Help ID "Buddy"

[ZiaLand]

I know this is a bit of a longshot, but I'm wondering if anyone can help me track down the pedigree of "Buddy" an American TB and member of the US Blue Devils Horse Platoon. Here's all the info I have on him. He's a bay gelding with a star and was born in Kentucky in 1989. I am told he has no tattoo (haven't verified for myself, the horse is in Michigan). His registered name is something similar to Ecote or Ecotay and is supposed to be a French word meaning "Listen up." I couldn't locate a pedigree for him in the database under these two spellings. I'll try to insert a pic below. Thanks.

[Lucy]

I found an unraced 1989 gelding named 'Ecoutez' - I don't speak French, but I think that would be pronounced 'Ecotay', and the horse's dam is named Listen To Josie so the translation fits. This horse was bred in Virginia, though, so it may not be the same guy.

I added him to the database, just in case.

[ZiaLand]

Lucy, that's definitely him! Thanks so much for your time to research my request. I'll notify the Blue Devils of his "identity" and give them some info on his pedigree. Looks like he's the product of some very sound TB lines. As you can probably tell from the picture, Buddy is a ceremonial military horse who participates in parades, skill-at-arms, tent-pegging, simulated "battle" training, and military events and funerals. He also serves as an ambassador to other international horse units who visit from abroad, such as the British Royal Household Cavalry and the Netherland's Cavelerie Ere-Escorte. He's a stable mate to our Irish Draught Sporthorse mare, Midnight Mission ("Velvet").

I'll update his listing in the database with some additional information about him. Thank you SO MUCH for your help on this!

Laurie

[Inyureye]

I've just got to commnet, police horses always always seem to have such good feet. Whoever they get to shoe them know how to do it, they take such good care of their horses, and seem to especially know how important their hooves are to being able to do their job, lots of pavement, etc. I know I have admired the shoe job and health of hooves on the New Haven police department horses. Seems to be the same all over the country.

[ZiaLand]

Inyureye, "Buddy" is actually a military ceremonial horse, but the job has a lot of similarities. The platoon commander does his own shoeing, and knows the unit horses well so he does a really nice job. He has a sturdy shoeing stock that was built by the Amish and is very practical for allowing him the time he needs to work on the horses' hooves without becoming exhausted from the leaners. LOL Buddy was also fortunate to have descended from some exceptionally sound horses, according to his recently discovered pedigree.

Laurie

[madelyn]

ecoutez is the French conjugation of the plural "you" from the verb ecouter, to listen......"Ecoutez bien, mes enfants!" would mean listen well, my children....must be the right horse.

[ZiaLand]

Thanks Madelyn. I'm convinced and have passed along his pedigree info to the platoon commander. They were very happy to learn of his background.

Thanks again!
Laurie

[Inyureye]

the 'term' ecoutez would also translate in the way it is used to the english "Pay attention!"

[susanh]

You're all on the right track with your french. The verb is "ecouter" (to listen), which when conjugated becomes "Ecoutez" either in the plural You form (As in -Bob and Marg- you listen to the greatest music) or in formal french when talking to someone like the head of your company, or a dignitary. The kind of person you might say Sir or Ma'am to. It also becomes "ecoutez!" when used as an imperative like when you yell at your kids "Listen!" (and they ignore you anyway... ). Mind you I am not french, this is only my remembered understanding of it when growing up in Quebec...and that was admittedly quite some time ago.

By the way, Buddy is lovely looking......

[madelyn]

Oui, je sais!