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Dark Horse Madison O'Malley; DOB 3-27-98
Sire: Kerrymor Madison Dam: Big Bear's Bonnie Blue
Photo by Augustine Palmer Spring 2005 - Report about O'Malley from one of his riders . . . "I am an Arab person myself. I have always said that I would trust an Arab to get me home from a trail ride or around a cross country course safely and that no other breed has ever given so much of itself to its rider. Then I met O'Malley! When I started riding him, he was green as grass, but he and I got to the point where I could point him at a line of fences and drop the reins. I schooled lesson students on packers over XC fences from his back, using him as a lead pony for the more inexperienced kids to follow when he was only five. He was smart and willing. Very rarely did he tell me "no," even when he was presented with something he had never seen before.
"Not only was his mind wonderful, but he has lovely gaits. His trot is any equitation rider's dream, and he has an excellent stride that gets great scores in dressage. He covers stadium or XC courses efficiently." Jennifer Rutledge
March 2002 - O'Malley is now a grey gelding standing close to 14.2 hands. He has tons of personality, loves children and really does enjoy being with people in general. O'Malley has been handled regularly since birth with trips to in-hand shows and local outings (including a visit to Pre-school). He was a Christmas gift in December 2001 for the Bader children in Montgomery, AL. Their mom writes to say, "Zoe was able to use O'Malley for all three days of horse camp. He rode in the arena with all the other horses like he has been doing it forever. At the end of horse camp they had a little show. Zoe and O'Malley got a first and a second doing the ground poles and an obstacle course. The girls are so in love with him."