Jasper's No-Frills Photo Page
LINKS:

Jasper on YouTube

Jasper's Thoroughbred Heritage Page

Jenn's Horsebuying Saga *

*For those people who gasp, "What made you buy a Thoroughbred?!" I tried out a LOT of horses of different varieties. He was the best candidate. And he's proven to be sane and brave. Click the above link to see a mere sample of the trials I went through.


November 2007, Spicewood Farms. Photo by Raf Rodriguez

Check out Jasper's friends at Spicewood Farms.

Jasper:
Thoroughbred gelding, 12 years old, black, 15.2 hands or so. Owner and servant: Jennifer E. Cook

Jasper's on YouTube:

  • Jenn falling off after a jump
  • Jumping at what seemed to me to be a high speed but likely isn't.
  • Trotting beatifully "between the aids"
  • Terrible canter transition (WTF?!)
  • Following me around, Parelli style
  • Plus Jennifer's world-famous compilation: Learning to Ride as an Adult: The Best of the Worst

Choose from all of SMASHCO's videos on youtube: Click here

Plus...Black horse owners: Black as Knight works!
(Supplement to keep your black horse from turning orange in the summer)

.May 2008, jumping.  

Trotting on the bit, April 2008. Just 4 days after I watched Clinton Anderson's "Riding WIth Confidence" DVD, ol' lockjaw softened up. See the video on YouTube.
Bareback July 2008 Bareback canter depart! (Yes, I'm wearing shorts). July 2008
I like that he looks uncharacteristically fierce, spittle flying. His spittle, not mine (you just had to ask, didn't you?)

 

April 2008  September 2007 Spicewood Farms, Austin, Texas 


New trick: stepping up on platform, April 2008


Figure 1: Why learning to ride, particularly as an adult,
is so physically and emotionally frustrating.
All four feet off the ground, galloping over a rail (!!), April 2008. See this video on YouTube
 Following over jumps. July 2008. See the dorky video on YouTube.
Gee, my hair must smell terrific.


October 2007: broken hand. Photo by Raf Rodriguez


October 2007: end of the day as a family. Photo by Raf Rodriguez


February 2007 Jenn and her hero, Clinton Anderson. He. Is. Touching. Me.


Not photoshopped at all. Unbelievable. Photo by Raf Rodriguez


May 2007 Spicewood Farms


September 2007, Spicewood Farms.


December 2006 Polo Club. We both have dazzling smiles.


September 2007, Spicewood Farms. Photo by Raf Rodriguez

 

NEW! Link to heritage photo page of Jasper's ancestors.
Huh, none of them seem to be wearing fake antlers.

Link to Jenn's horsebuying page. 

Link to Jasper's friends.