10/30/2026
A note from our trainer:
Some horses are easy to train, some are easy to love. When I met Yunque I loved him immediately. I told Angela in the car on the way home that he wouldn’t fit what we were looking for, he was too small and too hot, but I couldn’t stop thinking about him. A month later he was mine.
When Angela and I started this journey I was blessed with two of the finest creatures I could imagine, Bob and Gerry. Bob won almost every class I took him in, from Third Level to I-1 in one season. Gerry was so easy to train up to PSG that I seriously thought Bruno was coming in and riding him when I wasn’t there (can you say Imposter Syndrome?). As they both aged and Gerry fell ill I worried I would never have another show horse, but this last show Yunque proved that he was up for the job.
Yunque is NOT easy to train. He is very opinionated. He has had castration scar issues that caused him to expect pain in the canter. He is always thinking three steps ahead and learns patterns way too fast. He is however, very easy to love with the cutest ears and snoot, and is super brave.
At the last show of the year, Yunque and I finally got on the same page in the arena. This wouldn’t be possible without my coach Bruno who is always coming up with new ways to teach me, my amazing assistant Anesia, the great vet work that made Yunque comfortable, and of course Angela and Afton Stables who have made all of my dreams come true.
