16hh, 5 Yr Old, Appdx QH - Safe & Sane - Videos/pics

BREED: Appendix Quarter Horse

HEIGHT: 16hh

AGE: 5

PRICE: $2,000

Rogue is a baby doll! Her low price only reflects her conformational issue with a "toe out" on one leg. It absolutely does not reflect her temperament, soundness, looks or ability! A young horse as beautiful, elegant, athletic, safe, sane, kind, willing and forgiving as she is would normally be in the $10,000 price range bracket.

Rogue is "all girl". Very gentle, sweet and loving. She loves to be pampered, handled, groomed, bathed or even just hanging out with people. She does gravitate toward humans more than horses, but having said that, she is just very sweet and gentle with any horse in the pasture.

Never a pinned ear or scowl .. she always has the sweetest expression, and is always quick to say "hello"! This would be a perfect mare for somebody who just loves to hang out with their horses .. she has a lot of love to give a lucky person or family. She is very similar in nature to Mirage, our arabian mare.

She has wonderful ground manners. She stands quietly for grooming, bathing, farrier, vet, tacking up etc. Very quiet and sane under saddle. Despite the conformational issue, she is smooth and willing (and comparatively correct) under saddle. She is a great horse for an advanced beginner upwards. She is lean and leggy, making her ideal for a junior rider as well as an adult.

She is soft in the hand, willing to move forward (although she will be ploddy and slow for a more nervous rider or a less skilled rider). She has great brakes, too! She stands quietly to be mounted and is not eager to charge off once her rider is mounted. If anything, she is a little slow in the beginning and needs a nice, long warm up in a long and low frame. She remains very tuned in to her rider. I have taken her on trails with other horses, all of us trotting along at a fairly quick pace. One small half-halt and Rogue will immediately hesitate and wait for you to tell her to either slow down or continue at the faster pace. This is quite remarkable for such a young horse, especially when all the horses around her are going at full clip. This is one of her best attributes, in my opinion. There is nothing better than enjoying a faster pace trail with your friends, knowing that you can trust your horse and that she will stay obedient and tuned into your commands. A huge safety factor that is often underestimated.

Video # 1: ROGUE UNDER SADDLE (With 12 Year Old Rider)

Video # 2: ROGUE IN ROUND PEN WORKING WITH SMALL CAVALETTI (with Left Lead Canter!)

Video # 3: ROGUE - SHORT SCHOOLING SESSION

Video # 4: ROGUE - Walk/Trot/Canter Schooling Session

She is a very typey hunter, both in her frame, looks and movement. She has a lovely, smooth, long-strided canter that is rhythmic and regular. The trot is dependent upon the rider!!! She can go slow and smooth, or really lengthen and move out. She most likely would not make it far beyond First Level dressage!

She has not been taken over any jumps at our facility.

A fantastic horse for local hunter shows (if conformation is not an issue). She would also make a great trail horse, family horse or best friend. She is extremely beautiful, but she is not papered, therefore I do not recommend breeding a non-papered mare due to the burden it places on rescue facilities nationwide.

Rogue is up to date on her vaccinations, coggins, farrier and wormer. She is currently barefoot and trimmed on a five weekly basis.

To the best of my knowledge, Rogue has no history of illness or injury (bar the "toe out" as described above). She does not bite, buck, rear, kick, windsuck, crib, stall walk or show any other vices EXCEPT she does weave in her stall! A weave door would be recommended to help curb this.

Rogue LOVES her food and is extremely motivated by it! :-) She is a fairly easy keeper. She is currently on 2 Scoops of Seminole Blue Ribbon High Efficiency (12% protein, 8% fat) per day. She is on approximately 20 hours grass turnout with approximately 4-6 flakes of T&A Hay per day. She is on a sand-colic prevention program with all of our horses and receives bran/mineral oil/metamucil twice a week. Apart from electrolytes and daily wormer, at this time, Rogue is on no other supplements.

Rogue is only 5 years old and although she has proven herself to be very sane, intelligent, kind and safe .. she obviously has some maturing to do. She could excel even further, I believe, with a competent and kind hunter trainer.

Rogue is only for sale to an approved, loving and permanent home. She really is a super young horse with the sweetest temperament. It would be wonderful to place her into an appreciative home where her lovely nature will be welcomed and nurtured.

Please, no inquiries on whether she will do barrels, jumping over 4' etc. Her build and her conformation will not be up to these types of demands. She would definitely give her all to anybody, regardless of what she asked - therefore, it is up to me to protect her and insure she goes to the most suitable home. This is the type of mare that would push herself too far in order to please her rider, and it is imperative that she goes to a family who understand where her limits are and to enjoy her for the beautiful qualities she has. This is such a forgiving and sweet mare that would be tempting for a less experienced rider to keep on asking or pushing when she has nothing left to give. It would be too easy to break her down or take advantage of her wonderful temperament. We are looking for a very special home where somebody will cherish her, enjoy her and keep her at lower level shows within her capabilities and enjoy miles of safe trails with her.

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