Style • Speed • Scope
Style... there is a beauty and elegance about the Thoroughbred that catches the eye. The way they carry themselves; the elastic, energetic way they move. We love to prove those facts in the Dressage ring with our Thoroughbreds. The stylish ways of Dressage are only enhanced by the Thoroughbred. Warmbloods can go and do their thing all they want, but Thoroughbreds can do just as well as they can and look even better doing it.
Speed... the Thoroughbred was bred to run. Speed is synonymous with their name. Since the Thoroughbred is the center of Rockledge, speed is as well. While speed is not what our disciplines focus on, it is a part of our Thoroughbreds and we do not discourage it, we encourage it in a different way than what a Thoroughbred is known for.
Scope... not only are Thoroughbreds speedy, they are also scopey. The athleticism of the Thoroughbred gives them a natural advantage that cannot be taught. Their legs seem to turn into springs when faced with the task of clearing an obstacle and their smooth gaits help them dominate a course. The energy that they show as racehorses on the track can be turned into something fabulous in the jumping ring and we love to do just that with our Thoroughbreds.
Speed... the Thoroughbred was bred to run. Speed is synonymous with their name. Since the Thoroughbred is the center of Rockledge, speed is as well. While speed is not what our disciplines focus on, it is a part of our Thoroughbreds and we do not discourage it, we encourage it in a different way than what a Thoroughbred is known for.
Scope... not only are Thoroughbreds speedy, they are also scopey. The athleticism of the Thoroughbred gives them a natural advantage that cannot be taught. Their legs seem to turn into springs when faced with the task of clearing an obstacle and their smooth gaits help them dominate a course. The energy that they show as racehorses on the track can be turned into something fabulous in the jumping ring and we love to do just that with our Thoroughbreds.
About the Owner
Bexley Tucker, 25, never was far away from horses in her life. Growing up on her family's ranch in Pennsylvania, she could rope a cow and turn a barrel before she could ride a bike. While she was her parent's only child, when she was very little her aunt and cousin moved in with her family. Her cousin, Jackson, was like an older brother to her and he was definitely one of her riding inspirations. However, the older she got the more she realized that she wanted to do something different than the "cowgirl thing". After much convincing, her parents bought her an experienced show pony and the rest was history. Originally in the world of show jumping, she trained hard and worked hard, trying to make her dream of making a name for herself in the show world a reality. When she was seventeen, a well-known horseman from England spotted her and invited her to join his program, which involved extensive work in Dressage. Again, it took a lot of convincing to get her parents to let her go, but soon she was on a plane to Europe. She spent some time in Italy at the man's stable there before he thought she was ready to take on some of his show horses in England. She took quite the liking to Dressage and turned her primary focus to that discipline, but didn't stop in the jumper world despite it. While she enjoyed the showing world, she still felt like she wanted a bit more. That was where the idea of Rockledge came from. The determined black-haired equestrian discovered the land that her dream stable now sits on and, with the help of her mentor and a lot of construction workers, Rockledge was born.
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