Genuine Article (Dixie)

Dixie Crossing It didn't take Dixie very long to grow taller than her late mom, FS New Sensation+. We think she takes after her dad, Promotion+. We named her after Sensei's grandsire, The Real McCoy. She won third place in the Maryland Arabian Futurity as a weanling, and was second as a 2 year old (we didn't show her as a yearling). We showed her under saddle as a 4 year old, where she won both Hunter Pleasure Walk/Trot and English Pleasure W/T/Canter. She is also nominated for Arabian Breeders' Sweepstakes. Read about her training and the things we've done with her. Fred started a riding journal in April 2003.

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Newborn Dixie Dixie at 6 months Promotion+
  1. Newborn Dixie
    She is about 2 hours old.
  2. Dixie at about 6 months
    She is already nearly as tall as her mom.
  3. Promotion+, Dixie's sire
    He is a Canadian National Champion and US Reserve National Champion.
    Photo by Stuart Vesty.
Dixie at 2½yo Dixie trotting Dixie trotting some more
  1. Dixie at the 1997 MD Arabian Futurity
    She is almost 2 and a half years old.
    Photo by Peggy Ingles.
  2. Dixie trotting on the longe line
    She is just getting used to wearing a bridle and saddle.
  3. Dixie trotting free
    She is turning grey under her winter coat.
Dixie, Sensei, and Fred Dixie's face turning grey Dixie in the indoor
  1. Dixie searching Fred for a carrot
    Sensei knows they have eaten them all.
  2. Dixie in her stall
    Her face is greying out.
  3. Dixie and Jeannie in the indoor arena
    This is the first time the doors were open.
Dixie being ridden outside Dixie in x-ties Dixie frolicking
  1. Jeannie riding Dixie outdoors
    This is about a month after she turned 4.
  2. Dixie in the cross-ties
    She is slowly continuing to grey out.
  3. Dixie frolicking in the outdoor ring
    It is her 5th birthday.
Dixie running Dixie with Frisco Jeannie riding Dixie
  1. Dixie likes to run
    Another birthday picture.
  2. Dixie with her Hanoverian boyfriend Frisco
    Frisco shows off for her when they are ridden together.
  3. Jeannie riding Dixie in the front field
    Dixie is interested in the horses next door.
Dressage test Waiting to jump Panel Jump
  1. Dixie in her first ever dressage test
    It was only her second show under saddle.
  2. Dixie waiting for the instructor
    This was her first formal jumping lesson.
  3. Dixie and Jeannie having a jumping lesson
    "You can fly?" "No. Jump good!"
Snow scene Dressage clinic Fred riding Dixie
  1. Dixie standing in the snow
    She is waiting for her friends to join her.
  2. Fred and Dixie in a classical dressage clinic
    They both had a good time.
  3. Fred riding Dixie at their first show together
    They did the Intro Walk/Trot dressage test.
Fred, Dixie, and ribbon Dixie and Jeannie in wind Fred and Dixie in newspaper
  1. Dixie and Fred with their first ribbon
    A nice start for their show career.
  2. Dixie and Jeannie being wild women
    It was very windy at the show so we did not braid.
  3. Fred riding Dixie in the outdoor ring
    A photographer was taking pictures for a newspaper article.
    Photo by Christopher T. Assaf.
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