This little guy was a rescue. I don't have a lot of history on him except that he was picked up dirt cheap at an auction in the spring of this year. The buyers wanted to add him to their string of rental horses for summer camps. He came to my summer camp program, and it was immediately clear that the horse was barely broke. When I told the owners we didn't want to rent him again next year, they decided to dump him for $500. Fearing that he'd go to a bad home at that price, I bought him myself and took him home with me.
He's a cute little guy with a good temperament. If the poor horse had 30 days training in his life before I came along, I'd be shocked. It's like riding a 3 yo. But we're just taking things slowly and doing light pleasure/trail riding for the moment. Once his basics are more solid, I want to figure out what discipline suits him and get him trained to the point where I can find him a good home. His breeding is unknown, but he has enough knee action that QH breeding is unlikely. Maybe Morgan? What discipline do you think might suit him? I've hacked him out on trails in a Western saddle at camp, but I'm primarily an English rider. He doesn't have the right movement for the hunter ring, but if he can jump he might make a nice lower level event horse I think. He's sensible and brave. But I'm curious what you guys think. I really have no set expectations from this horse. He just needed a home, and was too nice of a horse to let him go back to auction. He's probably about 15.1 hands tall, completely sound, and very sweet.
Pictures: http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad264/ang_rary/Simon3.jpg
http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad264/ang_rary/Simon5.jpg
http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad264/ang_rary/Simon2.jpg
http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad264/ang_rary/Simon1.jpg
http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad264/ang_rary/Simon4.jpg
Sorry the pictures aren't that great. It's very hard to hold the horse and take the photos at the same time!
I doubt the scar on his shoulder is from a saddle. Probably a pasture injury. He has a scar on his leg also like maybe he was caught in a fence at some point years ago. But who knows?
He's a cute little guy with a good temperament. If the poor horse had 30 days training in his life before I came along, I'd be shocked. It's like riding a 3 yo. But we're just taking things slowly and doing light pleasure/trail riding for the moment. Once his basics are more solid, I want to figure out what discipline suits him and get him trained to the point where I can find him a good home. His breeding is unknown, but he has enough knee action that QH breeding is unlikely. Maybe Morgan? What discipline do you think might suit him? I've hacked him out on trails in a Western saddle at camp, but I'm primarily an English rider. He doesn't have the right movement for the hunter ring, but if he can jump he might make a nice lower level event horse I think. He's sensible and brave. But I'm curious what you guys think. I really have no set expectations from this horse. He just needed a home, and was too nice of a horse to let him go back to auction. He's probably about 15.1 hands tall, completely sound, and very sweet.
Pictures: http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad264/ang_rary/Simon3.jpg
http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad264/ang_rary/Simon5.jpg
http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad264/ang_rary/Simon2.jpg
http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad264/ang_rary/Simon1.jpg
http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad264/ang_rary/Simon4.jpg
Sorry the pictures aren't that great. It's very hard to hold the horse and take the photos at the same time!
I doubt the scar on his shoulder is from a saddle. Probably a pasture injury. He has a scar on his leg also like maybe he was caught in a fence at some point years ago. But who knows?