Gracie

COURTESY LISTING (This horse is not at SHARE) Name: Gracie Breed/Color: Bay Quarter pony (14 hands) Age: 23 years old Training: Previous hunter jumper. Trained later in natural horsemanship, has a lot of groundwork training. Health: Vaccinated with spring shots, fall shots, strangles. Teeth need to be done. Coggins not currently available, but can be provided. She has ringbone in her front right foot which impairs her ability to do anything more than a walk. In her current state, she can trot and canter, but for very short periods of time. It’s not something my mother does with her regularly because it causes Gracie to get sore. She thinks that if the ringbone was treated with meds, Gracie could be more comfortable to trot and canter more regularly, her gate would just be off. She also seems to think that Gracie could be ridden by small children, no more than 75 pounds. Temperament & Characteristics: Gracie is a sweetheart, but she likes to pretend that she’s indifferent. She has a particularly calm energy and doesn’t spook very easily and I would imagine her extensive natural horsemanship experience has something to do with that. While not overly energetic on a regular day, she can be peppy if she hasn’t gotten a chance to exercise in a while. She’s highly food motivated and loves to be scratched. She isn’t very authoritative in a pasture setting so she gets along well with other horses and makes friends quickly, though she does run the risk of being overpowered by more dominant personalities. Other interesting tidbits about her is that she still has philly fur in the winter and maintains a youthful fuzzy coat. She never quite grew a forelock, so she has a forever baby face even in her mature age. Gracie is very much loved and it will be very sad when she leaves our family, but she deserves better than what we unfortunately can provide at this time. We desperately want her to go somewhere where she is loved and cherished. Her fee is up for discussion with the right family. Gracie is located in the Springfield, IL area. If you have any questions, please call me on my cell at 818 235 8579, or email me at [email protected]