Fred (I believe his real name is Fortissimo) is going to be your new horse! Not completely 100% yours, but we are going to be co-buying him with your instructor, Amy. We promised you that if you got straight A’s for your entire 3rd grade year, that we would lease or co-buy a horse, and we are fulfilling that promise 🙂

Fred is 11 years old, a male, originally from Holland. He was imported into the US (I don’t know when), and he even has a horse-passport (I didn’t even know there was such a thing)! Amy purchased him outright 2 weeks ago, and he was brought to Yarra Yarra 1 week ago. So far, according to Amy, he is getting along just fine at Yarra Yarra, and adapting to his new environment.

He is a very friendly horse, not shy or timid at all. The first time we met him he was loving all the petting and hugs, and he was trying to eat everything in sight, including the zipper on my jacket! LOL. You are going to go visit him this Friday (6/4/21) to spend time with him and get to know him. Our co-buying agreement is that you get to ride him 3 times per week (2x by yourself, and 1 lesson per week with Amy). I really think you are going to improve and excel with so much more time ‘behind the reins’ 🙂