{"id":71,"date":"2023-08-23T22:27:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T21:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/?p=71"},"modified":"2023-08-23T22:49:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T21:49:50","slug":"introductions-saint-croix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/23\/introductions-saint-croix\/","title":{"rendered":"Introductions: Saint Croix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/367763770_694007229440716_2563032129098888418_n-1024x473.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/367763770_694007229440716_2563032129098888418_n-1024x473.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/367763770_694007229440716_2563032129098888418_n-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/367763770_694007229440716_2563032129098888418_n-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/367763770_694007229440716_2563032129098888418_n-1536x709.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/367763770_694007229440716_2563032129098888418_n-500x231.jpg 500w, https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/367763770_694007229440716_2563032129098888418_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>I had a hard time deciding between these two endurance prospects &#8211; VG Midnight Cowboy, and Saint Croix. So I got them both! Let me tell you guys about Saint Croix.<\/p>\n<p>Saint Croix is an 8 year old grey gelding that is line bred Raffles that I was told about from my friend Robbi Pruitt. Robbi is a breeder in Oregon of CMK horses and had one of the mares in SC&#8217;s pedigree.<\/p>\n<p>Saint Croix has not had much done with him because he was so small (around 14 hh), which was fine with me because I was looking for a smaller horse. He was allowed to grow up on a lot of acreage turned out. His feet are a little long but are overall in really great shape. I think he is probably a little under 14 hh but has more than enough spunk and athleticism that I think he&#8217;ll work well for me.<\/p>\n<p>Once I saw his pedigree I knew I would like him as he has so many horses in his pedigree that were also in my horse Granite Chief+\/&#8217;s pedigree. I love both the CMK and the Spanish (and also has some of the same Polish lines that Bo had), it is a fantastic combination! This horse reminds me of Chief in so many ways it is uncanny. Something inside was telling me that I shouldn&#8217;t pass on the opportunity to get this horse, even though I knew that VG Midnight Cowboy was my dream horse. Now I had two to choose from!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-72 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SaintCroix-1024x655.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SaintCroix-1024x655.png 1024w, https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SaintCroix-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SaintCroix-768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SaintCroix-469x300.png 469w, https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/SaintCroix.png 1239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>I imagine that I&#8217;ll come up with a barn name for Saint Croix once I get to know him. I&#8217;ve already been able to put him and Cowboy together and they are getting along famously. They became bonded during their long trailer here from Oregon yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll add some video at the bottom of this post. I&#8217;ll get more once I can get these new boys turned out into a larger area. For now they are still settling in. Looks like I am going to have my hands full for awhile.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-84 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/367825594_977234696896398_7425114921802334377_n-e1692826009615-1024x619.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/367825594_977234696896398_7425114921802334377_n-e1692826009615-1024x619.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/367825594_977234696896398_7425114921802334377_n-e1692826009615-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/367825594_977234696896398_7425114921802334377_n-e1692826009615-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/367825594_977234696896398_7425114921802334377_n-e1692826009615-497x300.jpg 497w, https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/367825594_977234696896398_7425114921802334377_n-e1692826009615.jpg 1523w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-89 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/368079216_848154459869600_4108750265400253217_n-1024x473.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/368079216_848154459869600_4108750265400253217_n-1024x473.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/368079216_848154459869600_4108750265400253217_n-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/368079216_848154459869600_4108750265400253217_n-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/368079216_848154459869600_4108750265400253217_n-1536x709.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/368079216_848154459869600_4108750265400253217_n-500x231.jpg 500w, https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/368079216_848154459869600_4108750265400253217_n.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 584px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-71-1\" width=\"584\" height=\"336\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/370610113_6549976098426648_7841171007463183561_n.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/370610113_6549976098426648_7841171007463183561_n.mp4\">https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/370610113_6549976098426648_7841171007463183561_n.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 584px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-71-2\" width=\"584\" height=\"336\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/370610101_6719708468051457_5258170974978389314_n.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/370610101_6719708468051457_5258170974978389314_n.mp4\">https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/370610101_6719708468051457_5258170974978389314_n.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had a hard time deciding between these two endurance prospects &#8211; VG Midnight Cowboy, and Saint Croix. So I got them both! Let me tell you guys about Saint Croix. Saint Croix is an 8 year old grey gelding &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/23\/introductions-saint-croix\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,13,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-saint-croix","category-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95,"href":"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71\/revisions\/95"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nvendurancerider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}