[QUOTE=Daydream Believer;7046620]
I agree with many of the above comments. I had a lovely 14:1 grulla registered Spanish Mustang gelding for sale last summer. He had a rack on him so was gaited. While not 100% bombproof, he was very close…it took quite a lot to get him to even look askance at anything and then he’d just stop and look…anyone could ride him…kids, etc… Would do anything on the trail, front, middle, back, move off alone…well his only “hole” was that he was not good in an arena doing WTC, circles, etc… Didn’t have much schooling on the flat and wasn’t really on the aids…would pop his shoulder, try and be nappy and was a bit hard to get into a canter. I got him in exchange for a young horse and that was how he came. He’d been in a therapeutic riding program and was a lazy natured horse.
People would try him and exclaim over his trail riding but then would ride him in the ring and decide he wasn’t “perfect” and pass. I mean it was stupid. The useless trainer that had him who was supposed to be working on his flat work didn’t…she had kids riding him all day giving lessons on him and playing so he wasn’t getting schooled. To say the least, she was fired when I found out.
I had a $2,500 price tag on him and no one would pay it…they wanted utter perfection at that price. It was ridiculous. I brought him home and then he ended up in S. Dakota with an acquaintance who runs a Conservancy Ranch for Spanish Mustangs and needed a dude horse. She posts pics of him all the time on facebook carrying her kids and interns all over the place. I nearly gave him to her and did not get close to my asking price but it was a good home and got him off my feed bill.
I wondered where all the folks were that wanted a perfect trail/kid safe horse when I had him for sale? I think people’s expectations can be a bit off. I know the economy sucks and horses are cheap but that was absurd. Kid safe horses are not that easy to find.[/QUOTE]
Shoot sounds awesome! and a grulla to boot!
