Painted Dressage Farm
Painting the path for all breeds in dressage
Meet the "PD" Horses
My Dear Watson
Watson is Kate's retired FEI partner and her childhood pony. He is a now 30 (ish) year-old grade paint who was picked up for meat price at an auction in 2011. Watson was green broke when Kate first got him, and over the last decade they grew from Intro Level through schooling the Grand Prix. Watson is now living out his retired days as a pasture puff in Kate's front yard, and has the very important title of being Painted Dressage Farm's official door greeter ;)
Without Watson, Painted Dressage would have never become what it has today.
Into the Cosmos
Cosmo is a 6 y/o QH x Gypsy Vanner who Kate selected as a 2 year old and started herself. He is currently showing through 3rd 3 with scores to 67.25% and has dabbled in the FEI 6 year old tests.
Ginger Lilly
Ginger is a 20 year old Morgan standing at 14'3 hands. She is our treasured lesson horse and takes the absolute best care of her riders. Ginger has shown through 1st level with scores up to 70%, and Training level with scores to 72.5%.
Rowan
Rowen is a 5 year old BLM Mustang who is being integrated into our lesson program. He has 3 correct and competitive gaits, and is a super fun ride for our more advanced students! We look forward to seeing the horse he develops into.
Ford's Peregrin Took
Pippin is Kate's coming 2 y/o stallion prospect that she hopes to campaign as a competitive, intelligent, and amateur-friendly stud option. Pippin exhibits 3 correct gaits and his disposition is unparalleled. It is going to be hard to wait for him to turn 3!
In Memory of
Dearly Delightful
"Delilah"
Before
After
Delilah was rescued in spring of 2021 with a body score of 2. She had never seen a farrier and was relatively unhandled. Lila was the first horse Kate started under saddle and she took to dressage like a fish to water. In June of 2022, our sweet Lila unfortunately lost her battle with a rare neurological condition that resulted from her previous malnutrition. She will always be a treasured member of our herd and loved by many.