About Blaze

One of the first things you may notice about Blaze is his blaze (the white strip down his face). He is very attentive. Not much gets by without his notice. He & his mother were Bureau of Land Management mustang rescues. 
 

It may look like Breeze is the only pest, but if you watch me walk the boys up the hill, you will likely catch Blaze pestering Breeze behind my back. He is a very smart boy.

Blaze is a quiet leader. Although Breeze is more "pushy" with people (in a warm and friendly way), Blaze is the Alpha between the two of them. Little did we know this picture provided evidence of that aspect of their relationship.

Although not in the picture, George Shaffner of Good Acres Sanctuaries is showing us how to install a highly visual polytape fence so these two can get out and run in the pasture. While George & Mike worked, Blaze decided to take a nap! He also enjoys rolling on the ground at any moment. 

Blaze is my watch horse. He is so attentive. Even when the horses are at the top of the hill in the pastures acres away, I can still see his head raise and his white blaze shimmer as he watches for me. I frequently get nickered at and that's all it takes to make the cares of the day melt away. He is attentive, playful, confident yet cautious, and very gentle. He loves to talk, roll, and trot. He is a wonderful partner under saddle and continues to make progress nearly every day.

My goal was to ride Breeze and Blaze by the time they were three years old. Although I don't have a picture of me riding Blaze (hard to take a selfy atop a horse), the look on Blaze's face is a good picture of how easy he is under saddle. He is truly a partner and although he does try some fancy footwork to get treats, generally he is attentive and tries hard to understand what I am asking. He is a very good communicator, both trying to understand as well as to be understood.

Blaze decked out with his new green blanket, matching hackamore, and soft girth strap. This was a great morning of training under saddle for both of us!

Blaze and I passed our Parelli Level 1 Audition! This picture is just one of the practice sessions of haltering with Savvy. Blaze earned a Level 1 ++ on his sideways game! 

Blaze and I are playing toward Level II in the Parelli program. The horse decides the timeline. We are not rushing, but he is doing great!!