Ridecamp: RE: [RC] Horse Needs New Home

> Hi, I'm sending this email to most of the horse people I know and several
> mailing lists so you may see this more than once.Please send it on to
> anyone who may be interested.  I've made a difficult decision. I need to
> find a new home for my 12 yr old, 1/2 Arab mare River. She has an
> arthritic hock and needs to be retired from endurance riding. Since I only
> have a tiny farmette and no need of a "pleasure" horse I've decided to
> look for a good, loving home for River where she'll be used as a pleasure
> horse. 
> 
> River is a sturdy, healthy, 14.3 h Arab/QTR cross. She is not marish,
> spooky or flighty. She is extremely traffic safe. She has a hunter type
> build and is very well trained english and western. She rides equally well
> in a french-link snaffle, S-hackamore, side-pull or halter.
> She has completed numerous CTR's and 50 mile endurance rides. She loads,
> ties, clips, you name it. She is an excellent leader on the trails but
> will willingly follow.  She's been used extensively for ponying other
> horses. I've used her as a guest horse and currently she is teaching an 11
> yr old child to ride. She is more of an alpha type, thinks she knows best
> so may not be suitable for a non-assertive rider if they always ride
> alone. As long as she has company she will go anywhere for anyone. I ride
> her alone and in company with no problems.
> 
> I'd like to find her a permanent home with an adult woman, preferably a
> farm owner. Would consider a trial period or long term loan or permanent
> placement. I would then have room for another younger Arabian to train and
> condition. I currently have one young horse and have time to train two.
> Would consider just swapping horses with someone who has a green/untrained
> horse that they aren't using and would like to have trained as long as I
> have an  option to buy. Open to suggestions.  
> 
> thanks for reading this,
> Bonnie Snodgrass
> 301-246-4934 Southern MD

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