This is Sundance, the original dancing horse and the first horse I ever owned. He will be 35 years old next month!!! He retired when he turned 30 because his eyesight was not great and he started spooking at shadows. Though his health has definitely given me some scares the past few years, he is doing quite well this year, has a great winter coat and actually has some weight on going into winter. I got Sundance in 1990 when he was 18. He was a VERY forward horse who loved trail riding. He didn't have a lot of patience (still doesn't) and hated to stand still! Why I got him is a very long story, but let's just say he helped me keep my sanity during some difficult years!
I don't know Sundance's origins, I bought him from a woman in Chester, VT who had owned him a few years. A friend of hers had rescued him from auction. He was one step from starving to death. She showed me a photo of him when they first got him and you could liter
ally see every bone in his body. They got his weight back up and built his muscle and strength. By the time I bought him he was in great shape and had been in parades and even television commercials for the Chamber of Commerce in Chester! He has always been a very hard keeper though, my guess is because of the starvation.
ally see every bone in his body. They got his weight back up and built his muscle and strength. By the time I bought him he was in great shape and had been in parades and even television commercials for the Chamber of Commerce in Chester! He has always been a very hard keeper though, my guess is because of the starvation.Sundance used to be a very golden palomino color, especially with his summer coat, but his color has faded as he has aged. He is still a handsome guy and seems to be enjoying his life of retirement! He was the inspiration for Dancing Horse Farm...
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