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Boston (Patriotic Party) 2019 ~16.1h OTTB Gelding with Include and Bellamy Road Lines
Boston (Patriotic Party) 2019 ~16.1h OTTB Gelding with Include and Bellamy Road Lines
Boston (Patriotic Party) 2019 ~16.1h OTTB Gelding with Include and Bellamy Road Lines
More info coming soon (just need to find more hours in a day to write it!)
This horse is stellar and will be even happier when in back shoes (hopefully next week). First ride at Kivu video here. He previously was restarted and has fox hunted.
https://youtu.be/CdEaLZ1nMVU?si=Vh5SriCXrIRoRgqC
Asking 7k negotiable to the the right home. Trial rides, fees and info all explained above.
Tino (JC Narcissistic) 2016 16.1h OTTB gelding
Boston (Patriotic Party) 2019 ~16.1h OTTB Gelding with Include and Bellamy Road Lines
Boston (Patriotic Party) 2019 ~16.1h OTTB Gelding with Include and Bellamy Road Lines
Tino recent flat: https://youtu.be/1pCeF8lruq4?is=kMPD2ZqJkyt4Vs_1
So… started this kid over fences and holy hell does he have all the talent! Tino loved the grid and seemed to really enjoy the process of figuring out his footwork and showing off scope in the process. I think he’s going to be great in a jumping career (eventing maybe???) with no limitations to speak of.
And better yet, every time I hop on, his ride gets softer, more fluid, more of a partnership than a negotiation. He’s extremely rewarding and mostly uncomplicated to work with, but he’s also not necessarily “easy.”
Tino would love a capable rider who has grid, laughs at antics and can bring him the confidence he needs to go up the levels. It won’t work the other way. It’s like this:
Rider: let’s do this
Tino: I mean… ooookkkkkkk?
Rider: Hell yeah, we’re going!
Tino: ok ok yeah, hell yeah! This is fun! What’s next?
Tino learning to grid: https://youtu.be/GLCDwIe6IGI?is=sFaDrt3KjdPeLln8
Tino is fancy, fun, and has ample buttons and a good bit of experience. He is also one of those horses that I absolutely adore “unlocking” and figuring out. Before coming here, he was poised to be a lesson horse. Previous to that he was schooling second level dressage. Before that.. he ran 12 times for slim earnings.
Tino has three clear, consistent, fancy (and will get fancier) gaits. He is a relatively easy keeping tb and he’s happy to have turnout and friends. In the right spot, this horse will be easy peasy and a TON of fun.
First ride at Kivu: https://youtu.be/htK9B0xdj1w?is=UVGSi7laJcN58vN5
He’s more tank than fast, more fancy than his barrel would suggest, and more insecure than narcissistic (as his name might obviously suggest). In fact, exactly what Tino needs is a quality rider who can put leg on, sit up and say, “dude, you’ve totally got this.”
Tino likes to try to say that an arena corner might be scary. He likes to say, “I am pretty sure I can’t” when the ask is outside his comfort zone but with a little secure seat and leg and a “gimme a break, you’ve got this” attitude, he realizes that what he decided he couldn’t do is actually WELL within his wheelhouse. And he gets better, braver, and stronger with each ride.
Looking at his video, photos and initial description, a horse like Tino might usually attract the lovely ammie ladies who want a nice, affordable, uncomplicated dressage horse. But while that home type might work for a while, I worry that Tino might get numbers and start taking names. In short anyone who might say, “oh poor worried pony, we don’t have to work in the scary corner” won’t help him in the long run. Rather, I want to get this horse into a home that helps him find the brave, confident horse I know he can be. For him, I want him with someone with a seat, some grit, ample kindness and a hell of a sense of humor. Someone confident but soft. He doesn’t need a bully, he needs a mentor - The I’m not scared, you’re not scared, let’s go type.
With someone like that in the saddle, he could absolutely dressage, event, show jump or play in the hunters. This is one cool horse and he really will be able to do anything.
That means Tino might do amazing with a solidly good riding junior. He might do well with a 20 or 30 or 40 or 50 something with some cajones who wants to event or do jumpers and has the grit and patience and seat to make it happen. And I’ll be so happy to get the show photos once he’s out there and absolutely killing it!
Timo is offered at 7k neg to a perfect home. Please see above for info on trial rides and trial fees.
Explorer 16.3h 2015 OTTB gelding by Orb (Malibu Moon)
Boston (Patriotic Party) 2019 ~16.1h OTTB Gelding with Include and Bellamy Road Lines
Flying Fortress, ~17h 2017 Iberian Performance Horse (TB, Andalusian, Percheron cross)
Explorer is that classic tall, thiccccc TB that everyone mistakes for a Warmblood or cross of some sort. His bones are big, his presence is big, he is big. But also extremely lovable and fancy AF.
Yes this kid has a swagger to him and it is well earned.
Flat school early July: https://youtu.be/5KlhMphZQ34?is=4-hrcNHR7cKTnaNu
As an Orb kid, with Forest Wildcat on the bottom, he wasn’t bred to be casually fast. He was bred to be really freakin fast. In his running days, he reached speed figure of 110 officially making him the fastest horse we have had in the barn. Explorer was trained by Bob Baffert (yes, I'm name dropping) and sold for 1.25 million as a two year old.
But today, Explorer is more sexy potato than racehorse. He’s spent years being an ammie’s go-to ride- hacking out and taking dressage lessons. To that end, his dressage foundations are seriously lovely. He has swinging gaits, lovely movement and the type of response that makes a rider feel like they can actually sit up and ride. It’s a heck of great feeling (especially for someone constantly piloting greenies around).
I need to dig into his jumping experience, and get him out over more fences, but he was great for the first few x rails I popped him over and quiet both on approach and landing.
Explorer is suitable for a good riding individual who is comfortable on a well behaved but POWERFUL horse. He’s likely not the fit for the older dressage crowd or the return to riding after a long break crowd even though he looks the part. I’d love to see him out fox hunting (he’ll have the brain for it) or eventing or seriously going up the levels of any discipline with a capable rider who isn’t afraid to sit up, out leg on, and make requests.
Explorer is offered at 12,000 with possibly a bit of wiggle room for a perfect fit. Trial info above, fees apply.
