Racer Placers: Horses

Update 5/12/2012: Muskie is currently in saddle training and doing wonderful. We think he would be an awesome dressage prospect as well as a super trail horse!

Trapper

Gender: Gelding

Age: 7 Yrs.

Size: 17 Hands

Color: Dark Bay

Breed: Standardbred

Talents: Driving and Riding

Trapper is one of the nicest driving horses anyone could wish for. He is steady as an oak, and takes his job seriously. Barking dogs, clanking machinery, railroad bridges, traffic, bicycles and lumbering trucks are of no interest to Trapper when he is taking his “people” out for a ride. He has begun saddle training, and is taking it in stride like a pro. Trapper can be a little stand-offish until he decides you are his friend, but once he warms up to you, he is all yours. He is quite pretty and extremely well mannered.

Scout

Gender: Gelding

Age: 10 yrs

Color: Bay / 4 white socks / white face

Breed: Pony / unknown

Size: 13 hands

Talents: Green broke for driving and riding

Scout is a calm, sweet, kind pony, large enough for a small adult to ride. He is well mannered, and has begun driving and riding training. He has a ton of common sense, and is not at all spooky. He seems to delight in learning new things. Scout has a tendency to get fat, and needs to be kept in a dry lot on hay or, if on pasture, must wear a grazing muzzle. Otherwise, he has no special needs. We will soon be putting additional training time on Scout, and he will be ready for a forever home very soon. If you are interested in a smaller equine friend for pleasure driving or for a child’s mount, this guy deserves a look!

Prairie GiGi

Gender: Spayed Mare

Age: 4 yrs

Breed: Standardbred

Size: 15 Hands

Color: Roan

Talents: Drives

GiGi is a delightful mare who is well mannered and likes attention. She gets along well with other horses. GiGi is harness trained, and will soon begin saddle training. She is extremely athletic, and is going to make someone a wonderful saddle and/or driving horse. She loves attention, and seems to be looking for someone to be her very own person! GiGi comes running to the gate as soon as she sees us, and fairly begs to be haltered and brought out. She is totally sound, and would excel at endurance riding or driving.

Muskiemar

Breed: Standardbred

Gender: Gelding

Color: Bay

Age: 12

Height: 17 hands

Muskie is a big sweet horse. He loves attention, and has excellent manners. He gets along well with other horses, and tends to be near the bottom in the herd hierarchy. Muskie is a trotter. He moves beautifully in harness and has a gorgeous trot. He will begin saddle training the first of March. If you are looking for a big horse who will be your best friend and offer you years of enjoyment, Muskie could fill the bill.

Ernest Ho

ADOPTED

Gender: Gelding

Age: 8 yrs

Breed: Standardbred

Size: 16 Hands

Color: Bay

Talents: Rides and Drives

Ernie is about the sweetest horse you ever have seen, and has excellent manners. He loves people and loves attention. He has had 60 days of trail training last summer, and will be ready to hit the trails with his adopter this spring. He has a nice smooth walk that covers the ground easily and will do a running walk for a rider who knows how to ask for it. He is very curious about new things, and might like to stop and ask about them, but will move right on past as soon as his rider tells him to. Ernie can be a bit dominant in a herd, but is always a gentleman in hand or under saddle. Ernie is a horse who is just going to get better and better as the years go by. If you are looking for a forever friend to share trail riding experiences or pleasure driving, a friend who will repay your affection ten-fold with devotion, Ernie might just be the horse for you!

Mastering the Game

Gender: Gelding

Age: 7 yrs

Breed: Standardbred

Size: 17+ Hands

Color: Dark Bay

Mastering the Game, gelding, 17+ hands, 7 yrs old. Recently off the track, will spend the summer relaxing in our pastures and begin his saddle training in the fall. He is quiet, friendly and has good manners. We will update his information when he has had time to get used to his new surroundings away from the track and as we get to know him better.

Landmark Hall

Gender: Gelding

Age: 13 yrs

Breed: Standardbred

Size: 15.1 Hands

Color: Bay

Landmark Hall, gelding, 15.1 hands, 13 years old. Recently off the track, will spend the summer relaxing and begin saddle training in the fall. He is extremely quiet and easy going. We will continue to update his information as we get to know him better and after he has had time to adjust to being away from the racetrack.

Annie OG

Gender: Mare

Age: 16 yrs

Breed: Standardbred

Size: 15.2 Hands

Color: Bay

Annie OG, mare, 15.2 hands, 16 years old. Annie is a very sweet natured, willing horse. She has high ring bone and is not suitable as a riding horse. She would make a perfect light pleasure driving horse. She has been pastured with cattle and would also make a great guardian mare.

Skyrocket

Gender: Gelding

Age: 4 yrs

Breed: Standardbred

Size: 15.2 Hands

Color: Black

Skyrocket, gelding, 15.2 hands, 4 years old. Rocket is a quiet and respectful horse that we think will make an awesome trail horse, nothing seems to phase him. He will begin his saddle training this summer.

Elliot

Gender: Gelding

Age: 12 Yrs.

Size: 14 Hands

Color: Dark Bay

Breed: Grade

Here's the good news: Elliot is a veteran trail horse and has even ridden in the mountains of Colorado. He is up to date on Coggins, and all vaccines. Stands great for the farrier, loads easily. He is quiet and good natured and likes people. He is currently being ridden several times per week on trails. He neck reins and direct reins and is currently being ridden in a rope halter/hackamore.
The bad news: Elliot is insulin resistant and needs to be kept on a dry lot. He has had laminitis and foundered twice. With good vet and farrier care he has come through both episodes very well and is completely sound although on very rough terrain he will need to wear his boots. He cannot have grain or sugary treats and absolutely no grass.