TUX -- The Wunderkind
 
About
Wunderkind, aka Tux, is a beautiful black Weltmeyer offspring, out of Charlotte Bredahl’s Windfall and Kris Birdsall’s Thoroughbred mare La Bonita. I am privileged to have had this horse in my life since he was 2 and a half years old, but not until recently, with the help of some very wonderful friends, have I been able to call this gorgeous horse my own.

Tux is a very special horse. A late bloomer; a talented, independent, sensitive character; a playful, powerful mover; a wise teacher and a gifted student; a true wonder child. Born on April 15, 2003, he is taking his time to develop, requiring lots of space, attention and special care to blossom into his current 18-hand frame.
 
Tux and I are enjoying a wonderful journey together much of which has been spent doing groundwork and very careful conditioning of his very tall and until recently gangly body type. We have only fairly recently (May 2010) been able to start with some more serious work in the dressage arena which is an absolute thrill. Tux has a super work ethic and loves to please. There is not a day when I am not absolutely in awe of how much this horse gives of himself. He is poetry in motion with a powerful thrust that at times seems to take us off the ground in airplane-like fashions. We are still very much in the process of learning how to channel this enormous energy in the ways dressage allows us to express ourselves.
  
I am filled with tremendous gratitude to the following people who have helped us on our way and who continue to make it possible for me to keep Tux healthy, happy and in my life.
Robin Andrisen, Tom Baldwin, Kris Birdsall, Michael Buenger, Rob Clay, Patty Dedrick DVM, Rhodie & Ken Johnson, Sue Krauer, Carter Judy DVM, Rafael Martinez, James Miles, Olaf Moeller, Lindsey Reed, Mark Rick DVM, Pummel  & Uwe Schroeder, Karin & Claus Schwartzkopf, Karen Slayton. Special thanks and credit to Tom Baldwin for the beautiful photos.