CallMeSkidmark - 2015-05-07 5:46 AM
I love them. I've had two and have gotten along with them amazingly. Can't hardly fight them on anything. Despite them being a bit hot, if you just ride them quietly, they respond well. May be why I get along with them so well, because I'm a pretty laid back rider and do a lot of different things with my horses.
My current barrel horse is also Impressive bred.
(Out of a Conclusive mare
)
Her personality is summed up with the word GRITTY
I absolutely love this horse. She is definitely a little spicier than most, but is incredibly reliable. When I got her, she had only been on barrels for a few months. In the three years I've owned her she has won money ranch sorting
(This mare is cowy as hell
), money earner as a heel horse and won her first big jackpot
(after only 2 days of heeling work
), and has paid for herself as a barrel horse. This year will be exciting to see what she does in the barrel pen after almost 2 years off.
Also adding, she's not spooky. If she tries to look at something, I can almost always just push her right through. She's an epic trail horse and will do anything you ask of her.
When I was preggers, she had time off and I decided to start her for ranch horse/reining stuff. While she did really well with the training, barrel races are just infinitely easier to haul to with a young child, so I've just switched her back to barrels in the last month.
I realize she may be unique, but because of her I will NEVER over look an Impressive horse. I've found in the two that I've had, that they have incredible heart. Both of them were similar in work ethic and grit, despite being out of different sons of Impressive crossed on different types of lineage.
I'll post a few pics of this mare. She will be bred to a son of Colonels Smoking Gun next year because of just how **** athletic and gritty she is, for a NRBC hopeful. If you can't tell, I pretty much think she hung the moon. lol
If you came across one, don't overlook the potential there. But like many bloodlines out there, I think they need a specific type of rider to be able to tap into what they have to offer and not everyone gets along with them.
Have even done some over fences and hunt seat stuff with her... shes mighty cute over fences. In fact, both my Impressive horses were honest good jumpers. Although, these days I do it more for me than my horses.
Sorry for the pic overload. I'd really like to see what this horse you got looks like. What is the Impressive crossed with in his lineage?
She looks real similar to my mare. This is my mares pedigree
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