Bobby Didn’t Work Out, On To Chiquita We left PA and headed for about an hour and a half drive, to meet our next prospect in New Jersey, a paint mare named Chiquita. The Info Chiquita was a cute paint mare. I believe she was about 12 years old, standing at 15.2 hands I would … Continue reading Lesson Horse Search: Horse #9 “Chiquita”
On To #8 So, we were on prospects number 8 and 9 this weekend. We left the farm bright and early optimistic about the horses we had scheduled to see. The first stop there was originally supposed to be two horses. When we arrived we found out that the mare had been sold. The gelding, … Continue reading Lesson Horse Search: Horse #8 “Bobby”
If you have been following our lesson horse search, which we are starting to call a unicorn hunt, you know the prospects we looked at so far. Today, I will review the horses still on our list and show you the ones that we plan on seeing on Saturday. We plan to spend a whole … Continue reading The Unicorn Hunt Continues
The horse search continues! As we continue to inquire about horses for sale and look at more ads, it seems to be getting more confusing. I decided before Saturday, our next horse hunting day, that I needed to eliminate at least one horse from the list. So many horses, so many pro’s and cons…eliminating even … Continue reading We Wanted To Scratch One Off The List
Opie was one of the closest horses that we have seen so far. Only about an hour and a half away. That is always a plus when horse shopping. The Facts On Opie We were told that Opie was 17 years old and a thoroughbred. He did not have a lip tattoo so I’m assuming … Continue reading Lesson Horse Seach: Horse #7 “Opie”
Today our lesson horse search took us to a beautiful family farm in Warrenton, Virginia. Magic Registered with the APHA as “Maybe A Magic Star” is an 18-year-old mare. Her advertisement highlighted her kind disposition and the fact that she had been used as a police horse for two years while her owner was injured. … Continue reading Lesson Horse Search: Horse #6 “Magic”
This post is just as much for my benefit as it is for those of you who may be reading it. Since we have seen 5 horses so far. 5 very different horses! I need to sort through them a little more in my mind before I go add more to the list tomorrow. In … Continue reading Lesson Horse Search Update
This one I heard about through the horsey grapevine. A friend of a friend knows someone who had him. That might not be quite right, but it was one of those kinds of deals! We were happy to check out Noah since he was the first horse that we have tried that was fairly close … Continue reading Lesson Horse Search: Horse #5 “Noah”
I think this mare was found by one of the” in search of ads” that we have floating around in facebook groups. Her name is Shay, she is a 15-year-old, supposedly Saddlebred mare. She was about 15 hands and liver chestnut. Solidly built, with good strong looking feet. History From Owners The owners said they … Continue reading Lesson Horse Search: Horse #4 “Shay”
River I found this little gray advertised online. She had a great ad, describing her as quiet and having good potential to be a good first horse for someone. To me, that was a good sign that she could possibly be a good lesson prospect! So, off we went. History And Info From Owners River … Continue reading Lesson Horse Search: Horse #3 “River”
