| We bought Hemi at the end of 2004. He had been badly abused by someone who did not have his wolf teeth (see below) pulled (he was six when we had it done) and then put an ill fitting saddle on him and then beat him severely for acting up over the extreme pain he was must have been in. His owner dumped him at an auction and a beginner bought him. She could not even brush him he was so mistrustful of people by then. You couldn't go near him with a Western saddle, he bucked and he would try to kick your head off if you went near his hind end. Luckily her friend, who worked at a dressage barn bought him and got him used to being brushed and had managed to get an English saddle on him, but that was as far as she was able to go with him. She had him in English training when we found him, but when we saw his lines we knew that he had awesome potential to be a barrel horse. One girl said riding him was like trying to sit on a Nascar. Update: 4/08 Tricia decided to sell Hemi to Hunter Jumper trainer Erick Gamborino at Flower Mound Equestrian Center. Erick has wanted Hemi for years and Tricia finally gave in. Hemi is being shown and is doing very well in this event. What a versatile horse! Say hi to Hemi if you are up in Flower Mound! |
| What are Wolf Teeth? Wolf teeth should be removed by the time a horse is two or three years of age, especially before a bit is introduced. Some horses never get them, but the ones who do can suffer a lot of pain from them. They grow on the horses bars (the gaps between it's front teeth and back molars) right where the bit is supposed to sit. The metal from the bit will constantly bang and bump on those teeth, causing constant irritation. |
| Goin' round the pole. Tricia had better hang on! |
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| Hemi's Grandsire Dash For Cash |
M-Bar-K Farms
Mia Kita Cash (Hemi)
| Love that red coat Hemi in the afternoon sun (click photo to enlarge) |
| Headin' for the second can Tricia is practicing cans with Hemi. (Click photo to enlarge) |
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