Flying Fortress, ~17h 2017 Iberian Performance Horse (TB, Andalusian, Percheron cross)
Flying Fortress, ~17h 2017 Iberian Performance Horse (TB, Andalusian, Percheron cross)
End of July Grids and Flat: https://youtu.be/OVBTujv_JU0?si=pGxDW3uAJLro0d_Z
Updated recent flat school 2026: https://youtu.be/ktt1OOUnD64?si=2VaJIcAlt_QIjshE
Fortress is a BIG, sweet girl. She has hunted, dabbled in eventing, successfully had two babies (and is a good mom), proudly contributed to an Iberian Warmblood breeding program, and has shown talent for arena-based careers and pretty much anything you point her at.
Fortress was here on consignment a year and a half ago and was a lovely horse to bring along. She found a junior who adored her, but when the trainer they had left the picture and a new trainer stepped in, the mare was no longer considered an ideal match. That's OK and that happens, but she's back and available with ample junior miles.
Fortress is sweet and has good boundaries for a draft horse on the ground. She hunted for multiple seasons with GVH (one of them barefoot and pregnant) and was a saint for much of it but will need continued confidence to do so in the future.
Fortress would love pretty much any job you pointed her at so long as that job (and the rider) comes with quiet, soft-riding confidence and proper saddle fit. Despite her size, she has a good motor and three lovely gaits. She is likely to shine in Dressage, hunters / eq, or lower level eventing.
Fortress did have basic colic surgery last year and has been successfully and properly rehabbed since. The surgery is not why she was returned to consignment, but it is why her price starts with a one not a two.
Asking 15,000. Trial fees apply; trial information described above.
Humphrey (Humstinger) 16.2h 2021 OTTB Gelding by Laoban
Fourth ride video: https://youtu.be/nWLaGu-kOvI?si=jC1DtVDypXu77gg1
Humphrey is one hell of a lovely, in your pocket gelding. He adores people and wants to check everyone for treats. Comically, everyone who cleans stalls here loves him as he just wants to follow you around and snuggle.
Humphrey is a Laoban and is true to form there. I LOVE Laobans. They are goofy, quirky and damn talented - like seriously talented. Humphrey is nothing short of expectations. He has a gently swinging way of going that would actually make him into a great show hunter, but there's no reason he couldn't event or show jump too.
Humphrey can be a little quirky, but it is nothing that should be dissuasive - just don't swing ropes in his general direction. He seems to have had a rough trainer at some point on the track and is a little rope / halter skittish when you approach too fast from the front. That said, he has been a good egg on the crossties, is easy to catch, good to groom and mount and has been very willing to figure it all out under saddle.
Humphrey is suitable for a quality riding individual in a program (or with a regular trainer). He is not recommended as a first restart and would do well to have the confidence from someone who has done his before. That said, he's not terribly complicated, just needs confidence and quiet aids from his rider.
I'm super excited to see how he progresses - stay tuned for more info and video.
Humphrey is offered at 6K for a short time until I get him further along. Trial info and fees apply (see above)
Zeke (Analyzethisandthat) 16.3h 2016 OTTB Gelding by Freud
New jump and outside flat video coming soon!
Where to even start with this horse? He's tall, handsome, smart, experienced and talented. You really just can't go wrong there. Oh, and he has experience through recognized Beginner Novice with a past owner with dressage scores in the 20s. (He is USEA registered as "Zoom Call").
Zeke jumps with his knees to his nose over everything. He is careful and quiet to the fence and brave to boot. On the flat, he knows how to make the right shape, use his body well and carry himself in a steady rhythm. He's not a packer, but he certainly has all the pieces to go win everything this summer.
First inside jump school (watch for the quiet, balanced 10m turns to the sliced oxer): https://youtu.be/-xpFUbYaIb0?si=_t0uGrLhZVegH0IH
Inside flat:https://youtu.be/9t-zO5PlTd0?si=eedn92MDJ4TXgUKl
*I'll get him outside to jump around xc as soon as it stops bloody raining in NY
Zeke sold from his competition home to a young rider in New England and they put in some solid work and got show experience on the local level there. He turned out to be a little bit more than that rider needed in the long run (and like most smart Thoroughbreds, got numbers). It's not that he gets strong, but he requires a tactful, confident rider to ask before telling and to support as opposed to blocking.
Zeke does crib, but as you have probably read in other ads, I don't care about cribbing. So long as he has hay in front of him inside, it is not incessant and he does not crib when out. He's good in a herd, good in his stall, easy on the crossties, good for the farrier.
Zeke is smart (that may have come up a few times) and needs to know that he's not the one making decisions. He doesn't need a rough handler, but he does absolutely need a confident handler who can say "no" clearly and then move on without any grudge. Once he's cool with you being the one who calls the shots, this horse has impeccable manners and is plain lovely to be around both in the saddle and on the ground.
Zeke is appropriate for a talented young rider with Thoroughbred experience or a pro / individual who wants to go up the levels. He has no limitations and as he gets stronger that scope is just going to get more and more impressive.
Zeke is offered at 12K for a short time until I get him out showing. His price will increase from there. Trial info and fees apply (see above)
Ducky (Return the Ring) 2018 15.3-16h OTTB gelding with Speightstown lines
Pending Golden Girl Lena, 16.1h and growing 2022 Mare by Golden Lad with Artie Schiller lines
Ducky (Return the Ring) 2018 15.3-16h OTTB gelding with Speightstown lines
2026 RRP Eligible
Outdoor flat video: https://youtu.be/Gh1s0LMmj6M?si=I4wxShVW6FdrZxcI
I adore this little horse. Ducky came here for training in the dead of winter and one heck of a bright spot for the two months he was here. He returned home to his human for a few months but is now back for sale (no fault of anyone’s, just life and the fact that Duck is potentially more suited for an English career over barrels).
When I hopped back on last week, he made it clear that he had forgotten nothing. This kid made every effort to get the answer right, and that’s pretty much him 24-7. He loves people and really really wants to do the right thing.
Under saddle Ducky is getting stronger at coming over his back and has started over small fences. He has a canter that will eat up an xc course and he’s plenty brave enough to event on up the the levels.
First outside ride here (second ride back): https://youtu.be/lrc7E0a2nOQ?si=j4Bha5MgB1jjvjy8
Ducky is good in my field of rowdy but kind geldings, good for the farrier, for bathing and cross tying, mounting …. and well I haven’t found anything he doesn’t try to do well. And that right there is a good Speightstown horse. They’re smart, kind, good movers and they 100% want to make their person happy.
I’d love to see him event or play in the jumpers. Ducky ran 18 times over five years with some serious speed. His legs aren’t perfectly free of lumps and bumps, but I don’t forsee many if any limitations and expect that he’ll go as far as his rider wants to go.
