| | | | | |  | Barn Name | Mystique | | Registered Name | Cloud's Mystique W | | Location | Pensacola, Florida, United States | | Owner | CloudsMystique | | Breed | Missouri Fox Trotter | | Gender | Mare | | Age | 9 years, 3 months old | | Acquired | 5/1/2007 (6 years ago) | | Color | Black Overo | | Hands | 15 | | Head Markings | Blue eyes, Snip, Star | | Body Markings | Acquired markings | | Leg Markings | Partial pastern | | Disciplines | Bareback, Bridleless, Competitive trail riding, Equitation, Gaited performance, Gaited pleasure, Halter, Pleasure trail riding, Reining, Show horse, Show trail, Showmanship, Trick horse |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | About Mystique | I bought Mystique from her breeder less than two months after she turned three. She had been under saddle for 30 days and had really only been walked on trails. I spent the next year and a half working on her gait and trail riding at a walk and foxtrot only. When she was four and a half, I started loping her. For the next year, I trail rode more - at a walk, foxtrot, and lope. By this time, she had absolutely perfect manners on the trail. She had amazing endurance, never tried to eat, didn't spook at anything, never ever changed gait without my permission, and listened to vocal commands perfectly. She could run in the direction of the barn and go directly to a walk on a loose rein with just a "walk." I also worked on some bridleless riding during this time. When she was five and a half, I started doing more arena work. Over six months, I taught her how to move her shoulders and hips and how to collect up. I worked on strengthening her hind end, and taught her how to stop on it. I taught her the basic steps of a reining spin, taught her how to pick up the correct lead, and taught her how to counter canter. I tried riding bridleless again, and she performed everything I had taught her perfectly. Then she was six, and I left for Ireland and put her in reining training for the 90 days that I would be gone. When I came back, she had a better lope, a better stop, a better spin, and a nice rollback. For some reason, the trainer failed to teach her flying changes. Over the next few months, I worked her some more and trail rode her some more. I bought a harness and taught her how to ground drive. I practiced with obstacles for competitive trail riding. I taught her how to square up for halter and how to do well in showmanship. Then, when she was six months and nine months old, I took her to her first show. Over two days, I showed her two halter classes, showmanship, two english gaited classes, three western gaited classes, trail, reining, and even barrel racing (just for fun). She was absolutely amazing and won every single class where I didn't screw up the pattern, haha. That was two months ago and I've been giving her a break, only working her about twice a week. I plan to get back into reining very soon, and eventually plan on competing in the MFTHBA Versatility Program.
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I love the photo of ya'll riding on the beach! I've yet to take my gelding to the beach, looking forward to it and hopefully I can get a photo like that one and it doesn't come out blurry!
Cool, cool, cool horse! I love the picture with the stop!
Man oh man she's beautiful!!! Very talented mare, good job!!
Nice horse. It's not often you see a reining MFT.
Wow shes an awesome horse!
If you don't mind my asking, who was her breeder?
She is a GORGEOUS horse by the way. I've always wanted a black horse with blue eyes :)
she is freaking gorgeous! You have a real keeper there!
She is gorgeous. I love her color and her movement. Anddd she is a bridleless horse ! I love to ride bareback but never imagined bridleless!
Wow! Mystique is one of the prettiest horses I have ever seen!
As much as I love my palomino.. I've always had a thing for black horses with blue eyes and she is gorgeous!
Wow! What a beautiful horse!
Wow she is a gorgeous mare! Really drool worthy! *steals her*
she is one of the most beautiful horses i have ever seen.
Absolutely the most beautiful horse I've ever seen!
Wow! She's a show-stopper. And her name is so fitting!
I saw your pics on Flickr a long time ago and still think of all your horses when I think of beauty! What training methods do you use?
Omg... She is beautiful!! What a model hey? lol I love her
Oh my! She's breathtaking!
Wow! What a beauty. She's definitely one in a million. You're so lucky :)
she is gorgeous absolutly amazing x
Wow! She is gorgeous! You are so lucky!!!
I love the blue eye picture! Beautiful!! I have paint with blue eyes and its my favorite part out him. : )
Wow amazing! One of a kind!
Stunning!
She is so pretty! I LOVE her eyes! So gorgeous.
Mystique is absolutely gorgeous!
She is very pretty. I really love the blue eyes.
You should read the "Freedom" series. Ill pm u.
WOW! She is beautiful! Its been a long time since I have seen a black horse that can pull off the blue eye look:)
Stunning !
gorgeous mare, gorgeous eyes!
absolutly gorgeous!!!!!!
what a neat horse!!! i have never seen a black horse with blue eyes
ur very lukey to have a horse like that she is so pretty i just love her wish you luck with her
Beautiful Mare!
Never seen eyes like that on a black horse, what a beauty!
What a great looking horse! She is so beautiful!
She's absolutely beautiful and her eye is stunning
Awww, what a beauty! :)
What an unusual beauty! She's really pretty and those eyes with the black coat.. great :D
I LOVE the photography!!! Beautiful horse, gorgeous photos!!
Absolutely elegant creature!! She is black with a white blaze like my MFT... Too cool.
What a beautiful horse!
Do you use natural horsemanship training with her? She is absolutely gorgeous by the way.
Oh, she's pretty! I love the white nose and ice blue eyes...her look is SO bewitching, it's almost creepy, yah know?! *^o^* I love her!
What a beautiful horse! I am a sucker for blue eyes too.. and to see them on a black horse! Whew! The facility looks VERY professional... all i can say is.. lovely lovely lovely!!
absolutely breath taking horse!! She is so beautiful!!!!
wow what a gorgeous horse!! So you must ride bareback a lot? are you riding bridle/halterless as well?
Great photos! Love that eye.
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