddy Up*]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Oh definitely Mystic- fun is important! #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#&nbsp;#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#You can just tell it's so easy for her! lol- I know my mare wouldn't just be stepping over them, she like throws me out of the tack at that height. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#

[goldendryad]

She is so gorgeous! You should be super proud of her. What a lovely mare!