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Bubba was one of the older horses on the farm. He was a new born foal when I met him when we had taken Dancer up to be bred (the first time) in 1994. He passed away 12/6/23 at a respectable age of 29.
He was given the barn name "Bubba" due to his size at birth (around 200lbs). For comparison, most foals are around 100, Echo was probably between 60 and 65 but she was tiny (the vet commented on how tiny she was).
As Dede described it, when he was about 6 months old he pinned his ears and they never came forward agaon. He did have his ears forward at times but it often took some coaxing. When he was first born they thought he was potentially stallion material. I think the fact that his sire threw a LOT of foals (around 1/2) that had OCD removed him from consideration independent of anything else).
He was Peter's main riding horse for years, he was successful competing as a young horse at Dressage at Devon. In his older years he was ridden by assorted people and carried them all with dignity and grace in spite of his oversized build.
Bubba in a Halloween Show in 2002 (Erika on board) as a clown
He had been retired for several years due to getting stiff with age but had a good retirement. He was getting a bit grey around the temples but enjoyed treats (I made him put his ears somewhat forward to get treats from me).
I saw him a few days before he was put down and he was fine. He didn't show any issues when they put him out but had Problems when he came back in. They don't know what happened but at least it was clear that he wasn't going to survive what was going on but at least he wasn't in pain. The best guess is that he had a cancer tumor that ruptured.
His grumpy yet charming attitude will be missed and we were respected friends for a LONG time.
He was given the barn name "Bubba" due to his size at birth (around 200lbs). For comparison, most foals are around 100, Echo was probably between 60 and 65 but she was tiny (the vet commented on how tiny she was).
As Dede described it, when he was about 6 months old he pinned his ears and they never came forward agaon. He did have his ears forward at times but it often took some coaxing. When he was first born they thought he was potentially stallion material. I think the fact that his sire threw a LOT of foals (around 1/2) that had OCD removed him from consideration independent of anything else).
He was Peter's main riding horse for years, he was successful competing as a young horse at Dressage at Devon. In his older years he was ridden by assorted people and carried them all with dignity and grace in spite of his oversized build.
Bubba in a Halloween Show in 2002 (Erika on board) as a clown
He had been retired for several years due to getting stiff with age but had a good retirement. He was getting a bit grey around the temples but enjoyed treats (I made him put his ears somewhat forward to get treats from me).
I saw him a few days before he was put down and he was fine. He didn't show any issues when they put him out but had Problems when he came back in. They don't know what happened but at least it was clear that he wasn't going to survive what was going on but at least he wasn't in pain. The best guess is that he had a cancer tumor that ruptured.
His grumpy yet charming attitude will be missed and we were respected friends for a LONG time.