Ducky is best suited for someone familiar with riding and training thoroughbreds but is not committed that he can’t be a fun-loving ammie or junior horse with a trainer.
Ducky is offered at 5500 currently to increase with training and experience. Trial fees and info above apply.
Hennessy (Johnny Bootleggs) 2019 16.2+ OTTB Irish bloodlines
Pending Golden Girl Lena, 16.1h and growing 2022 Mare by Golden Lad with Artie Schiller lines
Ducky (Return the Ring) 2018 15.3-16h OTTB gelding with Speightstown lines
Outside ride (first time out) and tiny xc: https://youtu.be/-kO5ur-i0Q0
Most Recent flat video https://youtu.be/nwbMQsogWZ8?si=1BQrceyI2s_cTI2zsi=84hNZimwfvDs-EuK
Hennessy is a total class act. This big, liver chestnut is kind, respectful and absolutely loves his human(s). He is also going to turn heads anywhere he goes, both for said class and just how lovely of a horse he is.
Undersaddle, Hennessy is naturally fancy. His carriage is correct and he covers ground beautifully. He’s good in the field, good on the ties, in his stall and all around just that same class act.
Before coming here, Hennessy had a start to his second career with his owner who did a bit of all the things with him. He has been on trails and done some pony club work. That said he’s not a packer.
He currently goes best in a herm sprenger duo and needs a soft handed, compassionate, confident ride that won’t miss and catch his mouth.
Hennessy does have a few old injuries and known bumps and blemishes. We’re getting him in shoes (he’s currently barefoot) this week and that will likely help a bunch. His knees are not necessarily the prettiest things I have seen, but he has good range of motion and is happy to travel forward with them. This does mean he may do best with a lower level career or a career on the flat.
My experience with knees is simply that if you don’t overdo concussion and attend to any needed maintenance, you end up with a hell of a horse for a long while. As such, I’d love to see him land with a knowledgeable fox hunter, dressage or all around home.
Hennessy has been incorporated into Stall 13, INc. (our non-profit) and is available ro adoption at 2000 OBO to an Appropriate home. Trial ride info above. Fees apply.
Pending Golden Girl Lena, 16.1h and growing 2022 Mare by Golden Lad with Artie Schiller lines
Pending Golden Girl Lena, 16.1h and growing 2022 Mare by Golden Lad with Artie Schiller lines
Pending Golden Girl Lena, 16.1h and growing 2022 Mare by Golden Lad with Artie Schiller lines
Looking for that exceptionally talented mare who will happily turn heads in all phases of eventing, or absolutely kill it in show jumpers or out in first flight? Lena is going to be exceptional.
Her movement is balanced and fluid, and she's making all the right efforts to use her back and push from behind. Her transitions are very easy for a recently raced kiddo and her steering is impressively good for a first ride. She's quiet at the mounting block and under saddle, she's simply professional. Trained on the track by one of my favorite connections, this mare has a great foundation from which to build a sport career.
Here's the video from Lena's first post track ride. Please note, I know she is footsore. We kept the ride short and just wanted to test how she moved and what she was like under saddle. She won't be ridden again until she's in shoes.
https://youtu.be/f6ySnWOxKO4?si=QmiEcJEm_kR7eciT
Why is she footsore you might ask? - well, her well meaning owner took her to a holding farm after the track to wait for me to ship her here, and somehow there, someone decided to pull her shoes. My farrier situation has been insanely frustrating here, so we have been working on getting her shod, but it might not be til next week... *Please note that a horse who is footsore is not a horse with future problems - they simply need to be shod and shod appropriately. After that, work may resume without limitations.
That said, this mare knows her job under saddle and is quiet and uncomplicated (for a four year old TB). She'll excel in eventing, fox hunting, jumpers, or really whatever you want to point her at. Lena does need four shoes (currently) and does have some very small cold set ossellets on her front ankles that do not impact her soundness or her ability to go up the levels.
On the ground, she's still quite a young horse. She leads and cross ties well, but does get a bit worried about her friends. She would do best to be turned out with a bigger herd (so more than 2 horses) or have individual turnout with access to friends across the fence.
Lena is appropriate for any quality riding individual who loves mares, and either has ample TB restarting experience or has a trainer who can help along the way.
Overall, this mare is going to really be a lovely creature that I think will make someone very happy for a very long time.
Make an offer. She is available to trial ride after she has had 5-post track rides here. In the meantime, visits still follow the farm trial processes (see above).
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Mr Magico 2014 16+h OTTB warhorse gelding by Hat Trick
Artie (Reunion Tour) 16h 2018 OTTB gelding by Supersaver
Artie (Reunion Tour) 16h 2018 OTTB gelding by Supersaver
Has successfully competed BN and .80s! video and updated ad to come!
Magic is a hell of a great ride and a total natural for eventing. He does have a bit of a temper if made to wait before the start, but if that is managed and he's not literally and figuratively chomping at the bit - he goes around like this: https://youtu.be/_oL_XMLCHEg?si=fB-bZhKpaxPnbHQZ make him wait and he might just be a very irritated, but still exceptionally brave freight train.
from two months ago:
Magic is back and excited to spend the summer eventing or popping around the jumper shows. I adore this horse, his bravery, his canter, and the way he has always answered with a resounding “sounds like fun” when I have asked him to try new things.
I thought I had found Magic the perfect situation in the fall, but sometimes I get things wrong. Maybe fox hunting really isn’t his jam. But I have always thought that eventing or show jumpers would be a terrifically fun walk in the park for him. And if he sticks around long enough, I’ll get him out to some horse trials and test his enjoyment of the sport for myself.
These are his first rides back here:
Xc https://youtu.be/4-ZB6UHhFQA?si=nrpPQI5RnEmiSupN
Flat https://youtu.be/_WCHzJsi6Ow?si=8gY8Tc9nEozhdTAg
I was super pleased with how light he rode and how bravely he stepped around the new (albeit tiny) course. His xc stuff might as well have been part of an eq round. And that means he’s ready to test it out at shows. Should be a fun summer season for this kiddo.
A few things to note- Magic is sweet and easy in the barn here. He does crib, particularly around feeding time though it can be controlled with a collar (I don’t bother because cribbing doesn’t bug me, but just fyi). He turns out great with my geldings and has been easy to manage here.
And he rides great when he partners with his rider. But if a rider operates more through their hand than he likes, or misses key releases in the tack, he doesn’t have a lot of tolerance. He doesn’t do anything bad, just gets strong and upset.
