Honor Sheba
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Sterling's Dusty Rose
Dusty Rose... we met her at friends during our stay in Tennessee in October 2007. There is not much we can tell about her yet, although? Sterling's Dusty Rose just switched stable 2 weeks earlier and the new owner had not ridden her yet. The mare looked friendly and soft, had a nice conformation and we liked her bloodlines. Dusty Rose is a Heritage Outcross. Meaning 1 of her parents is Heritage certified, in this case her sire; Buds Sterling Bullet. Enough reasons for us to see this mare born in 2002 being ridden. As gentle and laid back during brushing and saddling, as restless she became once 1 foot was in the stirrups. This was ackward since Dusty Rose was shown ridden with just a ropehalter 2 weeks earlier. But no, the saddle and bridle was clearly something she was not used to. Now what? This mare had potential but we couldn't judge her gaits, nor see if she would be suitable for our ridinglessons and workshops. We decide to thank our friend and to continue our search. We did however make an appointment to return in a few days to take a look at another mare. Later that week we are at the same breeder looking at another mare. We talk some and after a while the question was asked if we'd like to see Dusty Rose being ridden again. We were enjoying our visit and it would be nice to watch horses under saddle while we were talking. Big was our surprise when Dusty Rose moved happy and with confidence showing her full potential. It appeared this young lady had not been ridden in 3 years and had to get used to a saddle and bridle again. Once she had been ridden twice, Dusty Rose was totally relaxed and moved in a very nice 4 beat flatwalk. What a nice horse!
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