Flying W Farms Baron von Maximus IGGHR #414

aka Red

Sire: Baron-Friesian X Dam: Alexandria's Fire-Saddlebred

Bay Gelding Foaled 4/29/05

Owner Terri Gamble

A brown horse with a red halter trots in a sandy enclosure near a barn and a fenced area.

A person observes a horse jumping over a blue barrel in an outdoor fenced area with flags of Texas and the United States in the background.

A brown horse with a black mane walks in a sandy fenced enclosure with a grassy area and trees in the background. Two flags are visible on flagpoles in the upper left.

A brown horse wearing a red halter trots towards the camera in a fenced, sandy enclosed area with grassy fields and buildings in the background.

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Subject: Max
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2012
From: Terri Gamble
Hi! It's been a long time since I've contacted you. I hope all is well with you. Here are some photos of Max (Baron's son) playing with me at liberty. He is a very cool horse!!! I've done all his training myself with the help of some Parelli clinics. He is incredibly smart, confident, curious, and so willing. He loves to jump, we are getting into some dressage, and I can trail ride him anywhere in a halter. He has done incredibly well considering I usually only work with him twice a week. Thank you again for such a wonderful horse!!!!!!
Please tell Robin I said hi!
Terri Gamble
Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009
Subject: Hello from Texas!!!
Hello Wagner Family!!! I can't believe it has been two years since I got Max aka Red! He is doing wonderfully!! I am training him myself and going to Parelli Natural Horsemanship clinics. I ride him in a
bitless bridle and often bareback. Max's gaits are beautiful. We have even gotten an incredible extended trot from him at the last clinic (kind of by accident on my part) and the Parelli instructor kept saying "oh my
gosh that is beautiful". His canter is so comfortable! He is so smart and so receptive to training. If I had more time to play (the Parelli word) with him, he could be so much farther along. But I am having a blast and and am loving every minute even if I'm moving slowly. I'll be moving Max from the place he's at to a place within walking (riding) distance from the trainer. She's got a covered arena which will really help when it is 110 outside. Having an arena to use regularly will increase my riding time. Where I'm at now is really rough.

Robin-how are you? I keep meaning to drop you a note, but I have a hard enough time checking my email. I watch all your videos. You look so beautiful!!! I haven't been back to Ohio since my visit when I met you. Next time I'm there, I'm going to come for a visit. I really enjoyed talking and visiting with you.
I am embarrassed to say that I have no photos to send. One of these days, I'll get organized and take some.
Max is beautiful and doing great! Everyone loves him. He's just full of personality, curiosity, intelligence, and athleticism. Thanks again for such a wonderful horse!!
Terri

A person stands behind a wooden fence next to a brown horse in an outdoor setting, with a barn and a person in the background.

A child holding a spray bottle stands next to a brown horse in an open area with trees and fencing in the background.

A woman and a child walk a brown horse on a leash in a field with a wooden fence and trees in the background.

Hi, Fredericka!

Red is doing great! He gets along with all the horses and all the people. I lead him around all over the ranch so he can get used to all the sights and sounds. I let him loose in a huge pasture today to run around and he never went out of sight. He really likes to know where I am. I've been working him loose in the round pen and doing sort of the Monty Roberts join up thing. I think we were "joined up" from the beginning though. He'll follow me anywhere! I ordered a surcingle to begin long lining him since I don't have a saddle yet. I want to do lots of ground work before getting on him. I'm just amazed at how cooperative he is!
I'm going to email you some pictures of him. These were taken about an hour after he arrived. He was so calm! He followed my son, Coleman, readily and wanted to be close to everyone.(My husband, the owner of the place, and my mother in law were there also.) Everyone that sees him is amazed at his personality, gentleness, and gorgeous good looks!

Please keep in touch! I enjoy hearing from you!
Thanks again for the wonderful horse! Terri