So who does Magic need? He needs a rider with a love for the horse, the sport AND a sense of humor. Someone who can be soft and light in the tack but also hold their boundaries. He is suited therefore perhaps for a quality young rider or gritty, “still-got it” ammie with soft hands.
Magic will need maintenance appropriate for a 12 year old TB who ran 56 times and his carrots reflect that.
Magic is offered well below his value at 12k possibly neg to the perfect home. Trial ride info above, fee applies.
Artie (Reunion Tour) 16h 2018 OTTB gelding by Supersaver
Artie (Reunion Tour) 16h 2018 OTTB gelding by Supersaver
Artie (Reunion Tour) 16h 2018 OTTB gelding by Supersaver
Competing at Novice and looking for a late summer move up to Training.
Double Clear at Larkin Hill Novice Stadium (missing fence one due to filming not due to horse :) : https://youtu.be/oMB0dWupt4g?si=58oIhyA7K0pHOpvQ
GVRDC May HT Stadium and XC: https://youtu.be/38IVsAMixJE?si=kXUDGJnSmTS_A4wX
Preseason 2'6" jumper round: https://youtu.be/bmjfL6-nq9w?si=EfFeCN-HgfAGYaTq
2nd overall in the Eventing Preliminaries at the Retired Racehorse Project Makeover of 59 entries. “5*!!“ comments from Olympic level judges And best XC score of all those who competed by 5 points. Shared the award for Top NY Bred at the Makeover of all disciplines this year. This little horse is going to be big time. And I am so excited to watch him take the HTs by storm (whether it’s me in the irons or you).
***but hey, before I waste your time, please stop reading here if you haul one horse only. He always needs a buddy - and needs someone who understands that not doing so comes with a panic button that is not negotiable. Not buddy sour, not herd bound, but he has severe isolation anxiety when boxed in, be it in a stall unable to see another horse or in a trailer. ****
Artie ran BN at the Makeover with ample scope to spare. He has been responsibly produced through recognized starter HTs at GVH/Larkin Hill among other smaller shows and is proving to be not only quiet and rideable both in warmup and in the competition rings, but an overall reliable show partner. He's ready to tackle a HT or two at BN in the winter / spring and then move up. He’s brave and ridable to every fence, water, ditch, up down bank etc…
Makeover xc: https://youtu.be/RYDjv7n4Bc8?si=FFmjyYpvQY_Yent3
Makeover stadium: https://youtu.be/3MQYtqctzzo?si=6d89Pinh5tua97WU
Makeover dressage schooling and test: https://youtu.be/YYbKUIlW6tg?si=Ho-9ih3YVmU-vqEw
Artie has a big jump and a quiet, rhythmic way of going. His dressage regularly gets 7.5s with lots of room to easily train up and reach into the 8s. He’s brave to fences without being rushy or brash and I love how game he is for everything I have thrown at him. And he does all three phases in a HS duo.
Artie is a quiet ride if you know how to flat and jump a tb. Ride quiet and with confidence and he’ll do it all. Lock down or get tight and he’ll get hotter. As such he’s a ride for a serious competitor not a usual weekend warrior.
He’s professional on the ground and shows he likes you quietly and in his own introverted ways - he’s not an in your pocket goober, but rather a very kind, independent critter who takes a minute to warm up. When he does, you’ll know but it’s a quiet affection and respect. I’ll take that all day long.
Here’s the catch: have Ppe-d this horse twice. He ran hard. His body has a slew of dents, dings, thickenings, old scars and tales of hard work. But he rides like this. Jumps like this. He is a ride the horse not the vetting, because the pages of minor things that will come up will put off even the most realistic buyer. This is why I own him.
We could have dropped his carrots and moved him after the first vetting. But without a shot to show how he can do out competing, horses like this get overlooked, underbidded, and rarely end up in the right homes. So I got him out there, produced him despite his debts and dings, and he has grown better, stronger and more capable with each outing. This horse wants to compete. I won’t take that away from him. I do inject his hocks and front coffins, and will probably do so annually. He wears four shoes and likes pads up front if the mud allows.
He is good in the barn and easy in turnout IF YOU GET IT RIGHT. His can’t be alone quirk is no joke. A human counts, so if you’re with him, he’s fine. Ride alone anywhere, all good. But he needs to not be the first in to a stall or last out or regularly haul independently. He’s not buddy sour or bad about riding away from friends, he just has an intense and immediate fear of being the only horse in a given box. Who knows, maybe he needs a goat or a mini…?
Artie will stay with me and keep clicking up the levels next season, but if you’re game and want to easily bring a horse along through training and potentially truly into the ULs, he’s absolutely ready to start marching up the levels with someone new.
Stadium and XC from Larkin Hill Recognized Starter: https://youtu.be/Rx7TdPVlSJY?si=3izUqxbI324Z3CB2
Video from GVH (Stadium and dressage + green head fly attack) https://youtu.be/pXoxnwuKcro?si=GbTVtJ_CnAQ6wSq4
Video from home https://youtu.be/hpGaM9_pymE?feature=shared
Asking 20k Trial info detailed above.
Stall 13 Listings
William (Moro Drama) 16.2h 2016 OTTB Gelding
Tetsu 16.2h 2016 OTTB Warhorse gelding by Hardspun with Mr. Greeley lines
Tuna (I Am Fortunata) 16.3h 2017 Irish OTTB Steeplechaser
William is a lovely horse who got lucky in his past months, but has had a bit of a rough go previous to that.
William came off the track and in the past couple years, ended up in barn unaccustomed to managing Thoroughbreds. He was considered anxious, but put to work as a lesson horse all the same. At some point they radiographed his back and found significant kissing spines. Their next move was to send him to New Holland Auction.
A friend stepped in, intercepted William and helped him get here. That's about the time his luck started to change for the better. New Holland would have meant bouncing through the auction circuit and potentially to kill buyers (especially if the status of his back was known).
I have found backs go one of two ways - they are either impossible to fix and thus cause pain and problems, or with the right saddle, right fit, and a ride that accommodates, they are able to get stronger and go and do many, many things. William falls into the latter camp.
I have WTC and popped him over small fences with zero anxiety and no appearance of pain or resistance. William has just been a super good, easy going kid who needs a confident, soft ride, to help him get his confidence back.
https://youtu.be/O8ZqgCgz_hM?si=_omUxj6253QO7nYQ
William is suited for a low level career for someone who will prioritize maintenance and care as well as listening to the horse. He is suitable for a jumping career, but I wouldn't ask over 2'6" and would be willing to step that back down if it's too much.
