Crosswinds Equine Rescue

ARRIVED	August 2010
ADOPTABILITY	Adopted, went home October 2010!!!
SPONSORSHIP: (Details below)	N/A, adopted
BREED/AGE	9 year old (05/2001 model) black/white paint tennesse walker/fox trotter cross gelding
Skills/Training "Report Card"
Overall Health: A	Arrival: excellent, always kept current on medical care, etc. Needs some exercise to improve muscle tone. Ideal weight, estimated body score 5.0.
Ground Manners: B	Arrival: Baby is mildly attached to Rosie and can get excited if she is led somewhere without him. He is slightly pushy on a lead, and will plant his feet if unsure he wishes to go where you are leading. 8/20/2010: Baby is already showing better manners about being led, going where asked, and separating from Rosie.
Basic Riding Skills: B	Arrival: Baby had 60 days saddle training, at CWER, 3 years ago. He has done light trail work since. More information as time allows for first rides here.
Ideal Career	Baby is a classic gaited horse, with the build, the personality, and the will to go fast over long sections of ground. Baby would love doing competitive trails, mounted orienteering, long trail rides. Could easily learn parades, etc.
Stall Manners B	Baby has spent some time stalled previously. His manners are good, but he is ready to go back to pasture, especially once Rosie has gone.
Trailering Skills: B	Baby loaded within 10 minutes of beginning asking, and rode well. He was anxious to get off the trailer but still respectful.
Companionship / Pasture Manners A	Baby has always lived in a nice sized small pasture with other horses, and is a typical gelding -- staying out of 90% of the drama. He isn't fussy with others but enjoys company and would not enjoy being kept alone.
Manageability for Routine and Medical Care B+	Arrival -- he is well mannered but a little unsure for the farrier, and easy for worming. We have not attempted needles, etc.
Adoption Terms	Adopted, 8/20/2010!! Baby has not yet had any riding time at CWER, so we cannot currently assess his level of skill or the level of rider who could handle him. We anticipate doing so in early September, and his adoption fees may change at that time. For an upper intermediate rider who wishes to adopt Baby "as is", without us doing any evaluation or training time, his fee is $1,500. This may be adjusted as training work continues. If an adopter wishes, we will add an additional 30 days training in their area of interest for a discounted rate of $250.00. Please see our AdoptionQnA pages for details of how to adopt.

Overview: Baby's human family have had financial challenges, and asked us to take Baby and Rosie and find them new forever homes. Baby has always been a bit faster and a bit more eager to go than his rider generally preferred, so she asks us to be sure an adopter knows that he is a typical gaited horse -- with lots of GO.

He needs a feed sponsor. The feed sponsor donates to cover the cost of her feed monthly -- $35 per month at this time.

Baby is NOT registered nor able to be registered in a specific breed registry as far as we know. There are numerous 'color based' registries and 'gaiting' based registries to which he could likely easily be accepted.

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