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Storm began his life as a "tail end of the line"
mount at a trail ride
facility, then was sold to an inexperienced family.
Unfortunately, his family could longer afford to keep him,
and, afraid selling him at auction would end badly, they
donated him to CWER.
This young man is exceptionally well bred (see
below), has great conformation, and a very nice size of about
15hh. He's stocky but not "halter" looking, has a
nice float to his trot, and has real potential to be something
special. We REALLY like this young man and look forward to an
excellent future for him.
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History:
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Intake
Notes: Storm
arrived with some bad habits but overall a really
handsome, capable young man. We've already had one ride
with him, and look forward to continuing to resolve his
ground manner issues and return him to an easy to manage
trail mount. With his great looks and eager personality,
he also has real potential as a show horse in a variety
of disciplines.
We've
spoken to the family who bred, raised, trained, and rode
Storm through his 2 year old season. They managed a
local day ride stable, and Storm was used as a 'tail
horse', riding at the back of the pack and making sure
there were no stragglers, no problems. They adored Storm
and said he was well mannered and easy to handle, as
were all of this mare's foals. They did find him to be
bright and to learn quickly -- and so he would also
learn poor manners quickly as well.
Storm
was sold as he was about to turn 3 to an inexperienced
family who rode him infrequently and, unfortunately,
allowed his smart, playful personality to develop bad
habits of taking charge of his humans. He is quickly
learning what is acceptable here through a firm yet
loving approach with no force but no room for rude
behavior.
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