William has no vices (aside being afraid of fly masks???) and is generally a very good egg. He is not one I leave tied or on the crossties though as he will sit back and scare himself. He stands great when you're there with him.
William is available for adoption at 2,000 to a suitable home. Please reach out directly for more information.
Tuna (I Am Fortunata) 16.3h 2017 Irish OTTB Steeplechaser
Tetsu 16.2h 2016 OTTB Warhorse gelding by Hardspun with Mr. Greeley lines
Tuna (I Am Fortunata) 16.3h 2017 Irish OTTB Steeplechaser
If ever one was looking for a horse with a heck of a lot of presence and a history of running some of the best steeplechase tracks in Ireland, here's Tuna.
For nearly all of Tuna's career, he ran over fences. Like a hard knocking, sturdy steeplechaser, he took some falls and recovered to keep running. He raced in the UK and was imported as a 6 year old to run in the USA. And when he retired, he found a fox hunting job. Tuna's future was bright, and thankfully remains so. But like his track history, it hasn't been without its bobbles.
Right now Tuna is walking and trotting under saddle with plans to go forward to do more in the near future. His gaits are lovely already and clearly will be even more impressive once we get shoes on him and get him stronger and more relaxed.
First ride back to work at Kivu: https://youtu.be/4BztF8eNq5k?si=bcSbAILj1umHIfHc
That said, Tuna has had a bit of a rough year. Back in the summer of 2025, he had a pasture accident that hairline fractured his right hock and created a chip in his left hind ankle. He went to Cornell for surgery, which was deemed very successful with no limitations. That said, bad luck wan't quite done yet - Upon jumping around later on stall rest, he injured the collateral ligament in his left hind fetlock and required quite a bit more time off.
Tuna has since had stall rest from September 2025 to December 2025, small paddock turnout from December 2025 to early March 2026 and regular turnout from then til now. Tuna appears quite sound and we have started him back lightly under saddle. He will get a rescan of the fetlock in the near future and we will continue to progress him into a riding career.
The expectation is that Tuna will do what he is able, which I think will be plenty. I can see this horse still having a quality fox hunting career or lower level jumping life. I probably wouldn't point him at the red numbers but frankly, there are so few people who can ride at that level anyway, I don't worry about that limitation.
Tuna is kind and a lovely, doofy, sweet gelding, but he is not for the TB-inexperienced. He needs a knowledgable handler and rider currently and would do best with someone who is familiar both with big Thoroughbreds and rehabs.
Tuna is offered for adoption with a contract at $2500 before the rescan and rads and $3500 after. This cost is a donation to Stall 13 and will go to supporting the other horses involved in the program.
Tetsu 16.2h 2016 OTTB Warhorse gelding by Hardspun with Mr. Greeley lines
Tetsu 16.2h 2016 OTTB Warhorse gelding by Hardspun with Mr. Greeley lines
Currently leased Stall 13 Horse: Fig, (Ekati's Verve) 16.3h 2016 OTTB Warhorse Gelding
Tetsu has some serious sport horse lines (and also serious racing lines, considering he ran 67 times and earned 263,000+ on the track).
This lovely, quirky redhead tweaked his suspensory cantering back after his last race. He needed somewhere to go, so he retired to us to see if we could rehab the ligament enough to get him a second career.
Tetsu, instead, is seeking an easy going life in a pasture. We’d love to get this deserving guy to a home with lots of grass a few buddies and a caring human. *this would be a no riding no resale home and he would come with a contract stating that and that he can come back to us at any time.
Tetsu ran 67 times and made more than 260,000 for his connections. Cantering back from that 67th race, he tweaked his suspensory in his front left. But when he arrived for rehab, we found that this brave, stoic horse had run on an ankle with a much longer history of issues. We rehabbed the acute suspensory in a stall, finishing up stall rest last month.
The ankle however shows significant arthritis, suspensory apparatus injury, and pastern joint subluxation.
Ultimately, he is pasture sound and we’d like to keep him happy, healthy and enjoying life until he tells us otherwise.
Tetsu would be happy to be out 24-7 or stall less than he gets turnout. He does crib and has some stall vices, but he’s happy in a herd and good around others (currently low man in his field) and easy outside. He is currently barefoot, though we expect that we’ll get him in shoes if the ground gets too hard or he gets uncomfortable.
Tetsu is currently FTGH with a no-resale contract.
Currently leased Stall 13 Horse: Fig, (Ekati's Verve) 16.3h 2016 OTTB Warhorse Gelding
Currently leased Stall 13 Horse: Fig, (Ekati's Verve) 16.3h 2016 OTTB Warhorse Gelding
Currently leased Stall 13 Horse: Fig, (Ekati's Verve) 16.3h 2016 OTTB Warhorse Gelding
Currently leased Good god this horse has talent. He has huge swinging gaits, tons of drive, and all the flash you’d ever need. But even with all that talent, his personality might be the more remarkable thing, and thats saying something.
Fig is a total ham through and through. You never have to guess what he’s thinking and he really, really wants all of your attention. No, like all of it. All the time. Good thing he’s insanely cute about the whole thing. He’ll drink your beer (he shares my preference for not fruity IPAs) and harass you until you relent and give him scratches and lots of love.
Under saddle hes is always good but he’s uncomplicated and quiet if in regular work or… as he feels better and better and isn’t getting ridden regularly- big, talented and slightly feral. He has at times been my “toss anyone up there” horse. Yesterday, he showed off how much better he was feeling by honing his medium trot but also making sure we tossed a neck strap on to stay with him. His gaits are huge and he will invert and skitter sideways if he’s feeling fresh. He’s never truly naughty but he does like to show off.
Recent flat school on an “up” day: https://youtu.be/vPA_8JqrmuU?si=EoxzaiVuv6K5lKnH
Fig is still a bit of a rehab. When he came off the track, he was frankly one hell of a mess. More than a year later, we have him fat, happy and en route to sound. He needs strength and potentially hock and hind ankle injections (but I want to get him strong first). He was diagnosed with chronic suspensory issues initially, but at this point with no acute lesions and less inflammation we go back to work. And what does Fig love almost as much as attention? Work.
So what does that mean? Means he’s not your average rehab. It means he’s not the lovely adopter’s horse who wants to have an easy hack out on occasion… maybe hit the trails once in a long while. No. Nopelope. Sorry. I need a rider who wants to put a lot of miles in the saddle but with no agenda. The right person needs ride regularly (like 3+ days a week) and has OTTB experience and a big sense of humor … and maybe bigger beer budget (for both of you). Oh and said rider also needs the seat to laugh through any fresh-day antics he might toss out there and direct him towards the great things that are to come. Don’t have all of that? Please ask me about a different horse.
