To Become a Breyer Horse, Win Everything

Many of us horse people -- and our horses -- are one-trick ponies. We pick a discipline and we stick to it, more or less. I sometimes think I do well to approximate my chosen discipline, much less diversify.

One way to become a Breyer Horse is to win everything, and that's what Sheba did. Here's a photo from a magazine showing her tied outside of her stall at the 2003 BreyerFest, where she was a guest horse and one of the stars. Sheba dislikes stalls so Julie usually ties her outside the stall whenever they are showing.

Sheba is one of the country's "winningest" mules, according to the card that comes with Sheba's Breyer model. Here's the Breyer description of her accomplishments:

Maynard's Miss Sheba, the multi-talented buckskin mule, is one of the "winningest" and versatile mules in the country. When this pretty golden molly isn't babysitting teh young stock at their first shows or learning new under-saddle skills, she is busy sweepign up every international and national mule championship possible. She was born in 1988. Her sire was Dry Gulch Maynard large standard jack, and her dam was Brothers Rhapsody, a Foundation QH mare.

A tall 15.2 hands, Sheba has excelled in several categories, and has to her name the World Championships and National Championships in categories ranging from Halter and Trail to Dressage, Western Pleasure, Sidesaddle, Hunter Hack and Hunter Under Saddle.

Add to that her other titles in the North American Saddle Mule Association, including the prestigious High-Point Mule in the Nation title, not just once, but won three times over, and her stack of Superiors in a variety of classes. Sheba doesn't want to stop there, apparently, because she has also stood Grand Champion Halter Mule at Bishop Mule Days, the Houston Livestock Show, and the International Livestock Exposition, among many others.

With those sorts of accolades, it could be expected that Sheba would want some quiet time when at home, yet she is always eager to go out on trail rides and she enjoys working cattle. Sheba's multi-faceted talents have made her a top ambassador of the mule world, and she has formed many treasured memories for those lucky enough to see her in the spotlight.

More to come....

Comments

[Scott]

You have such a great blog! Too bad my experiences with mules weren't this great. Way to go Sheba.

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[Jamie]

Whoa! You really surpeised me with this! hah. All of the guesses in my head were wrong of course! Cool mule though. Will anxiously await "the rest of the story"....

[Strawberry Lane]

Fascinating stuff! Had no idea. Talk about a winner!!

[Tracey/Desperate Horsewife]

Cool Mule!

Darling always wanted to breed Quiet Storm to a jack. Of course, now that she's sold her that won't happen. I think her new mare has ears long enough to be a mule, though, so perhaps that will keep her happy?