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This
is a page dedicated to Drill Horses that have served more then a
few
years and more than a few riders!
Some have retired and others keep coming back!
We just wanted to show our appreciation to them and their
owners!!
Willy
 
I
have been a part of this club for 20 years in one way or
another. I have to
tell you how lucky Collette has been to have me as her
“Willie”.
I
started out by teaching Heidi the ropes on being a drill team
member. Heidi grew
up and went on to college.
Since Heidi was gone I allowed Collette, Heidi’s mom,
to graduate to me. Let
me tell you, this has been no easy chore.
I just get her going on another horse, and bam she pulls
me out of the pasture which I enjoy immensely and she puts me
through the paces. I
am really hard to catch, getting a little long in the tooth and
you’d think she would get the picture.
But noooo,
even if she doesn’t need me, she finds someone else to ride
me. I have been a
flag horse, a middle horse, a spinning horse, a relay-race horse
and even a barrel horse. Now
that Collette has retired from banking she is working full time
riding and training horses.
Guess what? Who
do you suppose she uses to give lessons on?
You guessed it, ME.
And this hurts just to say it, but last year I took part
in a quad drill. I
had to wear this really tacky tie, shirt and hat, plus grandpa
pants. The outfit
wouldn’t have been too bad but the 3 other horses were dressed
as grannies and one was a gelding.
I have never been so humiliated.
The
only thing I haven’t been is a mom and if she could figure
that one out I would have been that too.
They won’t let me hold any offices but I do hold quite
a status with the other horses.
I can tell them, “Remember when the drill was slower,
all you had to remember was go right or left, or just follow the
horse in front of you.” Now
they think they are going faster, are fancier, and more
complicated. I
guess maybe they are or maybe I am just getting older and
crankier. Collette
has ridden lots of horses through her 20 plus years but you
notice she always comes back to her “Willie”! I don’t know
how long that girl plans to keep this up but I AM THINKING OF
RETIRING!!!!
Chicaro
Tori and Chicaro in
2004
Robin and Chicaro in 1989
Chicaro
was first used in drill when he was 4 years old. He was great the
first year!! Then in the second year he had a few different crashes
and he soon became a little shy of the cross through. He started
bucking Robin off when ever he was scared. She rode him for 10 more
years until she found another horse that was not so inclined to buck.
She then retired him to trail horse. In 2002, after Chicaro had been
sitting out at pasture except for the occasional trail ride, Tori had some
problems with the horse she was riding. Robin offered Chicaro up for
use. Of course she said if some thing happened it wasn't her fault.
Chicaro (a little tired of sitting around in pasture) was more then happy
to be back in drill. Tori rode him for 2 years with out one buck.
He did shy away in some of the crosses until he was sure no one would hurt
him but he did a great job. Then at the end of 2003 he was standing
tied up to the trailer and a horse next to him pulled back which in turn
set him off. He ended up pulling the trailer right off the blocks.
He hurt his neck and didn't get to finish the year. Now Tori is
coaching and Chicaro is giving her niece and nephew rides around the
pasture. He even let Mikah her 5 year old niece ride him in a
parade. He is now 19 and he has decided that he wants to hang out at
pasture with his little buddy Valor (an Arabian that was a twin).
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