My friend is looking to place her RMH
gelding "Cody" free to a good home - preferably practicing some variation of natural horsemanship. She is in her mid 60s with health
issues and is motivated to find Cody a partner that will do fun things
with him. He would love to do mounted search & rescue and competitive trail. I'm
hoping that you guys might know someone who needs this fellow!!
Cody
is around 12 years old (no papers since he came to my friend through a
rescue group - he was found abandoned with other exotic animals). She
has
had him 6 or so years. Cody is a classic left-brain horse with a bit
of a cynical "what's in it for me" attitude. If make things fun for
him, he will relax and respond with enthusiasm! He loves any variation
on clicker training and really enjoys performing tricks and working
obstacles, and of course hitting the trail.
Cody's
issue is that he has two club front hooves and very upright
conformation in his front legs. He has been diagnosed with high
ringbone which is believed to have fused. (He is now 100% sound
according to his vet.) He has mostly
been ridden in a halter at a fast walk, but lately has been in training
with a dressage rider who has taught him to collect himself using a
snaffle bit. He gaits in the field, but not yet reliably under saddle.
He is barefooted.
Cody loads easily onto a
trailer & backs off
quietly, bathes, stands for farrier (see photo below), ties well, and
respects electric fence. He loves other geldings - will play all day
long with his buddies - but distrusts mares and is likely to kick at
them.
Here is a link to the post where I describe Cody's success at our local fair horse show a couple of years ago.
(There are lots of other details and photos about Cody throughout this blog site too!)
If
you know of anyone, please feel free to share my blog. To contact me, please comment on this blog with your email address and I will see it but not post. Cody resides in SW Virginia.
Thank you!
Clare
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