Adrienne Scheck | SW Future Foal

Gaia made history at 11:00 p.m.October 27, 2012, becoming the first MM foal born in the US using imported frozen semen from Brasil. A labor of love, our dream was realized when Agro Maripá collected and exported the first frozen MM semen from 3 of his stallions in Brasil. Our continued thanks to Agro Maripa!

Gaia is the product of Oma de Maripa and Brasilia do Summerwind. She was reserved by Dr. Adrienne C. Scheck of Scottsdale AZ and with SW Future Foal retaining breeding rights to her to ensure her genetics are carried forward in the U.S.

All of us are thrilled with her!!!!!

Her name Gaia was selected by Adrienne for a number of reasons. Gaia (“guy-a”) is the goddess or personification of Earth or Mother Earth (the Greek common noun for “land” is ge or ga) in pre-Olympian Greek mythology. The Gaia hypothesis proposes that organisms interact with their inorganic surroundings on Earth to form a self-regulating, complex system that contributes to maintaining the conditions for life on the planet.

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I love riding with my friends and with John! John signed up for the ride, but his main horse, Artemis do Summerwind was lame just days before the ride was scheduled. (Later, we found out it was an abcess)

So, it was up to us, the three amigas! Both Kristy and Adrienne had done this before, so I felt confident that the rookies, me and my MM horse. Caboclo, could do well with their helpful hints. It was on St. Patrick’s Day, so Kristy brought decorations, Adrienne brought paint and I wore green. There was a prize for the most green and NONE of us even came close! I wish I had a photo of the winner!

I’m official! Caboclo looks thrilled. Ready to ride!

Talking strategy – trying to figure out the obstacle instructions!

Checking into the competition. It’s judged, but not timed.

The three amigas! Caboclo’s ears are focused on the next test.

McDowell Mountain Park was where we rode

Kristy, always looking good, especially on a horse!

Adrienne out of the serpentine poles and into the backup box!

On the homestretch! Only 1 obstacle left!

Can you tell we had a great time? These ACTHA rides are held everywhere around the country. You can earn points and even prizes for you and your horse if you do well. Each obstacle on the trail is judged and the time is not important.

Most of the obstacles can be practiced beforehand, but that isn’t always the same as doing them on the trail! Some horses react to the plastic cones that mark the obstacles or sometimes the materials the obstacles are made of. The horses go through each obstacle individually, so patience is a virtue and some horses don’t like to wait. Nor do they like to be left behind, which is what it feels like for the horse going last.

It’s a pretty good way to meet people in your area too, if you are looking for people to ride with! So, if you haven’t tried it yet, go visit their website. http://www.actha.us

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