Beautiful Palomino Azteca Mare

Skills / Disciplines

All Around, Athletic, Breeding, Calf Roping, Cutting Prospect, Endurance, English Pleasure, Experienced, Horsemanship, Hunter, Husband Safe, Jumper, Jumping, Hunter Jumper, Lesson, Natural Horsemanship Training, Parade, Penning, Playday, Ranch Versatility, Ranch Work, Ridden

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You Are My Sunshine is a 5-year-old palomino Azteca (Quarter Horse x Andalusian) mare who is truly a once-in-a-lifetime horse. She can do it all! She has a willing attitude and loves to learn. She has a brave, loving, friendly, puppy-dog-type personality and enjoys human companionship.

She has been my personal horse for 2 years and was raised and trained by our family. She is very special to us and will be missed. We only sell a few horses each year, and this is Sunshine’s year.... (read more) We have exposed her to everything imaginable. Tractors, sirens, guns, children, and small dogs she has seen it all. She is always reliable and calm.

We have enjoyed riding her in Christmas parades, and she doesn’t bat an eye at police cars, crowds, and excited horses. We have also taken her for night rides, galloping over the fields by moonlight.

My 10-year-old son has competed with her in several local shows and won ribbons.

Sunshine has trail ridden all over the Southeast. She will swim rivers, go through mud, climb mountains, and doesn’t mind dogs, deer, or turkeys jumping out of the brush. She is always calm and confident. She has excellent feet and has never needed shoes, even on rocky mountain trails. At 14.1 hands, she has a thick, sturdy build and plenty of stamina. She can easily carry my husband, and I often ride her double with one of my children.

She is one of those rare horses that can ride equally well with both gaited horses and quarter horses. She can walk slow or fast. I have also taught her to do a slow trot that is incredibly smooth and comfortable for the trails.

She will pony other horses and doesn’t mind ropes wrapped across her haunches. I have used her extensively to lead my 4-year-old daughter’s pony on trails and to help me break green colts.

Sunshine will stop on a dime; you can rope off her or herd a cow or horse off her. She has an excellent neck rein and responds to seat aids, and you can ride her bareback and bridless just as easily as you would with a bridle.

Sunshine enjoys jumping and has a willing, easy manner and excellent form. You can canter circles on her all day. She will do a soft, slow trot or an extended trot, whichever you ask for. She also knows how to sidepass.

Sunshine is a very safe and reliable horse and has taught many beginners to ride, and my children love riding her. She is patient and forgiving, teaching lessons and introducing people to trail riding.

She is current on shots, deworming, farrier care, and dental care. She has a DNA test on file to show her Andalusian/Quarter breeding. She is easy to load on and off a trailer, pick up feet, tack up, groom, and bathe. She can live out in a pasture or in a stall. She has happily highlined at our campsites. She is a good mother and had a beautiful baby for us.

We love Sunshine and are looking for a wonderful home that will love her as much as we have.