Great Minded Horse

Skills / Disciplines

All Around, Classical, Dressage, English Pleasure, Flashy, Dun Factor, Lesson, Performance, Ridden English, Ridden Western, Trail, Trail Riding, Western Dressage, Working Equitation

Additional Comments

Ginger Snap
15.3hh
6 years old
Appendix but registered Westfalen.
Red Dun

Ginger is one of the sweetest horse I’ve had around. She has mainly been in dressage training. She is getting more steady in the contact and schooling 1st level movements (leg yields, haunches and shoulder in) She has a big floaty trot and a really nice working canter. She also loves the trails. I’ve ridden her off property alone and with groups.... (read more) If ridden alone off property she needs a confident partner. She isn’t bad by any means, she just needs that confidence from her rider because she’s still young. But safe. She has also been around traffic with no problems as well. I’ve had beginners on her walking and trotting around in the arena and ride her down the trail as well. I’ve ridden her in jump tack, dressage and western. Goes nice in a snaffle or bitless. Very soft and light in the bridle and very responsive to your seat. I’ve worn silly costumes on her with no issues and with the correct amount of desensitizing she was able to pull a sled behind her this winter with a rider after 30 min of seeing it. She’s a smart girl who is always trying to do the right thing. In your pocket type. I haven’t been able to ride much this winter but she’s the same horse whenever you pull her out. I’ve popped her over some jumps and she was willing, but I wouldn’t say that should be her main line of work. She prefers to be out but does fine in a stall as well if there are horses around her. She’s been hauled and ridden to a bunch of clinics and lessons and has been to 3 shows and was wonderful.

She would love to have a partner to go do stuff with. Working equitation, cowboy dressage, dressage, trail riding, trail competitions and even DOWN THE ROAD NOT NOW she could probably make someone a really nice kids horse for 4h or equivalent or husband horse. Not yet. She’s young. I haven’t had her around cows, but she probably would be cowy. I wouldn’t recommend it be her main focus of work either.

She can jump here and there but it shouldn’t be her main focus of work either. (She does love it) As well as gaming/Playday type stuff. Physical limitations with a handful of vets clearing her for work just not heavy jumping/gaming. I was going to work to get my bronze at minimum on her. So she can have a job! She can he in full training if condition into it. Not just thrown into it after sitting for 4 months.

She lunges, bathes, cross ties, ties, and trailers.

I recommend front shoes on if in regular work. Not for soundness. Just how her feet wear. But she can get away with barefoot if it’s light work. I’ve had her barefoot for most of the time I’ve had her with no issue. Stands well for the farrier as well.

Up to date on shots, teeth and de worming.

Located in Palouse, Wa

Shipping Notes

Travels well

Rusty Horseshoe Training

Pride myself on correct training. Soft, light and correct.