Never having ridden before, Ava is a natural and has excelled under Mark’s guidance and instruction. The road for this pint-sized powerhouse in the equestrian world didn’t come with a “been there, done that, seen that, seasoned trail horse”. Ava’s partner, Mr. Sox, now 20-years old, was actually her mother Cynthia’s reining horse. Cynthia had purchased Mr. Sox from a gentleman in New Jersey and had shown him for three years prior to Ava taking over the reins.
Mr. Sox came with the warning from his previous owner that he would never go in the water
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IMTCA youth rider Ava Dees started her education to excellent horsemanship at the tender age of nine under the tutelage of Mark Bolender at Bolender Horse Park.
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