I’ve been riding for 60 years and Cody is by far the best horse I have
ever known. Over the years I’ve developed strong opinions about the
“perfect horse”, Cody is as close as I’ve ever seen. Funny thing, Cody
came to me by way of the internet. A fellow in Montrose, Colorado was
selling him online. I rode him for 4 hours then wrote a check, a pretty
large one. Best buy of my life as it turned out. Once I got him home I
stared to discover what a special fellow he was. He’s a registered
Quarter Horse and was 6 at that time.. then mostly dark gray and
dappled. He is the most agile, powerful, yet careful horse I have ever
seen. We spend hundreds of hours every summer up in the high country
above 10,000 ft. and mostly on rough mountain terrain. I’ve never had a
mishap with him or been with anyone I thought was better mounted. Cody
is a horseman's dream. Good horses are hard to find and great horses are
rare. Cody and I are a perfect match… we both have curiosity, stamina
and a joy of getting out in the mountains. I look after him, always
careful to make sure I don’t ask him to put a hoof in a dangerous place,
let him rest after a long or steep pull and he looks after me, never
letting us get in a bad situation. If I chose a path that is less then
smart, he says “lets try this way, it’s safer and easier” .. Cody’s
never wrong. Nothing scares him… we were on top of a mountain, way above
the timberline, at 12,500’ in the Pecos and lightning hit 125 feet from
us.. Cody never even flinched. That was more then I could say for me.
He told me 13 years ago he didn’t like iron bits so we stopped using
them and I had a horsehair bosal made for him, sometimes we just skip a
bridle altogether. I have been blessed to share the past 14 years with
this outstanding fellow. We are both grey old-timers now but still have
the will and strength and I think love of the trail. I truly hope we
have many more years in the mountains ahead of us.
Bill Manns
Santa Fe, NM
Many thanks to Durvet Apple Wormer for sponsoring "This is my Trail Horse". Cody will receive a gift from Durvet. www.applewormer.com Share your "This is My Trailhorse" story with ACTHA by leaving your story with a photo in the private message box of the ACTHA Facebook page or by emailing alex@actha.us.
Many thanks to Durvet Apple Wormer for sponsoring "This is my Trail Horse". Cody will receive a gift from Durvet. www.applewormer.com Share your "This is My Trailhorse" story with ACTHA by leaving your story with a photo in the private message box of the ACTHA Facebook page or by emailing alex@actha.us.
