Young Shyanne

Shyanne survived the storm and as a result became a very quiet horse. I think after she was pummeled at her mother's side in a raging storm,nothing else could rattle her. She was easy to train and developed a real passion for carrots. She grew very large in a very short time, but had the sweetest disposition I have ever known for a horse. When I began riding her and she sometimes became stubborn, I would get out a carrot and if she cooperated she got the carrot. She learned very quickly that if she cooperated she got a treat and it became a funny experience especially when she thought she had done a good job. She would stop and turn around and expect a treat. The look on her face was sort of clownish and she became known for this action. She also loved to eat things other than carrots and constantly pulled on the reins trying to get grass and would even take a swipe at weeds I knew she didn't like. She was proving a point - she could get it if she wanted it. Her barn nickname became Miss Piggy because she wouldn't allow any other horse to be around her when she was eating. The only exception was her mom, Sage, with whom she shared her food generously. Shyanne was big and quiet and didn't like to put forth the effort to canter. She would do it when urged, but lay her ears back and make it appear that she would bite anyone who made her move faster than a walk. You could call her lazy, but in later years she developed navicular disease, partially due to the fact that she had small feet on a big body. Even walking became hard for her after about age 10.