Cascade Gold Akhal-Tekes

home of the elite purebred stallion Astrachan

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Ari’s page

Ari (Arzuw) is Galen’s half-brother.  He was Galka’s last foal and was sold to a friend as a weanling.  She kept him until he was 4 and sold him to a lady in California.  He didn’t quite work out for her and came back home.  This has proven to be a wonderful thing—he and Callie, my 13 year old daughter, have become best friends.  Although Ari is still a bit green, he forgives her and takes care of her.  They are working in the arena on trot poles and going straight, and are going out on the trails with me.  Callie and Ari did their first ever organized ride at Home on the Range, in Othello, WA in late March and both did very well.  We did the 11 mile trail ride and after a somewhat rocky start, they settled in very nicely and we finished in about 3 hours.

 

We will continue to work in the arena and out on the trails and Callie thinks maybe we can do a 25 mile ride next time.

 

We just got back from Horse Around Days, a brand-new expo in Mt. Vernon, WA.  Callie and Ari were fabulous and are ready to do it again.

 

November 2007—We never did get to another ride this year, but Ari and Callie have been doing some more trot poles in the arena and  itty-bitty jumps and I’ve been working on his basics too  We’ll see how far we get next year!

Ari and Callie, triumphant after the ride.

Astrachan x Galka 4

Ari as a baby

Cathy and Andy, Callie and Ari and Wendy and Allie at Horse Around Days, July 07

Callie and Ari (bay horse) at Celebrate the Horse expo, July 5th and 6th, Puyallup, WA