Sunup

Sunup is an expressive horse with big feelings and big ways of sharing those feelings. He makes sure that his human staff is continually aware of his needs for hay, water, fans, blankets, and companionship (or solitude).

Sunup

Sunup is an expressive horse with big feelings and big ways of sharing those feelings. He makes sure that his human staff is continually aware of his needs for hay, water, fans, blankets, and companionship (or solitude).
For many years, Sunup has struggled to find his place and his voice. This registered Quarter Horse has been asked to wear many different hats, including those of a cutting horse, a lesson horse, and a therapeutic riding horse, and none of those hats seemed to fit just right. Sunup is an expressive horse, clearly voicing his opinions about matters ranging from turnout, to stall cleaning, to feed and watering and blanketing. He is often labeled and judged negatively, because his views and his ways of expressing them can be loud and insistent and hard for people to understand and respond to. The very things for which Sunup has been judged in the past – his expressiveness, his reactions to novel situations and changes in his environment, and his insistence on consistency and self-awareness – are the traits that are most valuable to his work at Bridle Paths. Sunup excels in his work with teens and young adults with anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicidal ideation, and with veterans and military families. His superpower is his relatability, his ability to be exactly who he is, and to be valued and understood for those qualities.
Sunup offers great learning opportunities for our more independent riders. He develops close bonds with his teen and adult clients, and he takes a lot of pride in his work. His quirky and inquisitive nature brings valuable insights in psychotherapy sessions and can have a grounding effect for his clients.
For many years, Sunup has struggled to find his place and his voice. This registered Quarter Horse has been asked to wear many different hats, including those of a cutting horse, a lesson horse, and a therapeutic riding horse, and none of those hats seemed to fit just right. Sunup is an expressive horse, clearly voicing his opinions about matters ranging from turnout, to stall cleaning, to feed and watering and blanketing. He is often labeled and judged negatively, because his views and his ways of expressing them can be loud and insistent and hard for people to understand and respond to. The very things for which Sunup has been judged in the past – his expressiveness, his reactions to novel situations and changes in his environment, and his insistence on consistency and self-awareness – are the traits that are most valuable to his work at Bridle Paths. Sunup excels in his work with teens and young adults with anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicidal ideation, and with veterans and military families. His superpower is his relatability, his ability to be exactly who he is, and to be valued and understood for those qualities.

Former Career

Lesson Horse, Dressage

Client Audience

Veterans, Teens

Services

Adaptive Riding, EAL, EAP

Birth Year

2003

Color

Chestnut

Breed

Quarter Horse

Gender

Gelding

Height

15.1 hands

If I were a celebrity I would be…

Eminem

If I were a car …

I would be a Jeep Wrangler

Favorite Food

Almonds, Pretzels

Besties

Admiral, Lucy

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