Fig is available for the low fours- with a guarantee that as with any Stall 13 horse, no questions asked- he can always come home.
STALL 13 SUPPORTED HORSE
Fig is available through Stall 13, the New York based non-profit organization (www.stall13.org)that I (AP Graham) spearhead alongside Kivu Sporthorses. Stall 13 Thoroughbreds specializes in challenging-case horses like Fig. Our goal is to help horses like Fig can recover and make it to second careers and have a good life, despite physical setbacks. As such, he comes with lifetime protection and a contract - he’s always welcome back here and we’re always here to help. His carrots go directly back to the program to support avenues for other tough case ottbs and prove the notion that one should always “ride the horse, not the xrays (or ultrasound). Reach out for more information.
former info: Fig is one heck of a ham. This horse has more personality than most boarding barns see in a year. He's handsome, lovable and will shake you down for your treats or your beer. Yes, Fig loves a good libation and will happily steal sips of yours.
Fig ran hard and earned his retirement. He came to us last year just before Christmas with swollen ankles and a slew of issues. We got him on the right path and he lucked into the lap of a generous ammie who took his rehab on as her project. What we thought was the need for hock injections turned out to be chronic (not acute) suspensory issues. Fig had stall rest, turn out and was slowly brought back to work.
He just needs more time. He'll winter with us in our usual set up - 12 hours in, 12 hours out being a dingus with his friends. And we'll bring him back to work and see where he is at in late winter / spring.
Often with ligament and tendon issues, when the issue is not acute, they just need time and more let down than most people want to do. We have time, and we like Fig, so he can hang out and cause a happy ruckus in the barn while we see how sound he will come and what he will need.
Fig is available for adoption at 2500 with a contract. There is no guarantee that this horse will jump in the future or be a first flight fox hunter. But we're pretty certain there's enough soundness for a quality low-level career in there.
PLACED Rikki (Tiz So Fine) ~17h 2019 OTTB Mare by Tiznow
Currently leased Stall 13 Horse: Fig, (Ekati's Verve) 16.3h 2016 OTTB Warhorse Gelding
FOUND A HOME! Wine Responsibly 15.2-3h 2021 OTTB by Vinno Rosso (Curlin)
PLACED Rikki is one heck of an elegant, talented mare. She has evented through the lower levels (I believe through Novice, but need to confirm) and has been owned by a talented ammie who has trained consistently with 5* riders.
Rikki's dressage is lovely (regularly in the 20s), and her jump and bravery even better.
Last year she came up a bit unsound up front. Vets had differing opinions of what was up. When it checked out to NOT be a tendon, the feet came under scruntiny. In the meantime, her former human has gotten married and is en route to having a baby (CONGRATS!).
Rikki came back to us to see if we can sort out the issues and find her a slightly lower level home. I am pretty sure we can get her right and let her still have a jumping career, but it might not be through the ULs as had been dreamt of before.
Assessment of soundness school: https://youtu.be/gU1bxXiEAng?si=rxVAYuRiZPphGK_B
Rikki on her third tour through my barn. Once we took her off the track and got her fatter, shinier and let down. Another time we took her back after she had been left to neglect in a back field (people suck). We got her fat and shiny and happy and she competed with me in Dressage and Show Jumping at the 2023 RRP Makeover, finishing well despite how green she was at the time.
This mare will always have a home here, but I'm hoping that her next human will hang onto her for a very long time. The mare is definitely nice enough and sure deserves it!
Rikki is listed at 3k for a short time with a contract guaranteeing that the adopter will do the diagnostic vet work and provide high quality farrier references. After we start on her vet work and get her back towards (more) sound, her adoption fee will increase.
FOUND A HOME! Wine Responsibly 15.2-3h 2021 OTTB by Vinno Rosso (Curlin)
Currently leased Stall 13 Horse: Fig, (Ekati's Verve) 16.3h 2016 OTTB Warhorse Gelding
FOUND A HOME! Wine Responsibly 15.2-3h 2021 OTTB by Vinno Rosso (Curlin)
FOUND A HOME!!!!
Wine has a long story that all happened in a short period of time. He sold off the track at the end of the season like a normal retiring racehorse, but very quickly bounced into a sales barn that regularly sells to auctions and there on to kill buyers (there's a loophole in NY law that does not allow one to sell directly to kill buyers).
His connections and Finger Lakes Finest Thoroughbreds found out about his situation and Stall 13 stepped in to help. The community paid his bail, we shipped him here and he spent 21 days in quarantine, making sure he didn't bring anything from the auction sale barn to the main barn here.
Wine is now back in the main barn and an absolutely love. And an absolute weirdo. He has perpetual bedhead and loves nothing more than to have his ears and neck scratched. He's the first to meet you at the gate when you go to bring him in. And he great in the field with his friends and hanging out in the stall (no vices).
Wine is lovely under saddle, and it didn't take him long to figure out how to carry himself nicely. First post-track ride here: https://youtu.be/VQzKROqfpK8?si=uJK0_636kh9EoSY_
He does have "knees" - a situation we don't know much about currently (but the vet is scheduled for rads and an ultrasound on Tuesday). Once we have that information and we know the type of home he should have, we'll more productively market him.
Despite his size (somehow folks equate the smaller ones with being easier) Wine still requires a knowledgable home. He needs kind boundaries on the ground and needs to be reminded that he needs to respect his humans' space. He's not pushy or rude, just needs to learn the rules of this new game.
I suspect Wine will have a heck of a career as a dressage, trail or ranch mount. He's going to be great. And we'd love to see him head to the Makeover. Stall 13 will cover the first discipline entry fees and provide swag!
Wine will be offered for adoption in the low four figures, but we'll know more once we know what his knee looks like. Reach out for more info or see www.stall13.org
Found his home! Stall 13 Horse: Generation, 17.2h 2020 OTTB Gelding by Street Sense
PLACED! Stall 13 Horse: Sews (Lord Darnley, 17+h 2018 OTTB gelding by Lion Heart located in Lansi
PLACED! Stall 13 Horse: Sews (Lord Darnley, 17+h 2018 OTTB gelding by Lion Heart located in Lansi
Found his home! Gen is ready to find his human and hit the trails or bee bop around as a low level all around mount.
