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Summary: Prince is a big, gentle giant of a baby! He came to us as a 15 month old. A young lady went to a horse auction alone and bought this adorable fellow as a 5 month old, having been told he was 5 and a full grown halflinger, ready to ride! He was also a stud colt, not a gelding. She had him gelded and cared for him, but sadly could not afford to keep her horses any longer and also was intimidated by prince's size. Concerned for where he might end up as a less-than-2-year old big draft with no papers and minimal training, she donated him to CWER. Prince is now being adopted and going home with Jep to Cheryl & Mike and their family. We're so happy for Prince! He will return to CWER for riding training when he is finally done growing (he's currently about 17.3hh and still growing!) and his mind and body are ready. History: Prince has shown himself to be a big, gentle fellow who loves people and loves ponies. Above, he's playing with little penny -- a 2 year old youngster pony who doesn't have any clue she's little! June, 2006 update: Prince continues to grow like wildfire! This big fellow is now approximately 17hh at his withers, with his rump easily 2-3 inches taller. He remains a little thin as his body continues to grow as fast as we can supply him calories, but the vet describes him as healthy and growing wonderfully, and anticipates him being "HUGE"! :) This big, sweet gentle fellow is just so soft, so easy going. He has reasonable ground manners, is learning to be good for the farrier, ties wonderfully, and trailers well. His little friend penny, in the photos above, did a lot to draw out his personality, and help him mature mentally. Prince will not be approved to begin riding training until at least fall due to his continued growth, and it is very likely it will be spring of 07 or even later before his body and his mind are ready to head for a new career. Shown here, Prince is simply allowing Tory to sit on his back, not bothered in the slightest. He also does brief, light workout sessions in the round pen occasionally, keeping the length of each direction to a minimum (our round pen is larger than most to accommodate training drafts.)
Spring 07 update: Prince was fostered for a year with the Campbells, and did fabulously. We cannot thank them enough for taking in and loving this gentle giant. Prince is now back at CWER, and getting ready to go to Southern IL to live with Jep and Cheryl/Mike's 2 other horses as his forever home. He'll return to CWER for his riding training likely spring '08, when he will hopefully be done growing!!! Summer 2007 update: We delivered prince to his new home on the 4th of July! The big guy is happily making friends with Cheryl & Mike's other horses and doing terrific! |
