Additional Comments:
ney is a very flashy gelding with looks that will turn heads. He has good ground manners. Easy to catch lead tie groom trailer etc.
Barney is currently being fostered/sponsored by his breeders the Murphy family at the Red Star Farm in Aldergrove.
Barney had a small crack in his hock. He has had the necessary time off and will be started under saddle Feb.1
We were told that when he was driving he liked to trot without hopples on and it was really flashy!
Shipping Notes:
shipping can easily be arranged
Company / Facility:
Greener Pastures - The BC Standardbred Horse Adoption Society is dedicated to changing the lives of horses by retraining and finding loving homes for retired Standardbred Racehorses.
Greener Pastures is a registered non-profit charitable organization and has been in operation since 2003. The horses are donated by the racing owners who wish to have them placed in caring recreational homes.
The Standardbred is an ideal recreational horse with a calm disposition,sensible mind and a friendly outlook! These are the attributes that have enabled Greener Pastures to adopt out over 50 horses per year. These numbers alone are testament to the suitability of the Standardbred as a riding horse.