2007 Painted Pony 13.2hh
Description
Here is a special pony but before you ask he is NOT for beginners!
The good: He has great ground manners with all ages and will stand for hours to be brushed! Good solid feet, never been shod, good for the farrier. Good to catch and trailers nicely. Has been used as a babysitter horse for younger horses and does an excellent job, teaches the youngsters respect without beating on them. When consistent under saddle he is fearless and will go over and through just about anything - rock beds, mountain cliffs, rivers, bush wacking etc. Soft mouth.
The Bad: he is nervous about riders and even people in general that he does not know, with consistent work he goes great but even at 14 he is not the type of horse you can just jump on after a month off and go. I do not think I would ever consider him a beginners mount, he is too nervous. He does get eaten by bugs in the summer! He is definitely our magnet and we have been working on improving his immune to combat this. Highly recommend a fly sheet and lots of bug spray to get him through along with some supplements DAILY. He will rub his mane and tale constantly to battle this if you do not help him.
PLEASE NOTE: He has not been rode since November and I will NOT allow anyone to just come out and jump on him. We have a round pen and I can show you how he handles on a lunge. We will be working with him until sold and there may be a possibility of someone riding him but only if I feel like he is ready.
The only reason that we are selling his is that we need to downsize and I am focusing on finding my 12 year old a horse he can ride.
- Ad Type: Offering
pets | horses, ponies for rehoming
2021-04-03