**Blue Suede Shoes
[+HC Melodious] x [Silver Slippers]
4 y/o 16.3hh Dapple Gray Dutch Warmblood Mare
Schooling Level Jumper
209 points, $333,000 in earnings

Blue Suede Shoes is easily one of the most talented horses to come to Lewis and Clark Stables so far. A gift from Libby after Lewis and Clark Stables finishing the hunter results, Blue Suede Shoes has +HC Melodious lines, which have been admired by Lewis and Clark Stables for some time, making the mare a dream come true. After a few training sessions, it was clear the mare was ready for low levels of competition, beginning with the All-Around Show held by Melissa, in which Blue Suede Shoes held her own beautifully, placing in nearly every class she entered. This mare isn’t just a pretty face; she’s an excellent competitor and will hopefully have babies just as wonderful and talented as she is, though that seems to be a fair distance in the future. Blue Suede Shoes is temperamentally as well as physically sound, with a highly unusual level-headedness for a mare of her age. For this, she is a natural favorite of many Lewis and Clark riders, all of whom enjoy working her, with her prestigious “look at me!” gaits and her clean and crisp way of moving.

Blue Suede Shoes is currently jumping anywhere from 2’ to 2’ 6”, with plenty of lower jumps to staple her form at this delicate stage in her training. She can also perform in a Training Level Dressage test or compete in a similar stage of hunters with her skills and training. Hopefully Blue Suede Shoes will reach the ever-important Grand Prix level, though her future is quite a bit away, with many horses not beginning the prestigious Grand Prix Level until they are 11 years-old or older. The future may come, but this mare has proven she can take it all in her quick and correct stride.

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