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Guy has started up shows again finally after EI. During the break he decided to try new things. His 4yo Stockhorse Gelding Spinabbey has been a talent since the first day Guy rode him. He started cantering sideways as easy as forwards. Now Guy has turned up his training and Spinabbey canters half-pass backwards and is now starting to canter backwards a few strides. We have also just bought a grey and white paint Brahman Bull Calf. He is 7 months old and has already learnt to lay down to a cue and is very cute. You will hopefully see him at shows some time in the future.
26/04/2008
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We got married at our home in Maryborough on a beautiful day on 26
April. Guy rode in on Nugget with his groomsmen Rocket and Nigel
riding Sequel and Teggun. I rode in sidesaddle on my 3yo
Stockhorse Gelding Nalkari Akula Moon (Louis). Guy's daughter
April is 6yo now and she, along with my 6yo niece Olivia, were the
cutest flowergirls. My stunning bridesmaids were my best friend
since we were 11yo, Jackie and Guy's sister Skye (who had only given
birth to her baby boy, Hunter, 3 months beforehand). Hunter was
the perfect baby with not only lapping up the girls at my hen's night
but spending the whole day with us on the wedding day taking it all
in. Dear friend, Angus Lane, was our celebrant, who along with
his wife, Vicki, made the day so special for us. We had many
wonderful family and friends help celebrate our special day.
Please click on the Fan Club to see our amazing present from the
Knight family (Simon, Bridget, Georgia & Jack), Warrenbri Romeo's
Lass. We celebrated our reception at the Brolga Theatre in town,
followed up by our honeymoon at
King Ludwig's Bavarian
Station Cabin at Maleny. Check them out if you're up for a
romantic getaway they're the loveliest family. 04/09/2007 Unfortunately we lost Nugget and Barglo's latest filly. She will be sadly missed in our front paddock. A fond memory we both have of her is when moving to our new home a couple of km's away, Guy transported the horses by riding or leading them up the road. The filly at a couple of months old was very quickly taught to be halter broken and off they went. Guy riding Nugget, leading Barglo on one side and the filly cantering by her father on the other side was a wonderful sight.
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Guy
had a four horse act this year and never ceases to amaze his
fans. The latest edition to the team is a three year old
Australian Stockhorse Gelding named Quietway Spinabbey.
Spinabbey is by Guy's 'Docs Spinifex' stallion QP Power Play out
of a great granddaughter of the immortal Stockhorse sire Abbey.
Though not a dun by Nugget, Spinabbey has found his way into the
team due to his extreme athleticism. Spinabbey will
canter completely sideways, canter spin, canter pirouette,
canter on the spot and even canter half pass backwards.
Eventually Spinabbey may even canter backwards. Spinabbey
is turning the heads of the average horse person as well as the
professionals. Guy believes that Spinabbey is something
really special.
Quietway Kenny first went to the Ekka as a two year old in
2006. This year as a three year old, Kenny was once again
entertaining the crowds and standing up to the job in his
liberty and ridden work. Kenny became quite the comedian
of the group when joined by his brothers, a character that is
becoming a favourite to the thousands of people who have
witnessed his personality.
The big boys, Quietway Hope and Quietway Sequel worked as
seasoned performers again this year (at the tender ages of six).
They showed their high levels of training and trust allowing an
incredible finale of Sequel laying down whilst allowing
Spinabbey, Kenny and Hope, who came from a distance, to all
stand over the top of him.
© 2008 Guy McLean The Horseman
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