We got Chuck back in September of 2011 so he will be 13 this September because I just consider the day we got him his birthday, we got him and one other horse from an auction at 9 years old, Chuck was going to be Nicks horse, and the other horse Spirit was going to be mine, we didn't really ride them much at first I was only 11 at the time, the first time Chuck was ridden at our house, he was ridden by Nick, he went down the road and got back home and then procieded to have a bronc session with Nick in the driveway and buck him off, which is says something because nick does a pretty good job as a rider in the wild horse race.... anyways I can't remember when I really started riding Chuck but it was mostly in the round pen, horses have come and gone but he has thankfully always stayed with us, he eventually became my baby boy I rode him more frequently and then as time went buy started to work with him more and more and then I had my accident, we sold 2 of our horses in exchange for some help, I had just a few lessons with Tara and she got me back working with him really good, previously chuck had only been ridden in a halter or hack because he got really fussy with a snaffle, Tara tried a snaffle on him and he worked way good! He likes softer hands if you got up in his mouth he got fussy and irritated, but by then I had become a better rider and was able to be lighter and use my hands independently from my seat, after that I really started to fine tune him and thats how we have gotten to where we are today! Here are some pictures of Chuck througout the years.....
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