Flying W Farms Baron Von Ballinadee

IGGHR#406

Sire: Baron-Friesian X Dam: FWF Golden Glow Palomino-Saddlebred
Foaled 4/11/05 Buckskin Georgian Grande gelding
He is named for a lovely place on the coast of Ireland

Also owns Baroness Von Truffle

Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007
Subject: a few pics
Hi Fredericka and Robin!
Attached are a few pictures of Ballinadee (Romeo) and me. My sister
came out in the pasture while I was just having fun with him and got
a few shots of us. Hope you enjoy!

A woman with long hair smiles while hugging a horse in a close-up black-and-white photo.

A woman with a ponytail and a light blue hoodie smiles while gently touching the forehead of a white horse.

A white horse with a dark mane stands among greenery, wearing a green bridle. Small purple flowers are tucked into its mane.

Close-up of a horse's head with a purple flower tucked into the green halter. The horse is light-colored, and there are blurred purple flowers in the background.

A shirtless boy nuzzles his forehead against a horse with a green halter in front of a wooden barn.

Close-up of a horse with long black and white mane, adorned with small purple flowers, outdoors on a sunny day.

A person in shorts and no shirt holds the reins of a light-colored horse standing on grass near a wooden fence and barn under a partly cloudy sky.

A light-colored horse stands on grass, with a person holding its bridle. A wooden building and fencing are visible in the background.

A light brown horse with a black mane and tail is trotting indoors beside a wooden fence.

Yearling photo

Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007
Subject: Ballinadee!
Hi Fredericka and Robin!
Today I gave Ballinadee his fist official bath! He loves the water just like Truffle. It is so much fun when they love water because then you can go swimming with them! Truffle and I have many fun and glorious memories splashing and swimming in the water! Anyways, I thought that I would take a few pictures of him and send
them to you. Tomorrow I'll try and get some of him and me together -
I was just all messy from giving him the bath and I wanted the pictures to look nice. Hope you enjoy them!! Thank you giving me this special friend!
Sincerely,
Kelsee

Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007
Subject: A quick update!
Hi Fredericka and Robin!!!
Ballinadee is doing wonderfully! Yesterday, I got him completely tacked up. Saddle and bridle and all! I think he felt quite grown up! We have been taking everything really nice and slow but exposing him to lots of different things. He is such a good boy and absolutely breathtaking to watch! What a wonderful mount he is going to make! Thank you again! Truffle is also doing fabulous! I have a little story to tell you about her. These last few weeks, I felt like she wasn't acting normal and wasn't looking forward to our rides like she usually does. And while we were riding, she was spooking over things that she didn't have a problem with before. So I thought, well maybe she needs a little break. So, I gave her a few days off, but she grew worse. I got on her and suddenly she began to piaffe! I then realized that she had simply been bored. She learns so incredibly fast and she was telling me that she was ready to move even faster! This mare just turned five and we are already working on Grand Prix movements! She loves the extended trot and canter too. However, I believe that the piaffe and passage are going to be her favorites. She completely lights up and becomes so animated whenever I ask her for it. She is so sensitive that all I have to do is shift my seat and Bam! she does it! Truffle was so spectacular to watch that I suddenly realized that there were four other boarders from the barn just watching us. They couldn't believe that it was her first time ever doing these movements and the absolutely incredible balance, control, and fun she was having, especially for her age. I see people yelling at their horses or kicking/whipping them or getting all angry and in a fix to get their horse to do certain things. I have never had to "fight" with Truffle to get her to do something because we both want to please the other and when we work together, so much gets done with so much fun!! Well, I'll give you another update soon and let you know how we are doing. Have a wonderful day and I hope to hear from you soon!
With much gratitude,
Kelsee