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Several STBs that will gait--little or no adoption fees....

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    Several STBs that will gait--little or no adoption fees....

    from New Vocations:
    http://horseadoption.com/standardbred-adoption/ .

    Here's your chance!
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    Last Clear Chance looks like a nice one! One of these days, there will be a new STB in my barn...

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      My choice - Imaging, would be a nice brooodmare - Big Towner out of an Albatross mare, complete outcross. Auturos Reactor used ot be a decent horse a few years ago.
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      • #4
        I *lovelovelove* Imaging! I can see her relation to my old gal Samantha in her head- Sam was by Broadway Express whom I'm sure you all know is by Big Towner, the sire of Imaging.

        Wish I were in the market for another horse 'cause that is one nice mare!
        ~ Shannon Hayden ~

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        • #5
          I saw Chance earlier and really, really liked him. I've been looking for a harding working Stb that wants to retire. I have a place in NE Oregon and would love to offer a home to a horse that has "paid his dues".

          All of the ex-racers in BC are pacers, would prefer a trotting gelding. Anyone know of a horse that would fit the bill?

          Oops, editing to say the horse is Auturos Reactor not Chance. While I do like her, I have 3 geldings and do not want to put a girl in the mix.

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          • #6
            Gestalt - don't be put off by pacers, they all can trot and some prefer it. Most can be trained to do both trot and some form of lateral gait under saddle without any problem
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            • #7
              I am in love with Imaging, just something about her I'm so drawn to. From what the guy that rode her on the trails she sounds like what I need. I want a gaited horse, not huge but thick, and level headed acting.

              Now don't get me wrong, I love the mare I have now, she's a keeper, but she is so freakin' spooky, at EVERYTHING! Even people. She has jumpathons regularly. She doesn't feed off me, I'm not nervous at all when riding her, I can ride through all her spooks and ride them out calmly and then go on like nothing happened.

              Well, except for Wed's spook. Was going up a steep hill, 4 wheeler turned and popped at of the woods in front of us at the top of the hill right as we crested it (made NO sound! You would have thought it was battery operated or coasted there), she lost it, reared and spun 180*, since I was leaning forward when going UP the hill, now that we were facing DOWN the hill this wasn't an ideal position, I landed on the left side of her neck, she then jumped right. I jumped/fell off. Still had reins. Lead snorting spooking girl to the wild killer ATV till she calmed down, remounted and went on with mine and her trail ride. Nothing hurt but my pride.

              Dang it's been a long time since I came off! So MAD at myself, if I had tried a LITTLE harder I could have stayed on instead of bailing...Would be nice to have a "no-brainer" ride and it sounds like that is what imaging is.

              But anyway, I like Imaging..... : )
              I want a signature but I have nothing original to say except: "STHU and RIDE!!!

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              • #8
                I always feel soo bad for the stdbds around here. This is harness racing country (or was) and its rough to find great homes for them. We have pacers so its rough finding someone that wants a pacer.

                We had some come in pretty rough and they are ready to go if anyone wants a nice horse.
                The View from Here

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by RU2U View Post
                  I always feel soo bad for the stdbds around here. This is harness racing country (or was) and its rough to find great homes for them. We have pacers so its rough finding someone that wants a pacer.

                  We had some come in pretty rough and they are ready to go if anyone wants a nice horse.
                  Isn't a pacer a smooth ride? Like a gaited horse?
                  I want a signature but I have nothing original to say except: "STHU and RIDE!!!

                  Wonderful COTHER's I've met: belleellis, stefffic, snkstacres and janedoe726.

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                  • #10
                    I am thinking about getting another horse in the future.....I have considered a STB. What do I need to know?
                    Life is too short to argue with a mare! Just don't engage! It is much easier that way!

                    Have fun, be safe, and let the mare think it is her idea!

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by RU2U View Post
                      I always feel soo bad for the stdbds around here. This is harness racing country (or was) and its rough to find great homes for them. We have pacers so its rough finding someone that wants a pacer.

                      We had some come in pretty rough and they are ready to go if anyone wants a nice horse.
                      You are quite aways from me, but I would consider adopting a Stb. Maybe could find people to "shuttle".

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by sk_pacer View Post
                        Gestalt - don't be put off by pacers, they all can trot and some prefer it. Most can be trained to do both trot and some form of lateral gait under saddle without any problem
                        I've heard that the pacers have a hard time with cantering. As in lateral.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Gestalt View Post
                          I've heard that the pacers have a hard time with cantering. As in lateral.
                          nope - they just need to learn how to balance for it. I wish I had a way of getting a video of one of my guys cantering circles and figure 8's; and serpentines. He does the whole process at a trot, a pace and a canter. If I could still ride, he would be my choice - his back barely moves in any of the three gaits.
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                          • #14
                            It was MUCH harder to teach my pacer to canter than my trotter.

                            Gestalt, Standardbreds are awesome horses. I've had two, and would take another in a heartbeat.

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                            • #15
                              A pace is actually pretty smooth. Obviously you don't post. Its really not a bad gait, just undesirable in the show ring. Awesome for the trail.

                              Its very difficult to pace on a circle, so canter on the circle, pace on the straight and yes these guys canter. Take a look at our pictures. Especially the Silly Filly. She is off, (read her story on the web site), but even lame she canters well.

                              Funny thing is when I took pictures of the gang, I was told they were all pacers, every picture I took shows them trotting! Just proves even given the chance a natural pacer will make a liar out of you, like any other horse!
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                              • #16
                                I've had both trotters and pacers and currently have 2 pacers. One is retired and is my "guest" horse and the other I am impatiently waiting for him to want to retire. Both horses have 4 great gaits; Walt-Trot-Pace-and Canter. I had a much harder time teaching my trotter to canter than I ever had with my pacers. Really it is getting over their mental block they they aren't allowed to canter. It is sometimes hard to break 10+ years of training that it isn't allowed. Both my guys have the best most balanced canter. Seadog is even showing 3 foot hunters locally this year and doing really well.
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