Walk trot-inside (Big horse, tiny arena = no canter inside right now, see outside video for that): https://youtu.be/nywGpko23RY?si=EKPEc6dl68l7B5mg
Mounting from a tractor, hacking and some canter outside: https://youtu.be/_fm03iv7hNQ?si=Jbl36b2oOvugDMCN
Gen is wildly uncomplicated but he is still a big moving, HUGE young thoroughbred. He’s brave and has not displayed any anxiety under saddle. I’d rather see him end up in a home where he’s not expected to be a packer at 5 though. He has a great brain and willing, kind demeanor but he will still need the rider knowledge and training to learn whatever job it is you point him at. He's been great for me and literally every rider I have put on him. He might be a moose, but he's a good, good Moose.
Recent schooling: https://youtu.be/PUZEObv_YhI?si=ugk6ddlp6F0-44ED
Good for the vet, the farrier… good in a stall and out in a field of geldings. Good on the cross ties…Just plain good across the board. He does need at least front shoes.
Generation had a productive race career, retired sound and then began training for his second job as a fox hunter. There were big dreams for this guy- the huntsman’s horse. He trained well, ticked all the boxes, and was full speed to a career he would have loved.
A basic chip removal set off a reaction of bone growth in his right front fetlock. He has osteophytes and bone spurs making it visually bigger but also job limiting. Cornell is pretty sure the heavy demands of a job at the top of the hunt are more than he needs right now (aka jumping should be limited) but he is still absolutely ridable and able to do lower level things. As such he is what we call “serviceable sound.” I would not point him at a show life or a circle-driven dressage career, but there is a lot of miles left in those legs and that ankle.
Could he hunt occasionally without jumping? Oh absolutely. Could he do some hunter paces and trail ride? Yep. Could he be a family horse for a good riding group of folks? Sure. Is he a “husband horse”? … maybe… guess that depends on the quality of husband (riding that is).
We’re happy to share radiographs and reports and discuss findings. Nope, this one won’t “pass” a vetting but there’s ample corners of the horse world where he’ll still have a place.
STALL 13 SUPPORTED HORSE
Gen is available through Stall 13, a New York based non-profit organization (www.stall13.org) that specializes in challenging case horses like himself. Our goal is to show that horses like Gen can recover and make it to a new career despite their known challenges and have a good life. As such, he comes with lifetime protection and a contract - he’s always welcome back here and we’re always here to help. His carrots go directly back to the program to support avenues for other “challenging case” horses and prove the notion that one should always “ride the horse, not the xrays.”
Gen is offered at 2500. His purchase price is a donation to Stall 13 and goes directly to caring for the other horses in the program. Trial fees and processes explained above.
PLACED! Stall 13 Horse: Sews (Lord Darnley, 17+h 2018 OTTB gelding by Lion Heart located in Lansi
PLACED! Stall 13 Horse: Sews (Lord Darnley, 17+h 2018 OTTB gelding by Lion Heart located in Lansi
PLACED! Stall 13 Horse: Sews (Lord Darnley, 17+h 2018 OTTB gelding by Lion Heart located in Lansi
PLACED! Sews is a huge, elegant goof ball who has three lovely gaits and a jump with clear, pretty knees. He feels great and has made it very clear that he is ready for a job! What job does Sews need? He could succeed at pretty much anything – eventing, dressage, fox hunting, jumpers, and even hunters for his daisy cutter movement. More info at Stall13.org
That said, Sews absolutely needs a herd… and he needs to have someone in that herd who can keep him in line. He struggles to differentiate play from “knock it off” cues and he’s so big that it can get him in trouble. Note - he's not mean, just a bit of a big doofus who needs to be told where to go when he gets too annoying... think more irritating little brother who perpetually says "not touching"
Under saddle he is pretty uncomplicated and has been regularly ridden and competed by a talented young rider. He is successfully and “fancily” showing off his flat work and happily shown through starter and schooled BN.
10/25 schooling: https://youtu.be/xqK6UBD8N7I?si=vZcYZzEnYBv4q4u8
NY flatwork
https://youtu.be/aYVFzVgdcEk?si=n0CGgE425hBG2py9
NY XC
https://youtu.be/JLpJKGB9b6w?si=8-rTeSfZwOF1D5WU
Sews came through my program in Georgia last year and was with me from Christmas to March. In that time he gained a solid foundation and was coming along well.
He shipped to Washington to a very knowledgeable rider, and didn’t quite work out in the situation. To no fault of anyone’s he just needed a set of other geldings to play with. Alone in a paddock next to a pony, Sews just got himself in more and more trouble. His owner did everything under the sun – she treated for ulcers, worked him on the ground, and xrayed his back – he does have kissing spine, which he does not palpate to. *I'm happy to share more insights here as I do not believe that this is a limiting factor for him.* Unsure how to go forward, she kindly shipped him back across the country.
Sews has hung out with my geldings and found his feet and herd. Goofy has become his primary personality trait and hes easy to handle on the ground and in the saddle. He would love a doting human with a good sense of humor who understands that hes a dingbat and has at least an intermediate or above riding level.
Requirements:
- Shoes (he has tender feet)
- A herd of geldings
- A rider & trainer with intermediate or better skills in the saddle and solid abilities to maintain boundaries
-Correct saddle fit
Sews is available for an adoption fee of 2k negotiable (see www.Stall13.org for more) to the perfect, knowledgable home. Adopters will be asked to fill out an application (you can resell) before proceeding with transfer of ownership.
FOUND A HOME!!!! Stall 13 Horse: Major Spin, 16.3h 2018 OTTB Gelding by Hard Spun
PLACED! Stall 13 Horse: Sews (Lord Darnley, 17+h 2018 OTTB gelding by Lion Heart located in Lansi
FOUND A HOME!!!! Stall 13 Horse: Major Spin, 16.3h 2018 OTTB Gelding by Hard Spun
FOUND A HOME!!!! RRP Makeover 2025 graduate finishing in the top 1/3 of the dressage entries despite a test interrupted by the fox hunt division. The judges loved his trot work awarding 8s. he’s ready to begin training first level movements.
Makeover Dressage: https://youtu.be/BHjCgG65Lf0?si=v5kDpJZ45nVnRv-h
Major Spin is a huge horse who has all the presence, movement, and smarts to go right on up the levels in dressage. He’s only 16.3 but carries himself like he’s 17.2. He also has one of those classic “good brains” that means he could pack around at the Intro or Training levels quite happily. While I think he’d love and succeed at a dressage life, I would put money on his ability to fox hunt and to look damn good while doing so as well.
