Hi Facebook friends, maybe you guys can help me find a home for Forrest. Unfortunately we had a bad visit to the vet two days ago. This little horse injured himself a few weeks ago and we had xrays, ultrasound and diagnostic blocks done. We use the best diagnostician in probably the country since we deal with these performance horses. He has a torn palmar ligament, the thick ligament that runs horizontally between two sesmoid bones in back of the left fetlock as well as a bruised sole. The sole accounts for over half of his lameness because when we blocked the foot capsule he went about 60% sound. I was going to just have him put down but vet says no, he is ok for light riding, trail, etc but never will be a performance horse so...We would like him to go this week. Watch the video - literally any offer considered!! Sound for trail and light riding only. Forrest is a 4, coming 5 year old bay roan gelding by a son of Bays Starlight (by Grays Starlight) who was out of a daughter of Texas Kicker. This little guy was pretty underfed and stunted when he arrived but with some riding to kick in his metabolism and lots of calories hes gained 100lbs and is looking a LOT better, plus he has GROWN! He is 2 inches taller in the withers and 4 taller in the hip than when he came so hes got some good growth left to come. His leg measurements say he should be about 14hh at maturity. He is VERY soft faced, flexes nice laterally and at the poll, walk, trot, lope, backs correct and soft, counter-bends, moves off leg, opens gates, good around cattle, goes over the trail course, starting to turn around, started working the flag and is interested, started roping out of the box, on the dummy and in the arena, very good on the trail; has been ridden away from home a few times and did great. Has had a lot of experience put on him in a short time. ZERO buck, rear, run off, big spook, etc. I dont warm him up in the round pen before I get on, has not gotten fresh acting even with a few days off. Not a super dead head but very gentle. He is an easy to get along with, happy guy. He is excellent in a group pen, next to other horses in a stall, etc. When ridden he needs his leg wrapped and a shoe on him that is built for a suspensory injury (even though that is not what is injured on him). I am selling him to light/trail riding or companion home only. He was priced at $3500 OBO before we had issues. ANY ANY offer considered. Shipping/delivery available at buyers expense. We are located near Bakersfield. Current video of soundness available. Video: youtu.be/jgsI8OfNB9E
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 18:56:09 +0000
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