Mustang Gelding

Skills / Disciplines

All Around, Flashy, Project

Additional Comments

Destrier is sold.

Project horse
Barefoot
Papered
$950
Located in Mathis, Tx

Destrier is a four year-old mustang. He was caught on the Nevada ranges by the Bureau of Land Management at two years or younger. I bought him from the BLM in 2021 when he was still very wild and untouched. Now I can rub all over him and even lay on his back.
I believe he only needs consistency for a week or two and he’ll be ready for the saddle.... (read more) Sadly, I just don’t have the time for him right now, and I hate for him to go to waste.

He is registered under my name and I have the papers in hand. (You don’t have to go through the BLM.)

—Sensitizing—
Destrier is very quick to learn new exercises. He round-pens, lunges, yields hindquarters & forequarters, backs, and flexes. I can also do the Jeffrey’s Method (laying on his top-line and sliding off his hindquarters), Circle Driving (lunging at a close distance with bending), and Sending Exercise (sending him back and forth between me and the fence).
[Because he’s a Mustang, and was very sensitive to pressure from the beginning, I have not asked for lots of energy in these exercises as you’ll see in the video. Once he has a good saddling, you can start asking more of him.]

—Desensitizing—
He has been desensitized to many things: slapping Stick & String on ground, throwing lead rope at him, flapping plastic bag, saddle blanket, and person doing jumping jacks beside him.

In a pasture he’ll come running to a whistle. He’s kept in a pasture and on a little bit of grain. His feet have not been trimmed yet, but they have always looked good as Mustang feet are. I’ve worked a lot with his feet with a lasso, and teaching him to yield them when pressure is applied.

He is a project horse for someone looking to start a colt. He has an excellent temperament, but still jumpy around new objects. When I have worked consistently with him in the past, this jumpiness began to wear off quickly.

Watch the video below to see his groundwork!
Watch Youtube Video

I’m happy to answer any questions — just shoot me an email!

***Cash only.

***Please do not ask if he’s available! I’ll mark this as "Sold" immediately after the sale.

Shipping Notes

I do not ship my horses - you will need to come see him for yourself.