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Applewood Stables
Kenan Donaldson Ashurst
Trot Your Horses at Applewood Stables
6457 Hwy 49
Columbiana, AL 35051
Kenan
I can provide many services to you and your family. I am a coach, a trainer, a teacher and an active competitor . I can also assist you and your family in finding a horse to purchase or to lease. I have connections all over the country from racing thoroughbreds, to show horses and ponies to working ranch horses and trail horses. My 30 years involved with horses has allowed me to meet many wonderful people and horses. I can also be a great resource for you with any questions you may have about horses.
I am a coach to children and adults in and out of the show ring. Helping them condition and prepare themselves and their horses for competition on the local and national level.
I am a trainer teaching your horse proper ground manners and turning your horse into a kind and trusted companion who is easy to ride and enjoy.
I am an instructor teaching riding lessons to kids of all ages. I teach basic horemanship and how to properly ride. I teach safety first. Horses are sweet animals but large and often unpredictable, so you and your childs safty are first on my priority list. I teach beginners of all ages to students who are ready to compete.
I can assist you and your family in finding the right horse for the right price. Don't be fooled, you do not need to spend a fortune on the intial purchase of a horse, but your monthly costs do add up (review cost analysis chart.) There are many wonderful companions, to highly competitive horses out there waiting to find a home. I help my clients by using my farm contacts and people I know personally or have purchased horses from in the past. Mostly my finds are word of mouth and most not actively "for sale." If you have already fallen in love with a horse, I can help you by evaluating your new prospect to make sure you are getting what you pay for.

DASH THRU EASILY, by Dash Thru Traffic, won Reserve Circuit Champion in the 1990 Georgia Futurity and Qualified for the 2000 World Show.

A Dash Thru Traffic Takes Aim at the World, July 2000 Vessels Stallion Farm Update, Bonsall California 92003. (Article written about me)
Just one year into a promising show ring career, Dash Thru Traffic's four-year-old son, Dash Thru Easily is nuturing the dreams of owner/rider Kenan Donaldson of North Carolina to compete at the All American Congress and the AQHA World Show in the Amateur Hunter Under Saddle division. The Fluidity of Dash Thru Easily's gates has already captured the attention of some highly respected judges. The elegant geldings accomplishments include Championship honors at the South Carolina State Championship Show, the Metro Circuit and Carpet Country Circuit shows. In 1999, they took Reserve Champion in the Amateur Hunter Under Saddle division at the Georgia Futurity and earned a Register of merit with the American Quarter Horse Association. In 2000, they qualified for the World Show and were presented with several Championships including a Reserve Championship on the A class Florida Gold Coast Circuit.
Kenan grew up in the Southeastern United States. A novice to AQHA horse shows until only recently, most weekends are now spent traveling with "Mr. Big" (as he is fondly known as) to the various regional shows to expose him to higher levels of competition. She attributes a lot of her success to the expertise of her trainers Eddie and Pam Jackson of Sugarberry Farm in Horatio, South Carolina.
The sorrel son of All American Futurity winner and champion Dash Thru Traffic, Dash Thru Easily was produced from a daughter of Easy Jet, who is out of a Go Man Go mare. His breeding screams racehorse. But like so many other elite bred racing quarter horses, he possesses an attitude of confidence that illuminates in the show ring. Kenan hopes that one day, Dash Thru Easily will be recognized by her peers in the showing ring for what he is, a beautiful graceful athlete that will have to be reckoned with, all the way to the national finals.
Kenan Donaldson Ashurst
Trot Your Horses at Applewood Stables
6457 Hwy 49
Columbiana, AL 35051
Kenan