Givré
American Saddlebred Gelding
Born May 29, 1998  ASHA #107301

Givré was purchased from Crosswinds Stables of Corry, PA and arrived where I was living in New York on March 8, 1999.  His name is French, meaning "Frosted" or "Frosty."  It is pronounced with a soft G and short I: ji-vray.  I think this is particularly descriptive of his eyes, which are partially blue.

Jeepers is my "evergreen" horse.  I've been trying to get him trained now since he was three.  HA!  Life has a funny way of making other plans.  So far all we've managed to do is cover the basics of walk, trot, canter and go for a  few jaunts down the road.  Kind of embarrassing actually.

He is affectionately known as "Pooper," a name he acquired shortly after I purchased him.  It was better than calling him "the little sh*t-head."  Since I met him he's always been extremely active.  As a baby, he would drive other horses (and me)  nuts with his antics (I really don't think the goat appreciated being picked up by the ear).  Though he's matured quite a bit he's still an absolute goof ball with a very wired sense of fun.

Jeep was purchased as a stallion but I made the decision to geld him as a two-year-old.  It wasn't a temperament issue; it was just easier on my life.  It was not a total loss, however, as I pasture bred him to Chloe before he was cut.  Tempi was the result.  Not a bad deal.

Jeep has really been a great Dad.  He was joined with mother and daughter when Tempi was a month old.  Chloe, being older, left the baby to be entertained by her fun-loving father.  They still play together and Tempi has a close relationship with both her parents.

I'm hoping this year we will really get rolling because he is a very talented horse who loves to train.  Working really focuses his busy mind and gets him the attention he craves.  I can tell you, we'll be doing a lot of trail riding.  First of all because I don't have a ring, and second because he loves it.  He always wants to see what's around the next corner.  The plan is to do dressage type training on the local dirt roads.  We'll see how that goes.

 

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