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100 times before as an excuse to stand stiff legged and bug- . eyed, snorting and ready to shy. But Chilly Wind didn’t' even give a second glance to , the stranger snapping a camera practically in his face. He twitched an ear the first time the shutter clicked and just kept on trotting around the circle, steady as a “made” horse that’s had years of experience in the ring.
According to Bill, Chilly Wind’s behavior is the rule : rather than the exception at West Wind Farm. “Dee never has any trouble breaking our horses. We handle them from the time they’re babies. We’re always petting them or doing something with them.”
The daily contact with humans who stroke them, brush them and feed them, all the while crooning in soft • voices, is certainly a factor in raising babies that look upon their two-footed caretakers as friends and not adversaries. But Dee’s skills as a trainer shouldn’t be overlooked. She can turn a rank beginner into a polished show ring professional almost overnight. Her parents once bought an unschooled hunter prospect and shipped the green horse to North Carolina where Dee was living at the time. She worked him for less than a year and then brought the horse back up to Loudoun County to top the big fall hunter sale at Oatlands.
Small Scale Breeden
The barns and pastures at West Wind are home to 12 horses at present. The Weavers have one stallion standing at stud, Forbesy’s Ruler, a grandson of leading sire Bold Ruler. A five-yearold Virginia bred, Forbesy’s Ruler is just beginning to make a name for himself as a sire with one of his colts recently going for $50,000. He’s the daddy of several of the weanlings, yearlings and two-year-olds who doze ankle deep in straw in the roomy box stalls at West Wind. The farm is a family business. In addition to breeding stock. Bill offers a personalized buying service that grew out of appeals for help from friends and neighbors in finding the perfect horse to suit their needs and riding skills. Now other dealers will “list" their offerings with Bill and he earns a commission when he matches a horse and a buyer. And if any of the Weavers stumble on a likely prospect in their travels, they’ll buy the animal and take it back to West Wind to wait for an owner. “We usually have something here we can show people who are looking for a horse.” Bill noted.
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