Skills / Disciplines

All Around, Dappled, Equitation, Flashy, Flaxen Mane, Horsemanship, Hypp Hn, Natural Horsemanship Training, Ranch, Ranch Work, Ridden Western, Trail, Trail Riding, Trained, Trail Class Competition, Western Dressage, Western Pleasure

Additional Comments

It is with sadness I'm putting my boy, Freddie, out there for sale. I'm 63, and after 2 hip surgeries and a back fusion, I just can't ride at the level that this wonderful horse needs. He’s 15-3 and 1200 pounds. He dapples in the winter. Throwing a saddle up on this big boy is becoming more and more difficult for me He's wasting away in pasture when he should be working. I bought him as a 3-year-old (he's coming 7 in May).... (read more) I've had 17 horses in 50 years and he is by far the smartest, most intuitive, goofiest, good-hearted horse of them all. I wanted to use him as a trail horse, western dressage, obstacle course mount and I have. He took to the trail as a 3-year-old as if he'd done it all his life. He was so easy for me to start. He has a gorgeous jog, and powerful lope (so powerful, that my little fused back can't handle it), knows serpentines, rollbacks, diagonals, which lead to take, etc. He hasn't advanced to any high school maneuvers yet as I didn't want to push him to hard. He has been a bit immature for his age mentally and doesn't respond well to a great deal of roughness or pressure, but he's ready to have more asked of him. He's easy going but not a beginner's horse as he requires a confident rider. He's incredibly soft, both in his mouth and leg and body cues. He'll be frustrated until he understands what you want, but once he knows how to please you, that's what he'll want to do all the time! He's non-symptomatic N/H positive as long as he can move around and isn't confined to a stall. I feed him Vitamin E, Triple Crown Low Starch and oats and lower potassium hay, and a little bit of alfalfa. He won't hesitate to cross water, bridges, push through noodles, or anything else. Great hauler. He's not a spooky horse at all and he gets along with absolutely every horse he comes into contact with. He's not the herd boss, nor is he at the bottom - he charms his way with the whole herd. He knows a few tricks, comes when you whistle and doesn't have a mean bone in his body. He's a very special boy and I'll only let him go to someone who understands the art of working with such a wonderful horse.

I'm not a breeder