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Tribute to a great horse. |
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Jackie John's Envy, aka JJ,
wasn't a show horse, he was much more. I always felt that he
could have been a show horse, but only tested that thought one
time and he did well as a versatility horse, but his worth was
as a friend, companion, therapist, and babysitter. I bought JJ
when he was not quite 5, and we bonded immediately. I had helped
pick him out for a
friend, but she didn't get along with him and returned him to
the seller. When I heard that he was again for sale I went to
look at him again and bought the beautiful chestnut. He always
brought comments about his looks when we were trail riding, and
was a great ambassador for the breed. He could do a running walk
as fast as most non-gaited horses could canter.
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ride on a horse. He was a sophisticated clown as one trainer
put it about him. JJ would do anything for a peppermint, and
a watermelon would send him drooling! His trainer told me he
had taught him to bow, but you couldn't prove it by me, but
he would take care of me and that is what counted. On a
trail ride, he always
knew where the trailer was and many a time led a lost group
of trail riders to the home camp. We would take rides out in
the pasture and talk about the day's problems and delights. I
could relax on him and know he would not do anything to hurt
me. At 15, JJ started getting overweight and a crested neck.
He had the onset of Cushings disease. In my research on it,
I found that he could have beet pulp soaked in water and
hay. We controlled his weight and Cushings with this
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On Sept 30, JJ had a seizure
and fell down. We worked with my old friend for 3 days to help
him stand and keep him going. We checked on him every 15 minutes
day and night, got him to his feet in the middle of the night.
We had him in a sling the first day to get him up. Then on Oct
2, we realized that he could not get up and that something else
was wrong with him. The vet thought that he may have broken a
bone in his hip and could not move that leg. We had him put to
sleep.
JJ touched many lives, gave
first rides to many people, was a wonderful lesson horse in his
later years, and my best friend for his entire time with me. He
was truly a great horse!
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Reference Photos courtesy of
The Ancestor Gallery |
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SHOW RECORDS |
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05/22/04 |
Stan's Stables Fundraiser Horse Show - Kaufman,TX |
EGG & SPOON CLASS |
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SPEECE, DOROTHY G. |
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05/22/04 |
Stan's Stables Fundraiser Horse Show - Kaufman,TX |
PLANTATION PLEASURE WALKING HORSES |
13 |
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SPEECE, DOROTHY G. |
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05/22/04 |
Stan's Stables Fundraiser Horse Show - Kaufman,TX |
WATER GLASS |
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SPEECE, DOROTHY G. |
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05/22/04 |
Stan's Stables Fundraiser Horse Show - Kaufman,TX |
COUNTRY PLEASURE AMATEUR SPECIALTY |
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SPEECE, DOROTHY G. |
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McDodi Farms.
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