Post by cybercat on Jan 20, 2007 16:11:07 GMT -5
Status: Available Price: 575 Arrived: 6/6/2006
Age: 23 years old Height: 15.2 Weight:
Gender: Mare Primary Color: Chestnut Secondary Color:
Type: Riding Breed: American Quarter Horse x - Registration:
Condition: Temperament: sweet and spunky Training:
Sally - Light Chestnut mare, with some white markings, about 15 hands, around 23 yrs old. She is a very sweet mare, picks up her feet willingly, and asks for pets and treats.
7/06 UPDATE-Today I (Wendy) rode Sally and she was great! She wasn't as spunky as before, but still had a lot of go. After I rode her, she got a bath and did great! She seemed to enjoy the bath and did not fuss at all. New pictures below! :0)
2/06 Update- Sally is now hanging out with Isabella (Izzy) who was Alexa at the feedlot. They're keeping their distance but it seems they will become fast friends! One of the first things Sally did when she got here was roll in the dirt and trot around. Anyone looking for a sweet ol' horse with a lot of spunk and willing to take excellent care of her is truly missing out on her!!
3/06 Update- Saturday Vickie and I worked with Sally and I rode her both bareback and with a saddle. Sally definately does not act her age!! She has a very long stride and has a lot of go in her. She wasn't fidgety or spooky, she just has a fast walk. Since this was my first time riding her, we kept the halter and lead rope on her and Vickie at first led her around then slowly let me take over with the reins, though I didn't feel 100% comfortable for Vickie to take off the lead rope. Sally is VERY responsive to the rider, with the leg cues and neck reins very nicely. I have a feeling her previous training was either show/dressage or reining/team roping where leg cues is very important for the competition. Since I'm not experienced in any of those areas, I was worried I'd be giving her cues that I wasn't meaning to and cause confusion. I noticed the slight change of my body position she'd respond to immediately. She was not nervous at all, she was confident. At this time I can't say that Sally would be a good kids horse due to her long stride/fast walk, though I don't know if she's just feeling good and just needs to be ridden for a while to get down to a 'normal' level. Another thing is that we don't know how long it's been since Sally has been ridden on a consistant basis, it could've been 5 years or longer... Any horse that hasn't been ridden for a long time usually takes a while to get used to being ridden consistantly.
5/06 Update (from foster's neighbor)- Today, we rode Sally and WOW what a nice mare! This horse responds to leg cues and has a super smooth trot; she was so much fun! She's got a lot of energy so she would fit with a rider with experience. Wendy will be having the pictures that we took today of us riding her posted but if you have been on the fence about this horse, contact Wendy.
5/06 Update- She was certainly fun to ride! My neighbor, Deb rode her first and did fell that Sally may have a little bit of a gaited breed in her, not too much but a little. She has such a smooth trot! She certainly has a lot of spunk and has not a one mean bone in her body! She loves having her belly rubbed/scratched and would walk up to me and swing her belly to me and look back at me as to say, well? Aren't ya going to start scratching?!? Anyone looking for a great 4H horse or maybe a great trail horse with spunk, Sally'd be your gal!
Please contact Wendy DeGraaf for more information.
cberwendy@earthlink.net
Age: 23 years old Height: 15.2 Weight:
Gender: Mare Primary Color: Chestnut Secondary Color:
Type: Riding Breed: American Quarter Horse x - Registration:
Condition: Temperament: sweet and spunky Training:
Sally - Light Chestnut mare, with some white markings, about 15 hands, around 23 yrs old. She is a very sweet mare, picks up her feet willingly, and asks for pets and treats.
7/06 UPDATE-Today I (Wendy) rode Sally and she was great! She wasn't as spunky as before, but still had a lot of go. After I rode her, she got a bath and did great! She seemed to enjoy the bath and did not fuss at all. New pictures below! :0)
2/06 Update- Sally is now hanging out with Isabella (Izzy) who was Alexa at the feedlot. They're keeping their distance but it seems they will become fast friends! One of the first things Sally did when she got here was roll in the dirt and trot around. Anyone looking for a sweet ol' horse with a lot of spunk and willing to take excellent care of her is truly missing out on her!!
3/06 Update- Saturday Vickie and I worked with Sally and I rode her both bareback and with a saddle. Sally definately does not act her age!! She has a very long stride and has a lot of go in her. She wasn't fidgety or spooky, she just has a fast walk. Since this was my first time riding her, we kept the halter and lead rope on her and Vickie at first led her around then slowly let me take over with the reins, though I didn't feel 100% comfortable for Vickie to take off the lead rope. Sally is VERY responsive to the rider, with the leg cues and neck reins very nicely. I have a feeling her previous training was either show/dressage or reining/team roping where leg cues is very important for the competition. Since I'm not experienced in any of those areas, I was worried I'd be giving her cues that I wasn't meaning to and cause confusion. I noticed the slight change of my body position she'd respond to immediately. She was not nervous at all, she was confident. At this time I can't say that Sally would be a good kids horse due to her long stride/fast walk, though I don't know if she's just feeling good and just needs to be ridden for a while to get down to a 'normal' level. Another thing is that we don't know how long it's been since Sally has been ridden on a consistant basis, it could've been 5 years or longer... Any horse that hasn't been ridden for a long time usually takes a while to get used to being ridden consistantly.
5/06 Update (from foster's neighbor)- Today, we rode Sally and WOW what a nice mare! This horse responds to leg cues and has a super smooth trot; she was so much fun! She's got a lot of energy so she would fit with a rider with experience. Wendy will be having the pictures that we took today of us riding her posted but if you have been on the fence about this horse, contact Wendy.
5/06 Update- She was certainly fun to ride! My neighbor, Deb rode her first and did fell that Sally may have a little bit of a gaited breed in her, not too much but a little. She has such a smooth trot! She certainly has a lot of spunk and has not a one mean bone in her body! She loves having her belly rubbed/scratched and would walk up to me and swing her belly to me and look back at me as to say, well? Aren't ya going to start scratching?!? Anyone looking for a great 4H horse or maybe a great trail horse with spunk, Sally'd be your gal!
Please contact Wendy DeGraaf for more information.
cberwendy@earthlink.net