T3- August: https://youtu.be/ov5BEnisig0?si=ADsjeoiaqhoLy3r6
T2 - June : https://youtu.be/g5LVBAo7nA8?si=hNDJeRuhulF3zuOH
Outside hack at home April: https://youtu.be/SJWb9yIt-8E?si=9VtPb4th0dhSot6e
Spin is probably the only true rescue in my barn. I don’t use that word lightly. He’s a huge, smart, lump-headed goober who needs a job that accommodates a pretty special knee. Otherwise, I’d be eventing this horse up through the ULs.
Spin’s life on the track was not always easy and he fell into some less-than-optimal hands, who ignored what should have been treated. Slab fracture, chip, and arthritis. Spin became Stall 13’s* flagship horse and yet, after we rested him for a few months, he is sound and hard at work perfecting his dressage.
Spin has been to a bunch of shows, including one recognized dressage venture – all of which has gone great. He hauls like a pro, hangs out well and is happy to take it all in and make GOOD decisions. He’s great in a warmup arena with all shapes and sizes and directions of horses. And he’s as talented and smart heading down center line as he is training for it at home.
Spin is good for the vet and farrier (though understandably, he’s not a huge fan of folks messing with his knee), good on crossties, good in a herd, and generally just a smart, sensible, dude.
Spin would be appropriate for a good riding amateur to bring along, but in the right program he’d also be able to handle green-bean humans. Spin has confidently and carefully carried my nervous friends, helped to reinstall confidence in Thoroughbreds and handled trials and lessons and rides by all of my working students with ease.
He's not a total packer yet… and you still have to have and uphold boundaries, but Spin is proving to be an exceedingly versatile horse who just needs a job and a person or two who think the world of him.
*Spin is made available through Stall 13, a New York based non-profit organization (www.stall13.org) that specializes in challenging case horses like himself. We’re hoping that by showing that a horse like Spin can recover and make it to the Makeover, we can help open avenues for other tough to heal horses and prove the notion that one should always “ride the horse, not the xrays.” Reach out for more information.
Offered at $2500 with contract. See stall13.org for more info.
Available Leases
Offsite lease - Koops 2020 16.2h OTTB Gelding by Girvin
I'll get more info up here soon. But in the meantime, Koops is up for full care lease at Kivu Sporthorses and Training in Lansing or offsite
Koops is a sweet, sensible but also playful kiddo who would love to have a human to look forward to. Koops is a LONG story (please go read up on Facebook). When shipping to me in February of 2023, his shipper went off the road and into a culvert, putting Koops through the floor of the trailer. Two jaws of life later, the saint of a horse loaded up, headed to a local vet and began his very very long process of healing. Ten months later, he was ridable. Now he's recovering from a knee injury of his own making. Suffice to say, this isn't an upper level horse right now. However, he is outrageously wonderful and would love to have someone work on his dressage and possibly leg him back up to jumping.
https://youtu.be/fTPfocZaBF8?si=mJP06pbybAgNciSZ
Please reach out if you think you're a fit.
On site Lease only - Wolf (Louisiana Moon 2014 ~16h OTTB Warhorse Gelding)
On-site lease only in Lansing, NY
I love this little snapping horse. He is the most amazingly grumpy, athletic pain in the ass out there. And I adore all of his ridiculous overflow of personality (hence me putting off selling him since I bought him at the end of February of 2023). But I legitimately own too many and while I think he’ll be able to do anything anyone wants, my gut tells me that this horse will be a killer first flight fox hunter and or mid-level eventer with the right rider and situation.
I may consider an off-site lease in an exceptional situation but before you read any further, he is NOT available to a boarding barn situation. His sense of humor and snapping turtle nature are too much of a risk and I don't want him anywhere he won't be loved as much as he is here.
Makeover XC
https://youtu.be/QXDovQIdPu4?si=MJ_z7HRlzyl4XVoz
Makeover Dressage:
https://youtu.be/bXhorTcXJ-Q?si=m2T8Iej2FKssi1qh
So I’m legging him up to hunt and event and see what he thinks. In the meantime, he is for lease to a human that will put his quirky, odd-ball self first and enjoy all of the comical, sweet, but gnashy bits that are Wolf.
OK, more specifically, Wolf competed in the 2023 RRP Makeover in show jumping and BN eventing and he has miles at starter before that. Man is that horse brave. In KY, he took in all the arenas and all the fences, water, down bank, ditch etc etc etc without batting an eye. Wolf has scope for plenty more, though grids will definitely help him nail down his footwork. He has all the movement and presence to stop traffic, even at just 16h.
Wolf did all of this well on less rides than I would have liked. His letdown from the track took a while and came in fits and spurts where he would get body sore and would get more time off. When I competed him in KY, I think he had maybe 30 retraining rides… MAYBE. He is now past the sore part, has packed on the pounds and is onto the “needs a job” stage. He is a favorite ride of my working students and just a damn good egg.
Wolf has a hell of a hind leg and is put together like a proper Ferarri. He ran 63 times mostly in Louisiana and was sound for the duration - this kid is tough as nails and knows (and loves) that job. Thus, he is definitely not for an inexperienced rider.
Add to it that he is smart - frankly smarter than most people I know - and thus is super good at getting himself in slightly comical trouble. He does not have a buck or rear, but he will outsmart you undersaddle if you're not on top of your game or if he feels your boundaries are merely suggestions.
That said, Wolf is ALL WORK when in the tack. He loves his job and likes nothing more than to show you that he can do it. Wolf is INtense not tense. But whether in the saddle or on the ground, he mandates a sense of humor. Like many Malibu Moons and Ghostzappers, he can be … “expressive.” He is food aggressive and is generally likely to snap in your direction or lift a leg to threaten to kick when being groomed. Please note, he has no intention to bite or kick you… it is a game. And according to a vet who knew him when he was a yearling - he has always been like this. We just laugh at him, tell him it is not allowed and oddly he wins hearts on a daily basis.
*We have gastro-scoped etc etc etc and all clean .. .He also receives maintenance and adequate appropriate for a 9 year old horse who ran hard for 7 of those years. He has earned it.
Despite all his goofy-grumpy antics, he is easy to love. See, he actually likes people, but it seems that he has no ability to be normal, so snappy affection is his go-to. I’d love to see this petit powerhouse of an alligator run through the mid-levels or cruise around the fox hunt field. He will always have a home with me, but in the meantime, he would love to have his own human and go do all the things.
Wolf’s lease is onsite only. Must be able to coordinate ride schedules and be 18 or above. Located in Lansing, NY - on-site trial fees apply (see above)
