Lilac
Lilac
Lilac is an Appendix (Quarter Horse-Thoroughbred cross) who is intelligent, quick, and loves to adventure. Don’t be surprised if she out-smarts you. We think we can teach her algebra.
Lilac is the personal horse of me, Dr. Amy Nelson. She was born at our family farm in Burlington, Kansas. Her mother is Star, a sweet retired off-the-track Thoroughbred mare. Star was one the lesson horses from in Oregon, so some you may remember her.
On the day Star gave birth, the lilac bushes were in full bloom. Hours later, a winter storm blew through, making it the day snow fell on the lilac blooms.
This sums up Lilac perfectly. Her bloodlines come from Bold Ruler, Secretariat’s sire, this is the snow-storm part of her. When she was three years-old, I began her training and when I first asked for her canter on the lunge line, she did it as fast as she could. It made me laugh because I always had to remind her take it easy. We don’t have to do everything as fast as possible.
Lilac’s biggest talent is her mind - she a very logical horse, who loves puzzles and figuring out the riddle. Her favorite skills are lateral work - half-pass, leg-yielding, shoulder-in. When you ride her, you can develop the feel for those movements really well.