Post by schwung on Nov 6, 2009 21:59:16 GMT -5
I have a 21 year old thoroughbred gelding that I desperately need to find a new home for.
Harrison has been being ridden by different riding school students for the last few years, and his most recent student is moving. I am finishing up with college and applying for graduate school while working two jobs and do not have the time for Harrison that he deserves.
He has been particularly hard to find a home for because he has had soundness issues in the past that multiple vets were never able to diagnose but that always went away eventually on their own after a week or two. He is also a bit arthritic and needs a longer warm-up than some but is definitely still rideable and extremely talented. The last 17 year old girl who was riding him showed him at Evergreen Classic and was Champion in the short stirrup division.
- Chestnut, star, sock. 16.2 hh
- A bit of a hard keeper. I have always kept him on weight builder supplement and joint support supplement in addition to Senior Feed to keep him from losing weight or stiffening up.
- Under saddle, Harrison is very calm and reliable 95% of the time, but has been known to spook occasionally on trails. On the ground, he can act like kind of a grouch but has never bit me or anyone else. He can just get impatient and paw sometimes and is a little girthy. However, he was used in riding lessons for young girls and they never had any problems- he really means no harm.
- Has always had shoes but can go without.
- Harry is very very passive and minds his own business when with other horses. He was out on pasture for a while and actually got picked on quite a bit. He is very friendly and curious though. Great with dogs (and loves kitties). Probably not a children's horse due to his ground manners and occasional spook but again- was always fine for young riding students.
- 10/13/2009 vaccinated and teeth floated
- Harrison has had extensive hunter, jumper, and dressage training. He was always to slow for the jumpers but was consistently in the ribbons in the hunter and equitation divisions, with tons of champion and reserve championships. Because of his arthritis and age I dont jump him anymore. He was last shown in the fall of 2007 at Evergreen Classic and was Champion in the short stirrup.
- Harry is pretty good on the trails. Can get a little pushy on the way home and spooks occasionally. With a calm rider he is almost always perfect.
- Harry is probably ideal for an intermediate rider. Someone who wouldn't be unnerved by a small spook and that can tell him to knock it off if he is being pushy in the cross ties.
- I keep Harry on joint support supplement, weight builder, and msm with senior feed.
- Health concerns: arthritis, the undiagnosed occasional lameness in his right front (nerve blocked this summer and has not been an issue since). Has had colic in the past.
- Soundness. In 2005 I think was the first time he went lame in his right front. Had multiple vets look at him with no conclusive diagnosis ever made. He was on chinese herbal supplements called T-24 that worked wonders but at $400/month they were eventually phased out in lieu of isoxsuprine and bute. Since then the lameness has reoccurred probably 2x a year, lasting about a week each time. It was usually after a show or multiple consecutive days of jumping. My trainer thought that maybe he had an old bowed tendon that was never properly healed but we don't really know.
- Harry is a cribber. Cribbing collar helps, as does regular turnout.
- Perfect in the trailer, marches right in. Bathes, clips, ties.
- Currently boarded at Evergreen Equestrian Center in Kirkland. Turnout daily (1-2 hours), gets ridden about 3x/week.
Adoption Fee: $500
Photos of Harry:
Harrison has been being ridden by different riding school students for the last few years, and his most recent student is moving. I am finishing up with college and applying for graduate school while working two jobs and do not have the time for Harrison that he deserves.
He has been particularly hard to find a home for because he has had soundness issues in the past that multiple vets were never able to diagnose but that always went away eventually on their own after a week or two. He is also a bit arthritic and needs a longer warm-up than some but is definitely still rideable and extremely talented. The last 17 year old girl who was riding him showed him at Evergreen Classic and was Champion in the short stirrup division.
- Chestnut, star, sock. 16.2 hh
- A bit of a hard keeper. I have always kept him on weight builder supplement and joint support supplement in addition to Senior Feed to keep him from losing weight or stiffening up.
- Under saddle, Harrison is very calm and reliable 95% of the time, but has been known to spook occasionally on trails. On the ground, he can act like kind of a grouch but has never bit me or anyone else. He can just get impatient and paw sometimes and is a little girthy. However, he was used in riding lessons for young girls and they never had any problems- he really means no harm.
- Has always had shoes but can go without.
- Harry is very very passive and minds his own business when with other horses. He was out on pasture for a while and actually got picked on quite a bit. He is very friendly and curious though. Great with dogs (and loves kitties). Probably not a children's horse due to his ground manners and occasional spook but again- was always fine for young riding students.
- 10/13/2009 vaccinated and teeth floated
- Harrison has had extensive hunter, jumper, and dressage training. He was always to slow for the jumpers but was consistently in the ribbons in the hunter and equitation divisions, with tons of champion and reserve championships. Because of his arthritis and age I dont jump him anymore. He was last shown in the fall of 2007 at Evergreen Classic and was Champion in the short stirrup.
- Harry is pretty good on the trails. Can get a little pushy on the way home and spooks occasionally. With a calm rider he is almost always perfect.
- Harry is probably ideal for an intermediate rider. Someone who wouldn't be unnerved by a small spook and that can tell him to knock it off if he is being pushy in the cross ties.
- I keep Harry on joint support supplement, weight builder, and msm with senior feed.
- Health concerns: arthritis, the undiagnosed occasional lameness in his right front (nerve blocked this summer and has not been an issue since). Has had colic in the past.
- Soundness. In 2005 I think was the first time he went lame in his right front. Had multiple vets look at him with no conclusive diagnosis ever made. He was on chinese herbal supplements called T-24 that worked wonders but at $400/month they were eventually phased out in lieu of isoxsuprine and bute. Since then the lameness has reoccurred probably 2x a year, lasting about a week each time. It was usually after a show or multiple consecutive days of jumping. My trainer thought that maybe he had an old bowed tendon that was never properly healed but we don't really know.
- Harry is a cribber. Cribbing collar helps, as does regular turnout.
- Perfect in the trailer, marches right in. Bathes, clips, ties.
- Currently boarded at Evergreen Equestrian Center in Kirkland. Turnout daily (1-2 hours), gets ridden about 3x/week.
Adoption Fee: $500
Photos of Harry: