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Panch O'Doyle

Pancho was my first horse that I owned. He is an OTTB, around 16hh, I bought him as a 22yo, and he raced and showed under the name Panch O'Doyle.

I bought him in January of 2015, but I had already been exercise riding him for about 2.5 months before that. I competed him through 3' regularly and he took me around my first Beginner Novice and Novice events. He taught me a lot and I am so insanely grateful for it all!


I gained incredible amounts of confidence and knowledge from him, which allowed me to work with the other horses I have owned or ridden or trained.

I sold him back to his old owner Jayne in May of 2016, and he is loved on by the people that owned him for most of his life, and I still give him carrots and cuddles too. He is officially retired now, and living the life of luxury, that he really truly deserves. He gave his all to some girls who didn't always have a lot, and now he gets it all back in his retirement years. 


A big huge thank you to Pancho, for being the best first horse a girl could have ever wanted. Thank you for always packing me around, whether it was tackless, over fences or in your ever-hated sandbox. What a great teacher, you always took a joke, but told me off when I needed to ride better. Enjoy your retirement years! You deserve them!

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