What a stud!
“Traveling through hyperspace ain't like dusting crops, farm boy,” said the original Han Solo, played by Harrison Ford in 1977’s “Star Wars” motion picture.
Well, no, it’s certainly not.
Take a look at this handsome stud, if you have any doubts about that.
Capt Han Solo+ is a 1995 purebred Arabian stallion, owned by novelist and equestrian Jennifer Walker of Folsom, California. (Walker is the author of the Green Meadow Series of equestrian books for preteens. See links at the end of this blog post for more information.)
Sired by Abu Rabba, this Sabino Chestnut beauty is a Ben Rabba grandson out of Huckleberry Bey daughter RR Bey Mystique.
Solo, as Walker calls him, sports four white socks and a blaze. Flashy and athletic, he was 2007 Reserve National Champion in Training Level and a Top Ten First Level in Dressage , taking top Sport Horse Stallion honors in Regions 1 and 2.
CHS Skywalker, one of his sons, went National Top Ten twice for Sport Horse In-Hand Geldings.
Capt Han Solo+ stands at stud at Panoshe Ranch in Sacramento, California.
In fact, this sweet horse, coming five in 2012, has one of America’s best-loved
as well. Choke and TJ were finalists in the American Competitive Trail Horse Association’s
“America’s Favorite Trail Horse” contest last year.
Her actual name is Little Miss Finnegan, but everyone knows her as Choke.
Clibborn and his wife, horse trainer Tracy Porter, continue
to participate in Mustang training competitions, often displaying their
successes in equestrian performances and horse expositions each year. And Choke
always draws applause, particularly when she bows to the ground and welcomes
her cowboy to curl up next to her.
Choke does anything but
choke.
Wisconsin horse trainer T.J. Clibborn loves a challenge. The
Australian-born cowboy has gentled numerous wild Mustangs, transforming them
into pleasing mounts.
One of Clibborn’s all-time favorite horses is a Mustang mare called Choke.
In fact, this sweet horse, coming five in 2012, has one of America’s best-loved
as well. Choke and TJ were finalists in the American Competitive Trail Horse Association’s
“America’s Favorite Trail Horse” contest last year.
Actually, Choke wasn’t Clibborn’s first choice, when he went
to bid for a wild mustang for his first Extreme Mustang Makeover Challenge
about five years ago. But he fell in love with the bay immediately. On their
first night together, Clibborn saved the mare’s life by dislodging shavings
from her throat in the stall. The feral mare had ingested them and began
choking.
Choke was aptly
named.
Her actual name is Little Miss Finnegan, but everyone knows her as Choke.
The pair went on to finish fifth in the 2009 Mustang
Challenge, held at the Midwest Horse Fair in Madison, Wisconsin. Two years
later, they won the Ultimate Cowboy Challenge.
Clibborn and his wife, horse trainer Tracy Porter, continue
to participate in Mustang training competitions, often displaying their
successes in equestrian performances and horse expositions each year. And Choke
always draws applause, particularly when she bows to the ground and welcomes
her cowboy to curl up next to her.
Related Items:
- Book Review: Bubba Goes National, by Jennifer Walker
- Book Review: Bubba to the Rescue, by Jennifer Walker
- Horsey Books: Check Out 'Bubba to the Rescue'
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Captain Han Solo+ photos
From Jennifer Walker – Used by Permission.
Choke photos provided by T.J. Clibborn
Choke photos provided by T.J. Clibborn
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Straight to my heart AGAIN. My daughter participated in the Extreme Mustang Makeover (I think it may have been the first).
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What a fun series of blog posts! Thank you so much for including Solo.
ReplyDeleteInteresting write up and beautiful horses.
ReplyDeleteGreat timing, Linda, because Solo had a beautiful chestnut filly born last night! Pictures on his facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/groups/123936320984701/
ReplyDeleteWhat beauties! Love your pics!
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