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be a successful jumper. The flashy bay’s sire, imported to Canada from
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Switzerland around 2000, was Urymate de Ste. Hermelle, a Belgian Warmblood that was successful in the international show jumping scene. Uccello’s dam Genesee was by the famous “G” line Hanoverian Godewind who produced many Grand Prix horses himself, and on Genesee’s dam’s side is the famous Thoroughbred Native Dancer.
Rough Start Uccello was bred by Heidi Matter in Breton, Alberta in 2001. In 2005 he was slated to
go to that fall’s Breeder’s Classic Sale in Olds, Alberta. He did not pass the vet check due to nasal discharge. Uccello, mostly known as “Cello,” then sold to Henk and Lori Glijn of British Columbia who discovered that, although he was not suffering and the problem appeared minor, fairly major surgery would be required to eliminate an infection. To complicate matters, rough handling somewhere in his past had left him head shy. Nearby dressage rider Rebecca Clyburn was looking for her next mount. “I had shown my older schoolmaster to Fourth Level and decided that it was time to look for
my next horse,” says Rebecca. “I needed a horse capable of doing upper-level dressage but I had a small budget. I spoke to Henk and Lori who knew me well. They were looking for the right home for Cello and knew that we would be a good fit. Because he required surgery, they sold him to me at an affordable price. At that point he was a ‘diamond in the rough’ but he had great potential as a dressage horse. I bought him in September 2006.” Cello had a severe sinus infection, which although not painful, had been plaguing him for a long time. Rebecca admitted him to a veterinary hospital where an infected tooth was extracted, and two large
holes were drilled into his sinus so that the cavity could be regularly flushed. State of the art antibiotic gel packs were inserted and exchanged. After a month of treatment the infection was finally beaten and the scars were healing. Cello finally came to his new home, and Rebecca worked with him for three months. Most likely due to the infection, he had some issues with contact with the bit, but Rebecca believed it was nothing that couldn’t be resolved. Just when he was beginning to come along nicely, Rebecca became pregnant. Motherhood and work put her riding on hold. She tried leasing Cello out to different riders. Megan Creel, of Vernon, British Columbia, began showing him successfully in lower- level dressage and hunter competition but unfortunately Rebecca didn’t have the budget to pay training fees for long.
ABOVE: Cello when his owner Rebecca purchased him in 2006. Photo courtesy Rebecca Clyburn Warmbloods Today 61
ccello is a Canadian Warmblood who, based on his pedigree, should
By Liz Cornell
Makes Music At Last
AFTER A DIFFICULT START IN LIFE, A CANADIAN WARMBLOOD FINDS A NEWPARTNERWHO, WITH GENTLE UNDERSTANDING, IS BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN THIS SURPRISINGLY TALENTED HORSE.
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