spacehorse
Sep. 24, 2009, 10:06 PM
14 yo TB gelding that retired from the track September 2008. Since I have gotten him, he has kind of told me he wants a slower job than the one I planned on giving him (low level eventing). He just doesn't seem comfortable/ or want to jump. He has the best brain I have ever seen on a TB. The woman who got him from the track was using him as a therapy horse for autistic kids not too long after she brought him home.
I can't say enough how safe he is, classy horse. Good to work around. I can give this guy a month off, hop on him and hack him away from the barn with no problem. I have a small farm (4 horses), and herdboundness always seems to have been at least a small issue for most of the horses I have had here. I have never had him spook at anything.
He does have limited flexion in both ankles evenly, which is totally expected for the long career he had. I did have him on CortaFlx Rx when I was riding him more, and he did seem more comfortable on it.
He does crib but is controlled with a strap. He is not a horse that can just be kicked out and ignored until someone wants to ride him. He is a typical TB, he does need groomed regularly. He lives in a fairly wet field and does tend to get fungus on his legs because of that. He is a chow hound, will eat as much hay as you give him! I call him the trash compactor! He eats about 5# TC Complete a day with some oil added.
I am sharing the good and the bad because I want the perfect home for him, and I want it to be permanent. I am just as happy to keep him here rather than send him somewhere I am unsure about. It has to be a perfect fit for me to send him on.
Please send a PM if you would like to chat further about him!
Would like for him to stay within a few hours of SE PA, but will make an exception if you have a good case!
A few links about Rudirudy-
http://oceanportracingreport.com/Oceanport%20Racing%20Report.com%20MP%20Stakes%20Re view%20Page%204%20-%202002.htm#John%20McSorley%202002
http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2008/09/103.shtml
I did forget that he is 16.1-2ish.
Just this weekend he took a complete adult beginner on his first trail ride, while he hung off one side...:lol:
This guy is a saint in a pretty bay suit...
I can't say enough how safe he is, classy horse. Good to work around. I can give this guy a month off, hop on him and hack him away from the barn with no problem. I have a small farm (4 horses), and herdboundness always seems to have been at least a small issue for most of the horses I have had here. I have never had him spook at anything.
He does have limited flexion in both ankles evenly, which is totally expected for the long career he had. I did have him on CortaFlx Rx when I was riding him more, and he did seem more comfortable on it.
He does crib but is controlled with a strap. He is not a horse that can just be kicked out and ignored until someone wants to ride him. He is a typical TB, he does need groomed regularly. He lives in a fairly wet field and does tend to get fungus on his legs because of that. He is a chow hound, will eat as much hay as you give him! I call him the trash compactor! He eats about 5# TC Complete a day with some oil added.
I am sharing the good and the bad because I want the perfect home for him, and I want it to be permanent. I am just as happy to keep him here rather than send him somewhere I am unsure about. It has to be a perfect fit for me to send him on.
Please send a PM if you would like to chat further about him!
Would like for him to stay within a few hours of SE PA, but will make an exception if you have a good case!
A few links about Rudirudy-
http://oceanportracingreport.com/Oceanport%20Racing%20Report.com%20MP%20Stakes%20Re view%20Page%204%20-%202002.htm#John%20McSorley%202002
http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2008/09/103.shtml
I did forget that he is 16.1-2ish.
Just this weekend he took a complete adult beginner on his first trail ride, while he hung off one side...:lol:
This guy is a saint in a pretty bay suit...